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Admission into Master of Pharmacy (MPharm)
University
CoUrse dUration
admission reqUirements
University of Sydney (USYD)
Campus: Camperdown/ Darlington
2 years full-time
• Completed a bachelor’s degree
• Meet the minimum requirements for one of these:
‐ GPA: 5.5 approximate to credit level or 65% based on a pass mark of 50% at USYD (2014) OR ‐ GAMSAT: 55 with 50 in each section (2014) OR
‐ MCAT: 8 (2014)
• Meet a minimum of 54 credit points, or equivalent, in 7 prerequisite subjects (chemistry, pharmacology, physiology, human biology, biochemistry, calculus and statistics) at university level in the last 5 years. Students can enrol in the course with 12 credits of the above prerequisite subjects outstanding on the condition that they are completed by the end of the first year of the Master of Pharmacy program
• Proficiency in English is required for entry as per the University IELTS Standard; minimum result of 7.0 overall and a minimum 6.5 in each band
University of Technology (UTS)
Campus: Ultimo
2 years full-time
• Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to undertake graduate studies
• All applicants need to have completed the following subjects at tertiary level (from a qualification completed in the last ten years):
‐ Two Chemistry subjects
‐ Two Pharmacology subjects
‐ One Biochemistry subject
‐ One Human Physiology subject
‐ One Mathematics/Statistics subject
• Applicants are assessed on their GPA (credit level in 2014)
• The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international
qualifications is:
‐ Academic IELTS: 7.5 overall with a 7.0 in each subtest
• Shortlisted applicants are required to attend an interview
*Grade Point Average (GPA) is an internationally recognised numerical calculation used to find the average result of all grades achieved over a defined study period. GPA is equivalent to Weighted Average Mark (WAM) and may be used by various universities.
A pharmacy degree may be used as pre‐requisite for postgraduate studies in health and health policy related courses such as in medicine, dentistry, bioethics, public health, health policy and law.
FoR MoRE INFoRMATIoN
Charles Sturt University
www.csu.edu.au
University of New England
my.une.edu.au
University of Newcastle
www.newcastle.edu.au
University of Sydney
www.sydney.edu.au
University of Technology
www.uts.edu.au
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