Course titles & honours awards
Pharmacy Degree Titles and Awards
The undergraduate Pharmacy courses at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have been amended over the years for a variety of reasons. Depending on the offer accepted by the student and the commencement year for the course, the degree title and level may be different.
Pharmacy Undergraduate Courses from 2009
Commencement year | Course code | Degree Title | Meritorious Honours awarded | Australian Qualifications Framework Approved Level |
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2009 - 2014 | 2628 | Bachelor of Pharmacy | Yes (if Honours Weighted Average (HWA) is above 70) | AQF 7 |
2009-2014 | 2630 | Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Commerce | Yes – for the Pharmacy component of the degree (if HWA is above 70) | AQF 7 |
2013 - 2014 | 3478 | Bachelor of Pharmacy (Scholars Program) | Yes (if HWA is above 70) | AQF 7 |
2015 only | 3481 | Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) (Scholars Program) | Yes (if HWA is above 70) | AQF 8 |
2015 ongoing From 2017 note: (offered at Malaysia campus and International students at Parkville only. There are curriculum changes and Scholars will not be offered with this course code) From 2021 note: (Also offered to domestic students at Parkville should they not wish to pursue the internship or Masters component) | P3001
| Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) or Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) (Scholars Program) | Yes (if HWA is above 70) | AQF 8 |
2017 | P6001 | Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) /Master of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) (Scholars Program) /Master of Pharmacy | Yes – for the undergraduate component of the degree (if HWA is above 70) | AQF 8 and AQF 9 |
Students unsure about their course of study should check their offer or Monash portal for their course code.
Graduate Entry Pathway
The majority of students enter our undergraduate courses from year 12. However, from 2014 the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences offered a new Graduate Entry pathway enabling students with a completed relevant tertiary degree and who fulfilled the selection criteria to enter the third year of the Pharmacy course after completing a summer bridging program. Students entering this pathway from 2014 commenced Bachelor of Pharmacy (2628). Students entering from 2015 commenced Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) (P3001). Students who entered from 2019 commenced Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) /Master of Pharmacy (P6001).
Meritorious honours
All of the Pharmacy courses listed above (2628, 2630, 3478, 3481, P3001 and P6001) award honours for meritorious performance in the four years of the undergraduate course. Award level has been calculated on the basis of an Honours Weighted Average (HWA) mark. From 2020 meritorious honours will be determined by the Weighted Average Mark (WAM). If you want to know more about the WAM and how it is calculated at Monash, there is more information on the University website. As outlined in the Monash University Grading Scale Policy and summarised under reading your results (link: https://www.monash.edu/exams/results/results-legend), meritorious honours grade ranges are as follows:
- H1: 80+
- H2A: 70 - 79
- H2B: 60-69
Pharmaceutical Science Degree Titles and Awards
The undergraduate Pharmaceutical Science courses at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have been amended over the years for a variety of reasons. Depending on the offer accepted by the student and the commencement year for the course, the degree title and level may be different.
Pharmaceutical Science Undergraduate Courses from 2009
Commencement year | Course code | Degree title | Meritorious Honours awarded | Australian Qualifications Framework Approved Level |
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2009 – 2016 | 2894 | Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science Specialisation in Formulation Science, Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery Biology (from 2012) | No | AQF 7 |
2016 - 2020 | P2001 | Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science Specialisation in Formulation Science, Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery Biology | No | AQF 7 |
From 2021 | Specialisation is Pharmaceutical Science | |||
1998- 2016 | 2631 | The Honours degree of Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science | Yes if achieved | AQF 8 |
2016 - current | P3701 | Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science (Honours) | Yes if achieved | AQF 8 |
2006 – 2009 | 3455 | The Honours degree of Bachelor of Formulation Science | Yes if achieved | |
2006 - 2009 | 3463 | The Honours degree of Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry | Yes if achieved | |
2013 - 2015 | 3469 | Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science Advanced with Honours | Yes if achieved | AQF 8 |
2015 – current | P3002 | Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science Advanced (Honours) | Yes if achieved | AQF 8 |
From 2020 this course also includes a Scholars Program for eligible applicants (year 12 school leavers only) | Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science Advanced (Honours) Scholars | Yes if achieved | AQF 8 |
Students unsure about their course of study should check their offer or Monash portal for their course code.