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University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Graduate Certificate in Advanced Pharmacy Practice

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00099F

The Graduate Certificate in Advanced Pharmacy Practice is a one-year, part time course which enables registered pharmacists to develop the skills and knowledge for work as general practice pharmacists, in the aged care sector and/or as members of multidisciplinary primary care teams. Innovative and practice-based in approach, the course builds on students' professional foundation to provide specialist, comprehensive knowledge relevant to advanced pharmacy practice with a specialty focus on general practice, aged care and primary care.

Structure

This course comprises a total of 24 credit points. Students undertake a total of three 6-credit-point subjects and one 6-credit-point clinical placement subject.

Subjects

  • Subjects include: Team-Based Patient Care
  • Medication Management 1
  • Applied Evidence-Based Practice
  • Clinical Placement in Advanced Pharmacy Practice

Standard entry requirements

  • 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 pursue graduate studies.Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised Bachelor or Master of Pharmacy degree, or equivalent. In addition, applicants must hold current registration as a pharmacist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or equivalent body.Selected applicants are required to undertake a short interview. Applicants are assessed in the areas of communication skills, interpersonal skills and motivation for pursuing this qualification.Students who have already obtained Medication Management Review (MMR) Accreditation are eligible to enrol into the Advanced Medication Management stream of this course. All other students are required to enrol into the Standard stream where they undertake accreditation as part of their course.The English proficiency requirement for local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: minimum 7.0 overall with a minimum of 7.0 in each subtest
  • Or TOEFL: internet based: minimum 94 overall with a minimum score of 24 for reading and listening, 23 for speaking and 27 for writing
  • PTE Academic: minimum 65 overall with a minimum score of 65 in each subtest.

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