General knowledge about Pharmacy and its global importance.

The course is designed to equip graduate students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to enhance career opportunities within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries, academic pharmaceutical research, or pharmaceutical regulatory organisations. The supervised program of research will provide candidates with the opportunity to develop their potential for research, develop a solid grounding in research methodology and enhance their skills of problem identification and problem solving, and their ability to develop and present solutions.

The students are expected to have a minimum of a science-based Bachelor's degree of the University of Tasmania or of another university or tertiary institution that is deemed equivalent. Where an undergraduate degree has been recently obtained, a minimum average grade of 60% obtained in the final 2 years of study would be required for entry to the Master of Pharmaceutical Science program. Applicants below credit average will be considered based on a combination of academic record and relevant experience after graduation (minimum 3 years).

The course can be articulated with the School's Research Higher Degree programs (MPharm, MMedSci and PhD) in subsequent years. This degree can lead to entry into the School's higher degree programs, as Graduate Diploma of Pharmaceutical Science.The students may re-enrol and commence a Research Higher Degree in the second year subject to satisfying the requirements for the MPharmSc award. This course is accredited by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.

The graduates may be employed in a variety of areas within the biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical industries in the manufacturing, research, quality control and marketing of pharmaceuticals. Other organisations and institutions where employment could be expected include medical research institutes, hospitals and associated biomedical research laboratories, universities, government research laboratories, and government regulatory agencies.

1 year (including winter and summer school), maximum 3yrs, part-time