Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) M3F

It is important that you access the UTas Handbook for accurate information regarding course structure and content - and unit details (assessment, pre-reqs, co-reqs etc).

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M3F Schedule

Reenrolment information

Entry to the Course: To be eligible for selection into Pharmacy students must have achieved a Satisfactory Assessment (or better) in at least five pre-tertiary Level C subjects at the Tasmanian Certificate of Education [TCE] (or equivalent) examination:

CHM5C	Chemistry
MME5C	Mathematics - Methods AND/OR - Applied

Biology BIO5C is not required but highly recommended

The Bachelor of Pharmacy course is divided into three general sections: Year 1: covers basic sciences and includes an introduction to the profession of pharmacy, Year 2: involves the study of drugs and pharmaceutical sciences and Years 3 and 4: combine applied and clinical studies with advanced scientific study and research. Some pratical training is undertaken at clinical and professional teaching sites outside Hobart during years 3 and 4. These placements may involve costs to the student for travel and accommodation. An Honours option is available within the 4-year timeframe and involves 12.5% overload in Year 3 and a 25% overload inYear 4. Graduates must undertake a 12-month traineeship period after the 4-year degree to become eligible to sit examinations for registration as a pharmacist. The Rules governing progress through the course are published annually in the University Handbook (link above). The School also adheres to the University policy on plagiarism.


		Semester 1	%	Semester 2	%

Yr 1	Pharmacy in Health Care	CSA101	12.5	CSA102	12.5	Imparts an understanding of modern pharmacy and medicine in the Australian community. Coordinator: Dr Glenn Jacobson
	Pharmaceutical Science & Practice 1	CSA155	12.5	CSA156	12.5	Principles of pharmacy practice: pharmaceutical calculation; pharmaceutical formulation and dosage forms; drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion and instrumental methods of analysis. Coordinator: Mrs Sandra Holmes
	Human Biology (Pharmacy)*	CHG111	12.5	CHG112	12.5	Covers concepts relating to the human body's structural and functional organisation, the constituent regions, parts and organs of all the several body systems and their functional interactions; the range of normal variation in human anatomy and physiology.
	Chemistry 1 (Pharmacy)*	KRA113	12.5	KRA114	12.5	Enhances chemistry's relevance to the biological sciences. Topics include: spectroscopy, equilibria in ionic solutions, kinetics and thermodynamics; bonding, biological inorganic chemistry, the chemistry of organic functional groups - introduction to the chemistry of biologically important compounds, and separation techniques in analytical chemistry.

Yr 2	Pharmaceutical Science & Practice 2	CSA255	12.5	CSA256	12.5	Physico-chemical principles of drug systems and the formulation of drugs into dosage forms; quality control and analysis of pharmaceutical systems and professional practice. Coordinator: Dr Glenn Jacobson
	Medicinal Chemistry			CSA225	12.5	Study of chemical structure as a determinant of both the physiochemical properties and biological activity (including metabolic fate) of drug molecules of both synthetic and natural origin. Coordinator: Dr Stephen Aldous
	Pharmacology	CSA230	12.5	CSA231	12.5	The study of drugs, in particular their effects in relation to their clinical use. Coordinator: Dr Yean Yeow Tan
	Biochemistry (Pharmacy)*	CBA221	12.5			Gives students studying medical sciences a comprehensive knowledge of biochemistry, its integration and regulation in the human body.
	Microbiology (Pharmacy)*			CJA214	12.5	The study of medical microbiology which covers: the microbial world; systematic bacteriology, mycology, virology, parasitology, antibiotics and immunology.
	Organic Chemistry (Pharmacy)*	KRA226	12.5			Organic aspects of chemistry with particular emphasis on the inter-relationships of organic chemistry with the life sciences.

Yr 3 ^	Clinical Pharmacokinetics 3			CSA311	12.5	Studies the factors influencing the bioavailability and disposition of drugs, and the application of this information to optimise the therapeutic usefulness of drugs in clinical practice. Coordinator: Professor Greg Peterson
	Pharmaceutical Science & Practice 3	CSA355	12.5	CSA356	12.5	Covers the issues and concepts associated with professional pharmacy activities and clinical pharmacy practice. The emphasis within this unit is predominantly, but not exclusively, oriented toward community pharmacy practice. Coordinator: Dr Luke Bereznicki
	Therapeutics 3	CSA305	12.5	CSA306	12.5	Study of therapeutic principles to form basis for developing clinical knowledge and skills in the delivery of pharmaceutical care, designed to develop an understanding of disease states as a preface to a study of clinical pharmacology and therapeutic principles in the management of the conditions. Coordinator: Mr Peter Tenni
	Chemotherapy & Infection	CSA341	6.25	CSA342	6.25	Study of the basic principles of immunology, antimicrobial chemotherapy and biotherapy followed by a study of infectious disease therapeutics topics, using case studies. Coordinator: Mr Peter Tenni
	Toxicology	CSA331	12.5			The study of drugs, in particular their effects in relation to their clinical use. Coordinator: Dr Yean Yeow Tan
	Clinical Pharmacy Residency 3	CSA351	6.25	CSA351	6.25	Clinical teaching activities include ward rounds during both semesters with case studies, tutorials, patient interviews and counselling. Three block teaching rosters over two semesters include one week of each of hospital pharmacy practice, community pharmacy practice and a rural placement. Coordinator: Ms Juanita Westbury
	Research in Pharmacy (Year 3 Hons only)	CSA301	6.25	CSA302	6.25	Honours Integrated only: Planning of a research project. This may consist of a drug use review, literature survey or other appropriate activity. Instruction in research design and report writing is given. A written report of 5,000 words on the project is undertaken. Coordinator: Dr Stephen Aldous

Yr 4 ^	Clinical Pharmacokinetics 4	CSA414	12.5			A study of the clinical pharmacokinetics of individual drugs and groups of drugs, sources of inter-patient variability in pharmacokinetics and the application of pharmacokinetics in practice. Coordinator: Professor Greg Peterson
	Pharmaceutical Science & Practice 4	CSA455	12.5			Professional practice and drug information. Coordinator: Dr Luke Bereznicki
	Therapeutics 4	CSA406	12.5			Continuation of the study of therapeutic principles as developed in Therapeutics 3. Emphasis is placed on problem-solving skills. Coordinator: Mr Peter Tenni
	Clinical Pharmacy Residency 4	CSA451	12.5			Students attend various teaching sites in hospitals and community pharmacies. Clinical teaching activities include ward rounds with case studies, tutorials, patient interviews and counselling. Coordinator: Ms Juanita Westbury
	Pharmacy Practice			CSA340	50	Three block teaching rosters include six weeks hospital pharmacy practice, 4 weeks in each of community pharmacy practice and electives such as research (for Honours students), a project, additional hospital or community practice, other health or industry-related placements on an extended rural placement. Coordinator: Ms Juanita Westbury
	Honours (4th yr integrated only)	CSA404	12.5	CSA405	12.5	Consists of a major research project, planned in year 3 and carried out in year 4 - the findings submitted as a thesis. Fields of study include pharmaceutical science, pharmacy practice, pharmacology and medicinal chemistry. Coordinator: Dr Glenn Jacobson

^ During years 3 and 4 Students may be required to attend assigned clinical and professional teaching sites outside of Hobart. These placements may involve costs to the student for travel and accommodation. * Descriptions of units taught by other University of Tasmania departments

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