Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Science Courses in 2022
The Good Universities Guide states that a Pharmacist supplies, dispenses and manufactures medicines, whilst, according to the Explore Health Careers website, a Pharmaceutical Scientist spends more time in the laboratory studying and discovering medicines. Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science undergraduate degrees for school leavers offered in Victoria include:
| UNIVERSITY | COURSE | VCE PREREQUISITES | ATAR FOR 2022 |
La Trobe University
B – Bendigo Campus
| Pharmacy (Honours) | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in Chemistry; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in any Mathematics.
| 85.10 (B)
|
Monash University
P – Parkville CampusC – Clayton Campus
| Pharmacy (Honours)
| Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 27 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in Chemistry; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in one of Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics. | 88.20 (P) |
| Pharmacy (Hons) and Master of Pharmacy | 88.10 (P) | ||
| Pharmacy (Hons) Scholars program/Master of Pharmacy | 98.05 (P) | ||
| Pharmaceutical Science | 84.05 (P) | ||
| Pharmaceutical Science Advanced (Honours) | 90.05 (P) | ||
| Pharmaceutical Science Advanced (Honours) - Scholars Program | 98.15 (P) | ||
Chemical Engineering/ Pharmaceutical Science | 90.10 (C) | ||
RMIT University
B – Bundoora campus C/B – City/Bundoora
| Pharmacy (Honours) | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in any Mathematics; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in Chemistry.
| 75.75 (B)
|
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of any Mathematics or Physics; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in Chemistry.
| 70.05 (B) | |
Chemical Engineering/ Pharmaceutical Science | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Maths: Mathematical Methods or Maths: Specialist Mathematics; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in Chemistry.
| 81.95 (C/B) |
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Note: Monash University has been ranked second in the world for Pharmacy and Pharmacology behind Oxford University in the QS 2021 World University Rankings by Subject list - https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2021/pharmacy-pharmacology.