Complementary study

If you are currently enrolled in a pharmacy postgraduate coursework program and wish to enrol in units offered at other tertiary institutions as part of your current Monash course, you can apply for complementary study.

• You can complete a maximum of 12 credit points via complementary study, provided you have room in your course structure.
• Complementary study is normally only approved where the unit(s) selected is/are not offered by Monash University.
• Pharmacy Practice students might be able to enrol in the unit Management Issues in Pharmacy (PHRM7051), offered by the University of Queensland.
• Approval must be received from your faculty prior to enrolment in any units. If approved, you will have your complementary unit(s) included on your official transcript.
• Complementary study is not available for Master of Clinical Pharmacy students (course code 3454).

How to apply

• Complete a complementary study application (pdf 37kb)
• Attach syllabus information for the unit(s) that you wish to study at another institution. This information must include; year level of the proposed unit(s), discipline, contact hours and intended semester of study.
• Lodge the application:

Postgraduate Coursework Manager
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Monash University
381 Royal Parade
Parkville Victoria 3052 Australia

Closing dates

Semester 1 applications - end of November each year.
Semester 2 applications - end of May each year.

Enrolment

• Once your application is processed, you will be notified in writing. You are advised, not to enrol at another institution until you have received written notification from the faculty stating the outcome of your application. Please note, approval from Monash does not necessarily mean that that the application will be approved by the host institution.
•  Complete the host institution's admission form and include a letter of approval from Monash.
•  When both institutions have approved the application, enrol at both institutions.

Fees

You will pay fees for the unit(s) to the host institution irrespective of whether the host university gives you a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) or full-fee place.

The host institution can offer you either a full-fee place or a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP). This does not depend on the type of place that you currently have at Monash.

Domestic full-fee at Monash

If offered CSP at the host institution - Complete a Request for Commonwealth Support and HECS-HELP form at the host institution.

If offered a domestic full-fee place at the host institution - Complete a Request for FEE-HELP Assistance at the host institution if you want FEE-HELP for the unit, even if you have completed the same form at Monash.

CSP students at Monash

If offered CSP at host institution - Complete a Request for Commonwealth Support and HECS-HELP form at the host institution even though you have completed the same form at Monash.

If offered a domestic full-fee place at the host institution - Consider whether you want to use FEE-HELP to help finance these studies.

Results

You must request an academic transcript of your results from the host institution and send an original or certified copy to the Postgraduate Coursework Manager so we can award you credit. The final result will appear on your Monash transcript as either, SFR (Pass) or Fail.

When you send your results in make sure you include a cover letter that indicates your Monash Student ID number.