Do you want to change lives? Change yours first.

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Do you want to change lives? Change yours first.
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One degree can make a world of differenceto the
lives of others
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• Our graduates Preventing missed doses
• Victorian Public Healthcare Awards
• Our researchers Saving lives at birth
• One woman bleeds to death every three minutes in
  a developing countries
• Engineer an oxytocin powder
• Our students Mathew Peck Traveling scholarship
• Alex Bongers travelled to Toulva
• Researched and implemented treatment programs for
  non communicable diseases including type 2
  diabetes

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One degree can make a world of difference to
your life
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Core knowledge and hands on experience

• Vocational skill development
• Professional Experience Placements
• Research Project
• Industry Placement
• Pharmaceutical science students High Performance
  Liquid Chromatography facility
• Pharmacy Virtual Practice Environments and
  MyDispense

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Get more than a degree

• Choose an elective in research or leadership
• Complete a summer research scholarship
• Undertake a professional experience placement
  overseas,
• Join facultys student leadership program,
• Run a club
• Mentor a new student

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To make a difference start here.
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We might be one of the oldest pharmacy schools in
Australia, but we are also the most innovative
and globally recognised.

• World-class partnerships
• Servier and GSK
• Leading the profession
• NAPE, CMUS
• Game changing education
• GlaxoSmithKline and Pharmatopia
• Fantastic facilities great location

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New entry requirements
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Supplementary Information Form

• This will replace the UMAT for entry into
  Pharmacy and Pharmacy/Commerce
• The form is available to download at
  www.pharm.monash.edu.au/courses/pharmacy/sup-infor
  mation-form
• or can be completed online at
  www.adm.monash.edu/admissions/vtac
• All VTAC applicants (international and domestic)
  must complete
• Applicants must still list pharmacy on their VTAC
  preference list

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How will the form be used?

• Model answers will be used to give applicants a
  rating for their form
• Rating will be used to re-rank applicants who are
  middle-band or borderline cases.
• All re-ranked applicants will still need to meet
  the published minimum prerequisite study scores.
• The Supplementary Information Form is not to be
  used for the purpose of special consideration.

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What will the form ask?
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Changes to prerequisite requirements

• Pharmacy, pharmacy/commerce and pharmaceutical
  sciences have all had their prerequisite subject
  scores lowered
• VCE 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other
  English, and 25 in chemistry, and 25 in
  mathematical methods (CAS) or specialist
  mathematics.
• IB 4 in English SL or 3 in English HL or 5 in
  English B SL or 4 in English B HL, and 4 in
  chemistry SL or 3 in chemistry HL, and 4 in
  mathematics SL or 3 in mathematics HL.
• Assessment last year showed students with lower
  scores still had high enough ATARS to be
  competitive for these courses.
• We dont expect this will affect the clearly-in
  ATAR score in 2013

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Pharmaceutical Science

• Better medicines by design

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Pharmaceutical Science

• Pharmaceutical science is the chemistry, biology
  and technology of medicine.
• It plays a role in improving human health and
  wellbeing by researching and developing
  reliable, accessible and effective treatments for
  patients
• Learn from world class academics and have the
  opportunity to undertake research with MIPS

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Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Advanced with
HonoursAre you looking to start research as an
undergraduate student?

• Prepare students for postgraduate study and a
  research career.
• Solid foundation in fundamental science
  research know-how
• Three major areas of study drug discovery
  biology, formulation science and medicinal
  chemistry
• Please note this course is currently not
  available for international students.

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Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Advanced with
Honours

• Benefits
• Multiple research projects and an honours
  project in fourth year
• Opportunity to attend research seminars
• Academic mentors
• Student Ambassador program

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Entry requirements

• Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science Advanced with
  Honours
• 4 years full-time (Parkville campus)
• 3 years Bachelor 1 year Honours
• ATAR Unknown, recommend 90
• Prerequisites 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any
  other English, and 25 in chemistry, and 25 in
  mathematical methods (CAS) or specialist
  mathematics.

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Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science

• a job-ready science degree
• All students undertake a 4 week placement in the
  third year of the course.
• A research placement where they complete a
  project
• An industry placement where they work on a self
  contained project

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Three major areas of study

• Medicinal chemistry
• At the intersection between biology and chemistry
  - explore the chemistry of drugs
• How medicines work, are designed and made.
• Formulation science
• Formulate, design and evaluate medicines and
  other products
• Cosmetics, foods, consumer and agricultural
  chemicals and paints.
• Drug discovery biology
• This new major draws on the expertise in MIPS
  best in Australia
• Explores the biotechnological aspects of drug
  design and evaluation
• Apply your biology knowledge to investigating and
  evaluating new drug targets.

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Careers in biotech and pharma industries
plus food, cosmetics, consumer chemicals and
more!

• industry consultant
• intellectual property manager
• medicinal chemist
• nanotechnologist pharmacologist
• product development specialist
• professional, government and legal advisor
• quality assurance scientist
• Regulator
• regulatory affairs specialist
• technical sales and marketing manager
• and more

• analytical chemist
• biotechnologist
• cell biologist
• clinical trial researcher
• cosmetic chemist
• development chemist
• drug analyst
• drug discovery and delivery scientist
• drug evaluation specialist
• educator and academic
• environmental chemist
• formulation chemist

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Entry requirements

• Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science
• 3 years full-time (Parkville campus)
• 2012 ATAR 82.3
• Prerequisites 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any
  other English, and 25 in chemistry, and 25 in
  mathematical methods (CAS) or specialist
  mathematics.
• Bachelor of Engineering/ Pharmaceutical Sciences
• 5 years full-time (Parkville and Clayton
  campuses)
• 2012 ATAR 92.1
• Prerequisites English, chemistry mathematical
  methods and one of biology, physics or specialist
  mathematics

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Pharmacy

• Its about peoples health

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Pharmacy

• Pharmacists are medicine experts.
• They are actively involved in patient care,
  either in hospital or in the community and work
  to ensure patient treatment therapies are
  optimised.

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Did you know a pharmacist can

• Work in regulatory affairs, marketing and
  business development
• Undertake research
• Work in developing countries
• Specialise in emergency medicine or paediatrics
• Undertake Home Medicine Reviews
• Work for the Army
• Advise the government

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Practical Experience

• Innovative learning
• MyDispense (Dispensing)
• Virtual Practice Environment (Patient counseling)
• Practical Experience Program
• Every pharmacy student completes 12 weeks of
  compulsory practical placements in third and
  fourth year
• Hospital pharmacy (2 x 3 weeks)
• Community pharmacy (3 weeks)
• Rural pharmacy (3 weeks)

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International opportunities

• The elective International Experience in Pharmacy
  provides an opportunity to experience an
  international placement in the UK, USA or
  Singapore.
• Spend a semester in Malaysia. Bachelor of
  Pharmacy students can undertake an intercampus
  exchange with Monashs Malaysia campus.

The Petronas Towers, KL
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Internship and registration

• 48 week internship following completion of the
  Bachelor of Pharmacy
• 48 weeks training supervised by a registered
  pharmacist
• completion of an approved internship course.
• Pharmacy Board of Victoria Registration
  examination
• Monash University offers an approved internship
  course which can lead to a postgraduate
  qualification
• Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice
  (Internship)
• Master in Pharmacy Practice

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Entry requirements

• Bachelor of Pharmacy4 years full-time
  (Parkville) 1 year of internship
• Bachelor of Pharmacy/ Commerce6 years full-time
  (Parkville and Clayton campuses) 1 year
  internship
• Entry requirements
• ATAR (aim for 95 )
• Prerequisites
• 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English,
  and 25 in chemistry, and 25 in mathematical
  methods (CAS) or specialist mathematics.
• Monash University Supplementary Information Form
  (Pharmacy)
• Your motivation for the course,
• what qualities you feel would make you a good
  pharmacist
• details of any relevant employment and/ or
  community involvement

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Questions?