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RMIT University

This unique 4-year program is industry-engaged and gives student an ideal platform for a broad variety of careers in the biomedical sciences. A highlight is a year-long, full-time bursary-supported work placement in the final year. This gives student job-ready career experience in the pharmaceutical and related industries. Specific aspects of the degree include: drug discovery, toxicity and safety, clinical trials, drug regulations, the ethics associated with the approval of drugs, medical communication of therapeutic products (sales and marketing). Pharmaceutical science at the centre of the biomedical sciences, where knowledge about the human body, chemistry and action of drugs are applied in the context of the pharmaceutical industry, to improve the healthcare system. Pharmaceutical science is both the science and business of developing new medicines.
Chemistry and 1 of Mathematics or Physics.This program includes a professional practice work placement and hence a Working with Children Check and National Police Records Check are required prior to commencing the program.You are also expected to follow p
Development of new medicines and the detailed study related to the contents of medicine is studied in this course as major concept.
Student must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 or an equivalent senior secondary school qualification with a minimum average of 65%. For information on international qualifications and corresponding entry requirements that are equivalent to an Australian Year 12, see the Entry requirements by country web page. Equivalent qualifications may also include completion of the RMIT Foundation Studies program or a recognised post secondary diploma in the relevant discipline with the required grades.
Graduates may be eligible to join the following Australian professional societies: Association of Regulatory and Clinical Scientists to the Pharmaceutical Industry (ARCS), AusBiotech, Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA), Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT), Australian Physiological Society (AuPS), Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR), Australian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).
This program gives student the skills to be job-ready, with real work experience in the broader biomedical sciences job market, but with a major focus on the pharmaceutical industry. The Australian pharmaceutical and related health industries form an expanding multi-billion dollar sector that requires graduates to work in areas like drug design and development, human clinical trials and drug regulations. This is a globally relevant program that provides excellent opportunities for employment both in Australia and overseas. Career options include: biopharmaceutical companies (research and development, drug regulatory affairs, medical communication), clinical trial centres, drug safety, toxicology and pharmacovigilance, government regulatory authorities (Health Departments), biomedical research in hospitals, universities and research institutes, biotechnology.
4 years full-time or 7 years part-time, International student visa holders can only study full-time.