Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

The need for chemists is growing as the world's population ages and grows, and as medications get more complicated. As the foremost authorities on medications and their effects on the body, chemists are essential to enhancing community health. You will graduate with the information, skills, and experience necessary to make a difference as a medical expert and healthcare professional thanks to the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) program.
The applied pharmaceutical sciences, enabling sciences, clinical and therapeutic sciences, and pharmacy practice will all be covered in your pharmacy degree. You will also acquire the professional skills and other qualities that a pharmacist needs. You'll be equipped with the abilities and know-how to assist patients in comprehending and taking their medications, as well as to support the creation of novel drugs. You will have access to cutting-edge facilities and top-notch instruction at Monash University Malaysia, which is recognised as one of the top pharmacy schools in Malaysia. This will position you to become a leader in the pharmaceutical industry.

Qualification Scores:

• Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY)*: 75%
• GCE A Level**: 12
• ATAR: 90
• Gaokao, China: 70%
• Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education: 21
• Indian School Certificate Examination: 77%
• All India Senior School Certificate Examination: 83%
• International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB Diploma Program): 33
• STPM, Malaysia: 9.7
• UEC, Malaysia: ≤ 2.6
• Program Matrikulasi (Matriculation Program), Malaysia: 3.33
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma: 87.9%
• Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level): 13
• High School Diploma, Vietnam: 8.56
• UNSW Foundation Studies: 8.5
• Foundation in Science and Technology, Sunway College: 80%

*The undergraduate entry requirements published are for students who commence the MUFY program in 2024.

**The Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) accepts a minimum D Grade in A Level to be equivalent to the STPM Pass grade.

In addition to Monash University’s entry requirements, ALL students applying for the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) MUST fulfil the Pharmacy Board of Malaysia’s requirement. Please refer to the prerequisites requirement for more details.

Prerequisite:

• The subject prerequisites are:
  • Chemistry (Australian Year 12 equivalent)
  • Biology (Australian Year 12 equivalent)
  • Higher level Mathematics (Australian Higher Year 12 equivalent)

Additional requirements:

• Submit a declaration form on personal conduct and professional competencies
• Pass an aptitude test and/or an interview and/or university entrance examination
• Malaysian students must obtain at least a C grade in Bahasa Melayu (Malay language) and English in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), or equivalent before enrolling into the course.
• Meet minimum entry requirements set by the Pharmacy Board of Malaysia (subject to change).
• Meeting maths and science prerequisite subject requirements from other qualifications: If the course you are applying for requires maths and/or science as subject prerequisites and you have completed a Monash-approved international senior secondary qualification (excluding Australian Year 12 qualifications and IB Diploma Programme), or higher qualification, with maths and/or science at the required level, it will be assumed that you have reached the level of knowledge equivalent to the Australian Year 12 (i.e. VCE equivalent) prerequisite required for the Monash course as specified above (excluding Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine).

English Language Requirements:

• IELTS (Academic)/IELTS One Skill Retake (Academic)/IELTS Online:
  • Overall score: 6.5
  • Listening score: 6.0
  • Reading score: 6.0
  • Writing score: 6.0
  • Speaking score: 6.0
• TOEFL iBT/TOEFL iBT Paper Edition:
  • Total Score: 79
  • Listening score: 12
  • Reading score: 13
  • Writing score: 21
  • Speaking score: 18
• PTE Academic:
  • Overall score: 58
  • Listening score: 50
  • Reading score: 50
  • Writing score: 50
  • Speaking score: 50
• C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency:
  • Overall score: 176
  • Listening score: 169
  • Reading score: 169
  • Writing score: 169
  • Speaking score: 169

YEAR 1

Semester 1

• Professional Practice 1
• How medicines work 1 – Physical chemistry
• How the body works

Semester 2

• Professional Practice 2
• How medicines work 2 – Pharmacokinetics
• How medicines work 3 – Pharmacology
• How medicines work 4 – Medicinal chemistry

YEAR 2

Semester 1

• Professional Practice 3
• How medicines work 5 – Drug delivery
• Respiratory and gastrointestinal
• Dermatology and pain

Semester 2

• Professional Practice 4
• Endocrinology and renal
• Cardiovascular

YEAR 3

Semester 1

• Blood, brain and cancers
• Pathogens, host defence and treatments

Semester 2

• Student experiential placements 1
• Acute care: Inquiry cases
• Inquiry and innovation methods

YEAR 4

Semester 1

• Student experiential placements 2
• Inquiry and innovation projects

Semester 2

• Professional Practice 5
• Inquiry and innovation communication
• Integrated care