About Pharmacy
Pharmacy professionals are experts in the practical use of medicines, preventative healthcare strategies, and over-the-counter remedies for physical ailments. JCU Pharmacy students gain relevant hands-on experiences with clinical placements in acute care settings and low-resource communities. You’ll be equipped with the skills, inspiration and experiences to work in any pharmacy setting, from the outback to the city.
JCU Pharmacy graduates learn contemporary best practices and are job-ready, launching their careers and improving the health of patients through their knowledge and skills in medicines optimisation and primary care practice.
Study a comprehensive range of subjects including chemistry, human anatomy and physiology, biology, pharmacology, therapeutics and research. Discover the core role of the pharmacist as you apply your learning to case scenarios, professionally relevant learning tasks and practical assessments. Learn in a flexible study environment with online and small group face-to-face education while working alongside your peers in team-based applied learning to sharpen your communication and problem-solving skills.
Put your knowledge and skills to the test with extensive clinical placements. Gain valuable hands-on experience and strengthen your understanding of a pharmacist’s role as you undertake over 600 hours of placement throughout your degree. As you work embedded in communities and focused on patients’ needs, you’ll turn theory into practice and gain diverse skills that will prepare you for your future career.
With the knowledge and skills gained through your study, you’ll be equipped to work in diverse settings from hospitals and local pharmacies, to rural and remote communities. You could find employment as a community pharmacist, hospital pharmacist, consultant pharmacist, industrial pharmacist, researcher, or educator. You can also work in primary care settings within multidisciplinary teams dedicated to improving the overall health of your patients.
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Gain a solid foundation for university study as you build academic skills, confidence and knowledge. Take classes relevant to your study goals and get a taste of university life in this qualification designed to help you meet the entry requirements of your desired degree. Enter university prepared for success after this one-year course.
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Ignite your passion for health sciences and build a firm foundation in human anatomy, chemistry and pharmacology. Immerse yourself in real-world practice through 644 hours of hands-on work placement across diverse settings. From bustling community pharmacies to the heart of hospital care, you’ll develop strong patient communication and clinical practice skills. Embrace the feeling of knowing you’re helping others, one prescription at a time.
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Explore and evaluate learning strategies for health professionals across the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry and allied health. Build your expertise in clinical teaching and consider the factors that promote innovation within health education. Learn to apply action research frameworks to a variety of health contexts and professions.
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JCU’s Graduate Diploma of Rural Generalist Practice provides Allied Health professionals with a pathway for advancing their academic and clinical expertise in a wide range of community and clinical settings.
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This course is for health professionals who aspire to work in a leadership role in health education and research. Become a leader in improving clinical teaching and education research in all health professions including medicine, nursing, dentistry, and allied health.
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Take the next step in your health career with a degree aligned with the standards dictated by the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions in Australia. Tailor the Master of Public Health to fit your personal career aspirations through choosing elective subjects relevant to your career goals and interests. You may also choose to undertake a substantial research project or major in Aeromedical Retrieval.
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Be equipped to address pressing public health and development issues relevant to tropical Australia and the Asia-Pacific. This joint degree is highly attuned to the development challenges of the next decade — which will be significantly shaped by the legacies of COVID-19. Explore subjects that are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and graduate with the skills and expertise to contribute to the sustainability and wellbeing of communities in the Tropics and
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Advance your clinical and research expertise within rural and remote communities. Cultivate strong leadership skills, with a focus on developing and evaluating health service delivery to enable high-quality patient care in low-resourced communities. Emerge with a degree that is flexible and applicable to a rural generalist in your health discipline.
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JCU Master of Philosophy graduates are internationally recognised as experts who discover valuable new knowledge in their fields. The skills you develop during your MPhil will enable you to extend yourself professionally within your existing sector, or to apply your research, critical thinking and problem-solving skills to new contexts. Graduates can also continue their independent research in a Doctor of Philosophy.
Download BrochureDevelop high level independent research skills while making an original contribution of knowledge.
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