GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Doctor of Pharmacy
Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
About this program
The Doctor of Pharmacy at Charles Darwin University prepares graduates for entry into the pharmacy profession, where pharmacists have an expanding scope of practice that includes advising prescribers, improving health literacy and access to vaccinations, contributing to the discovery of new medicines, and tailoring medicines to individuals. This graduate-entry, coursework extended master's program is offered both face-to-face and externally, with teaching commencing in an intensive block early in January so that unit prerequisites are met and units are studied in the correct sequence.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
Core Units (14 units)
- Allied Health Business and Management
- 20cpIntroduction to Pharmacy
- Applied Pharmacotherapy in Patient Care A (30cp) ##
- Applied Pharmacotherapy in Patient Care B (30cp) ##
- Applied Pharmacotherapy in Patient Care C (30cp) ##
- Applied Pharmacotherapy in Patient Care D (30cp) ##
- Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
- Medicinal Chemistry #
- Drug Design
- Formulation and Compounding #
- Quality Use of Medicines
- Quality use of Medicines Research Project (20cp) ##
- Research Skills for Health Professionals (replaces PHM527 Research, Ethics and Impact from S2 2024)
- Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare (replaces PHM516 Indigenous Health from S2 2024)
- Integrated Case Management
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international qualification) in any field, minimum GPA 5.00
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