School of Pharmacy and Applied Science

Bachelor of Pharmacy

The Bachelor of Pharmacy course at the Bendigo campus was developed to address the serious shortage of pharmacists in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia. The program emphasises patient care, rural health issues and the place of the pharmacist as a member of the primary health care team. Students study subjects in science and public health alongside students in other courses.

Graduates will be prepared for employment in community or hospital pharmacies throughout Australia. The course will equip them for work in any pharmacy setting, particularly in smaller population centres, through the provision of a range of subjects including rural health, placements in rural pharmacies and opportunities to forge strong relationships with other health professionals. Apart from these traditional pharmacy work places, graduates will also be qualified and eligible to deliver pharmacy services within the Australian Defence Forces and are eagerly recruited by the pharmaceutical industry. Upon registration with the Pharmacy Board of Victoria, graduates are legally entitled to purchase a pharmacy business. The opportunity also exists for postgraduate research in diverse areas such as pharmacy practice, environmental chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacogenomics, biotechnology and microbiology.

Mission

Our innovative course will ensure that pharmacy graduates acquire the necessary competencies to practise pharmacy at a high standard in an evolving health care environment and make a positive contribution to the health of the community.

Vision

• Our graduates will have a sound scientific and technological base enabling them to practise in any area of pharmacy.
• They will understand the role of pharmacists within the health care team and will integrate their practice with other health professionals.
• Their highest priority will be the health and pharmaceutical care of consumers. They will have the communication skills to provide sound comprehensible information.
• They will be life-long learners, responsive to change, highly motivated and responsible. They will have high ethical standards and well developed analytical and critical skills.

Application Process

Course Transfers

Course transfer is only open to enrolled La Trobe students. Application direct to the faculty must be made on the La Trobe University Application for Course Transfer form and lodged together with the Pharmacy Personal Data Form (DOC 25KB).
For consideration at November interviews, both forms must submitted by date shown on Pharmacy Personal Data Form and will be assessed at the same time as VTAC applications. Forms received after this date will only be considered subject to availability of places and all prerequisites being met.
Prerequisite requirements are as for Non-Year 12 VTAC applicants. Students wishing to transfer from the Bendigo campus offering of the Bachelor of Science may be considered for advanced standing for up to 5 of the 1st-year Bachelor of Pharmacy subjects (depending on their subject choices in Science).

Course Applications

Applicants must also submit a Pharmacy Personal Data Form (DOC 25KB) to the School of Pharmacy and Applied Science.

Prerequisites

Current Year 12 applicants
VCE Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in each of English (ESL), or 25 in any other English, and a study score of at least 25 in Chemistry and in Mathematical Methods (either).

Non-Year 12 applicants

• GPA - High level of academic achievement required.
• Pre-requisite studies to have been completed at either VCE or undergraduate level.

Selection criteria

• Pharmacy Personal Data Form
• ENTER or GPA
• Possible interview in November or January- applicants will be notified. To be considered for the November interviews, Pharmacy Personal Data Form must be received by the date specified on the form.

A Regional Bonus will be applied to the aggregate of applicants whose home postcode is from regional Victoria.

Additional Course Information

More details are available in the University Handbook.

Contacts

Course Advisor
Dr Joe Tucci
PO Box 199
Bendigo Vic 3552
T: +61 (0)3 5444 7897
E: j.tucci@latrobe.edu.au

Course Administrator and Selection Officer
Mrs Tammy Miatke
PO Box 199
Bendigo Vic 3552
T: +61 (0)3 5444 7412
E: t.miatke@latrobe.edu.au