Program Overview

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Pharmacy

Bachelor's degree (honours)

As the experts in medicines, pharmacists play a vital role in improving the health of their communities. You’ll learn about how the body works, how medicines work, what pharmacists do, and how to provide comprehensive care as part of a team of health professionals.

If you don't meet the requirements for direct entry, consider these Pathway options.

2026 International entry requirements:

Course Requirements

• Minimum Age
• Academic
• Additional requirements

Prerequisite Subjects

• English
• Mathematics
• Science/Other

English Entry Requirements (Level A)

6.5

Overall score for IELTS (Academic), with minimum band scores: Listening 6.0, Reading 6.0, Writing 6.0 and Speaking 6.0

Equivalent approved English test scores.

Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements (International students)

You need to satisfy all of the following requirements to be considered for entry into this course.

Minimum Age Requirements

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At the time of enrolment in a course at Monash University, you must be at least 17 years of age.

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Academic Entry Requirements

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All Monash undergraduate courses require you to have successfully completed a minimum of an Australian Year 12 qualification (or equivalent) and achieve the required academic entry score. Most Monash faculties generally use your most recent studies for admission however other guidelines may apply where your prior qualification may be considered.

Entry requirements for each qualification level are as follows:

Secondary Education

For country-specific qualifications, the academic entry score required for this course are detailed below:

• Select a country/region
  • Global
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
  • Mauritius
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • Vietnam
  • None of the above

Global

• Qualification
  • Entry Score - 2026 intake
• ATAR
  • 90
• Monash University Foundation Year
  • 75%
• Monash University Diploma Part 2
  • Case by case
• Monash Advanced Preparation Program
  • 75%
• UNSW Foundation Studies
  • 8.5
• Foundation Studies - Trinity College, University of Melbourne
  • 86%
• GCE A Level
  • 12
• International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
  • 33
• Advanced Placement
  • 8
• ACT
  • 27
• SAT - Total score out of 1600
  • 1290
• Pearson International Advanced Levels
  • 12
• All India Senior School Certificate
  • 83%
• Indian School Certificate Examination
  • 77%
• High School Diploma (Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Trung Học Phổ Thông)
  • 8.56
• Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
  • 21
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma
  • 87.90%
• British Columbia Certificate of Graduation
  • 82%
• Gaokao
  • 70%
• SMA 3 – 100% scale (60% pass)
  • 88%
• STPM
  • 9.7
• UEC
  • 2.6
• College Scholastic Ability Test
  • 350
• High School Diploma
  • 86%
• Higher School Certificate and General Certificate of Education Advanced Levels
  • 12
• Singapore Cambridge GCE Advanced Levels
  • 12
• Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level)
  • 13

How to Calculate Your Entry Score

• GCE A Levels
  • Total score by achieving either:
    • A maximum of the best 3 A Level subjects completed within two years^.
    • A minimum of the best 2 A Level subjects completed within two years^ plus the best 2 AS Level subjects.
  • Score grades as follows:
    • A Level subjects: A(a) = 5, A(a) = 5, B(b) = 4, C(c) = 3, D(d) = 2, E(e) = 1, U = 0.
    • AS Level subjects: a(a) =2.5, b(b) =2, c(c) =1.5, d(d) =1, e(e) =0.5, U = 0.
  • N (Narrow failure) & U (Unclassified) results are not to be included in the calculation.
  • A maximum of 1 bonus point is offered when achieving A* in an A Level Subject.

English Entry Requirements

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All Monash undergraduate courses require you to satisfy English entry requirements in one of the following ways:

English Subject (Australian Year 12 Equivalent)

You can meet English entry requirements if you have completed an English subject in your prior secondary studies that is equivalent to an Australian Year 12 level (score requirements also apply).

Language of Instruction

You can meet English entry requirements if you have completed half a year of full-time study (equivalent to 24 Monash credit points) at Australian VET Diploma (AQF level 5) or higher (or equivalent) at an institution where English is the language of instruction, communication, and assessment for all aspects of study for the whole of the educational institution.

English Tests

If you have not met English entry requirements as outlined above, Monash accepts the following English tests where the entry scores for this course are as follows:

• Level A
  • English test
    • Overall
    • Listening
    • Reading
    • Speaking
    • Writing
  • IELTS (Academic)
    • 6.5
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
  • IELTS (Academic) UKVI
    • 6.5
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
  • IELTS One Skill Retake (Academic)
    • 6.5
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
  • IELTS One Skill Retake (Academic) UKVI
    • 6.5
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
  • IELTS Online
    • 6.5
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
    • 6.0
  • TOEFL iBT
    • 79
    • 12
    • 13
    • 18
    • 21
  • TOEFL iBT Paper Edition
    • 79
    • 12
    • 13
    • 18
    • 21
  • TOEFL Essentials
    • 8
    • 7
    • 7
    • 7
    • 9
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic)
    • 58
    • 50
    • 50
    • 50
    • 50
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) UKVI
    • 58
    • 50
    • 50
    • 50
    • 50
  • C1 Advanced (Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English)
    • 176
    • 169
    • 169
    • 169
    • 169
  • C2 Proficiency (Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)
    • 176
    • 169
    • 169
    • 169
    • 169

Prerequisite Subject Requirements

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All Monash University undergraduate courses require you to have previously studied and achieved required Australian level standards in specific subjects known as prerequisite subjects.

You must satisfy the following prerequisite subject requirements for this course:

English

• VCE*
  • Score
  • Units 3 and 4
  • OR
  • English (EAL)
    • 25
  • OR
  • English (Other)
    • 25
• IB Diploma Programme
  • Score
  • Standard Level
  • OR
  • English A: Literature
    • 4
  • OR
  • English A: Language and Literature
    • 4
  • OR
  • Literature and Performance
    • 4
  • OR
  • English AB
    • 4
  • OR
  • English B
    • 4
  • Higher Level
  • OR
  • English A: Literature
    • 3
  • OR
  • English A: Language and Literature
    • 3
  • OR
  • English B
    • 3

Maths

• VCE*
  • Score
  • Unit 3 and 4
  • OR
  • Mathematical Methods
    • 25
  • OR
  • Specialist Mathematics
    • 25
• IB Diploma Programme
  • Score
  • Standard Level
  • OR
  • Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches
    • 4
  • Higher Level
  • OR
  • Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations
    • 3
  • OR
  • Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches
    • 3

Science

• VCE*
  • Score
  • Units 3 and 4
  • OR
  • Chemistry
    • 25
• IB Diploma Programme
  • Score
  • Standard Level
  • OR
  • Chemistry
    • 4
  • Higher Level
  • OR
  • Chemistry
    • 3

Course Structure

The course develops through the four themes, the first three being enabling science, pharmaceutics, and pharmacy practice which come together in the fourth, integrated therapeutics.

A. Enabling Science

These studies will provide you with the foundational understanding and knowledge of the enabling sciences, developing your understanding of the human body and of the chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology underlying the development and administration of pharmaceuticals.

B. Pharmaceutics

These studies will equip you with fundamental and applied knowledge required to understand and assess pre-formulation, formulation, manufacturing, and packaging of pharmaceutical products. This includes the understanding and application of the time course of how medicines get absorbed, distributed, and eliminated from the body and drug response in the body.

C. Pharmacy Practice

These studies will equip you with the sociocultural context in which the pharmacist and the client operate, social and health practice issues, ethical, legal context of pharmacy, relevant professional and social values, attitudes, and behaviors necessary for practice. It will develop the communication and practical skills to apply the knowledge and skills you have gained to promote and contribute to the quality use of medicines and to the health of the community.

D. Integrated Therapeutics

These studies will provide you with knowledge about diseases, disorders, and their management. You will develop an understanding and application of the relationship between pathophysiology and the rational design and clinical use of drugs in the management of various health conditions. You will apply the knowledge and critical thinking skills gained in the enabling sciences, pharmaceutics, and pharmacy practice to optimize pharmacotherapy in clinical practice.

E. Elective Study

One elective unit in pharmacy.

Fees

Fees are subject to change annually.

International Fee

Fees are per 48 credit points which represents a standard full-time course load for a year. The fees for 2025 are:

A$56,700