Advanced Pharmacy Practice Certificates
New Advanced Pharmacy Practice Certificates
The pharmacy profession is evolving and we are too.
We’re excited to announce the launch of two new pharmacy postgraduate certificates for registered pharmacists:
- Graduate Certificate of Advanced Pharmacy Practice (1 year - 2 years part-time)
- Professional Certificate of Advanced Pharmacy Practice (6 months - 1 year part-time).
Why you should consider studying one of our Pharmacy Postgraduate Certificates
In recent years the scope of pharmacy practice has expanded in exciting and diverse ways to meet Australia’s changing healthcare needs. This includes extended opportunities in hospital settings such as partnered charting, and aged care settings with roles like on-site pharmacists.
We want to help prepare pharmacists for new practice opportunities wherever they work with our two new programs - the Graduate Certificate of Advanced Pharmacy Practice and the Professional Certificate of Advanced Pharmacy Practice.
These programs allow busy pharmacists to upskill in new frontiers of pharmacy practice by undertaking skills-based units and microcredentials tied to remuneration opportunities. Both programs can be tailored to focus on advanced practice opportunities in hospital, community and aged care practice settings.
This course is predominantly taught online, however some units or microcredentials may contain in-person elements.
- The Graduate Certificate of Advanced Pharmacy Practice is 24 credit points of study (i.e. 4 x 6 credit points units)
- The Professional Certificate of Pharmacy Practice is 12 credit points of study (i.e. 2 x 6 credit points units)
Units you can choose from include (all units below are 6 points unless otherwise stated)
- PGC5101 Evidence based practice
- PGC5116 Geriatric disease state management
- PGC5102 Advanced therapeutic decision-making: Acute care
- PGC5110 Infectious disease pharmacotherapy
- PGC5117 Mental Health
- PGC5118 Palliative Care
You also have the opportunity to choose from following microcredentials (all microcredentials below are 6 points unless otherwise stated)
You can calculate your course fees using Monash’s fee calculator.
Full fee
Course offers for this course will be for full fee paying places. If you are eligible, you can apply for FEE-HELP, a Government loan scheme.
This course is available to:
- Domestic students
- International students living and studying offshore
- Holders of an Australia temporary visa (other than a student visa) that has a full study entitlement
The course is NOT available to International Students currently in Australia on a Student Visa.
Entry requirements:
An Australian bachelor degree or equivalent in Pharmacy
AND
Registration and employment as a pharmacist in country of residence.
International students located in Australia wishing to study this course must hold professional registration to practice in Australia and have the appropriate visa to allow part-time study. All other international students are only able to study this course in their country of residence. Students located outside Australia must also hold professional registration to practice in their country of residence.
To apply, simply complete the following steps:
- Complete the online e-admissions application and upload the following documents:
- Curriculum vitae (CV), including comprehensive and current employment history, including clinical experience
- Academic transcripts (as evidence of completion of a bachelor degree)
- Proof of residency status (e.g. copy of birth certificate, passport or visa)
- Proof of professional registration
- Proof of employment (letter HR department)
Application dates
| Semester one | Applications open | 1 September (year prior to commencement) |
|---|---|---|
| Applications close | 31 January (year of commencement) | |
| Semester two | Applications open | 1 March (year of commencement) |
| Applications close | 30 June (year of commencement) |
Contact us
For any questions or enrolment advice, contact Monash Connect.
For advice about how to cater each certificate to best suit your career needs, please email steven.walker@monash.edu.