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аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø Pharmacy could be your first step to a successful career in pharmaceutical science. Whether you see yourself becoming an integral part of community healthcare within a regional setting, or engaging with recovering patients in a busy metropolitan hospital, there are many exciting opportunities for graduates with a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours).

Read on to discover why Pharmacy is a dynamic and exciting choice, and why you should study Pharmacy at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø.

1. Exceptional student support

аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø’s Student Success Officers are your first stop when you have questions about anything relating to your studies. As a аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø student, you also have access to a Student Mentor Program that matches new students with experienced student mentors who are studying the same course as you do. The Student Mentor Program is very popular, and it has won many awards since it started in 1991 as the first of its type in Australian Higher Education.

Aside from that, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø has a dedicated team of Indigenous Student Support Advisors, and there are a range of additional support services and resources available especially for international students.

Based on the wide range of excellent student support services available at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø, the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) received 5 stars for student support in the . The overwhelming majority (82.1%) of Pharmacy students at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø are satisfied with the support they are receiving, not only when settling into study, but throughout their journey towards their Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) degree.

This makes аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø number #1 in Australia for supporting undergraduate pharmacy students.^*

^{* Good Universities Guide 2024, UG Pharmacy.}

3. Quality learner engagement

Learner engagement works on a number of different levels. You could say that, in general, it means how well a student feels connected to аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø and their fellow students. It means how well students feel prepared for their studies, if they feel a sense of belonging to аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø and how much they participate in discussions online or face to face.

But there is also another side to learner engagement, and that is working and interacting with other students outside of study and connecting with students from different backgrounds. For an international student, for instance, this would mean how well they feel they can connect with local students.

According to the 2024 Good Universities Guide, Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) students at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø are extremely satisfied with the learner engagement at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø.

Indeed, more than 78% of аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø’s undergraduate pharmacy students say they are engaged learners, which earned аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø a . Based on this student feedback, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø is ranked number #1 in Australia for learner engagement, which might be interesting to know if you want to study Pharmacy in Australia.

5. Flexible learning opportunities

The Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) is offered as a mixed online- and offline degree, which is a great choice for those who would like to study as much as possible from home, for instance.

After finishing trimesters 1 and 2 of year 1, which are taught on campus in Townsville, Cairns or Mackay (depending on your preference), the following trimesters will be a mix of online and on-campus activities.

For example, in order to give you the possibility to study Pharmacy from home (or from a place of your choice) a subject such as may consist of in-class workshops, online activities and lectures as well as self-directed study and an assessment.