4 years Full time or 8 years Part time
This degree will put you on the path to a career in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or nutraceutical industries. You will take specialist courses in areas such as pharmacy management, complementary and alternative medicine, and pharmacology. Study on our Gold Coast campus, positioned within the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct, across the road from the Gold Coast University Hospital. Our state-of-the-art labs give our students an unrivalled learning experience. This unique environment includes an immersive virtual learning space, including a virtual pharmacy, an authentic dispensary, plus formulation, pharmacology and analytical labs. You’ll learn how to integrate the science of pharmacy with clinical practice. Expand your knowledge and skills during professional practice placements in hospitals and other clinical and community settings. Interprofessional experiences and opportunities are embedded in this degree, so you’ll learn alongside students from the full range of health disciplines. Graduates of this degree are ethical and innovative thinkers, effective communicators, problem solvers, change facilitators and leaders, prepared for a range of pharmaceutical careers. This degree also creates a pathway to move into research and higher degree studies. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) at GU.
Griffith University
Griffith offers a number of admission pathways to your preferred degree. If you don’t meet the minimum ATAR/selection rank for this degree, you may automatically be considered for a place in the Diploma of Health Science/Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours). This means you may receive an offer into the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) which is conditional on successful completion of the Diploma of Health Science at Griffith University. Upon successful completion of the Diploma of Health Science you will be transferred into the second year of the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) program. Visit Undergraduate Diplomas for more information.
This is an indicative only amount for first year fees. For further information refer to griffith.edu.au/fees-charges
Students complete placements in community and hospital pharmacies, and within the pharmaceutical industry. For more information, visit Health Placement Support Hub.
Applicants must meet the minimum age requirements for admission, see the QTAC website for details.
Griffith VET Guarantee and the Year 12 Early Offer Guarantee apply to this program. For more information visit Guaranteed Admission at GU.
Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3 and 4, C); Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 and 4, C); One of Biology, Chemistry, Physics (Units 3 and 4, C).
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
As this is a new course, Semester 1, 2025 information is not available.
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
As this is a new course, Semester 1, 2025 information is not available.
Community and hospital pharmacy, medication management, careers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutraceutical and related industries in areas including management, sales, marketing, business development, and local and national government agencies related to medicine use and regulation.