BPharm - Bachelor of Pharmacy

Overview
Entry Requirements, Fees and Dates
Regulations
Schedule
Graduate Profile and Programme Capabilities

There’s so much more to pharmacy than donning a white coat and counting pills. Pharmacists are experts in the safe and effective use of medicines. They fulfill a multitude of roles across the healthcare sector. Our BPharm prepares you to work as part of healthcare teams in supporting the health of people and communities.

You’ll develop the patient assessment, clinical and professional skills

necessary for effective interactions with other health professionals, patients and the public.

Programme highlights:

An integrated, experience-based programme developed with leading pharmacists and other health providers
An emphasis on critical thinking, problem solving, and using research evidence to inform clinical decision making
Ten weeks of real-world practice, learning in placements across the programme in pharmacy, clinical and other health settings
Many simulations, labs and workshops in our model-pharmacy teaching suite and worldclass pharmaceutical sciences laboratories

There are two application categories for entry into the BPharm:

First year entry: Applicants may apply from either the BHSc or BSc at the University of Auckland
Alternative admission

Please note:

Entry criteria may change every year.
There is no direct entry from secondary school. School leavers are encouraged to apply under the First Year entry category.
Shortlisted applicants will be subject to a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI).
Special entry schemes are available for domestic students.

The BPharm is a four year full time degree (480 points).
Students enter into Part II, having already completed core courses in biological sciences, medical science and population health (60 points), plus courses prescribed for one other undergraduate degree at the University (45 points)
Year Two (Part II) requires three courses focused on pharmaceutical science and practice (120 points). There is also an English language competency requirement which must be met.
Year Three (Part III) has two core courses on drug treatments for various diseases (120 points).
Year Four (Part IV) requires completion of a dissertation (30 points) and two core courses (90 points).
A series of practice placements enables students to gain experience in appropriate clinical settings under the guidance of experienced pharmacists.
After graduation, a year long pre-registration training programme is administered by the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.
Registration as a pharmacist occurs after successful completion of this year.

In Aotearoa New Zealand, the pathway to becoming a registered pharmacist includes the successful completion of a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree and a one-year paid internship in an approved pharmacy setting outside the University after graduation. Pharmacy as a profession continues to evolve, and pharmacists now utilise their patient centred skills to provide immunisations, health checks and monitoring of long term conditions. Pharmacists deliver enhanced medicine services in collaboration with other members of healthcare teams. Pharmacists also work in a range of health-based industries related to the manufacturing, prescription and provision of medicines, as well as industries such as medical publishing and pharmaceutical marketing.

Community pharmacist
Hospital pharmacist
Health sector manager
Pharmaceutical researcher
Pharmaceutical writer
Medicines quality control pharmacist
Medicines regulator
Prescribing adviser

PGCertClinPharm - Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy

PGDipClinPharm - Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy

MClinPharm - Master of Clinical Pharmacy

MHSc - Master of Health Sciences

Once you become a student at the University, you can get help with planning and developing your career from Career Development and Employability Services .

We advise that the University of Auckland is not involved in the employment of graduates and can make no guarantee of post-qualification registration or employment in New Zealand or any other country.

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Please note: we will consider late applications if places are still available. International students should start the application process as early as possible to allow sufficient time to apply for a visa.

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The regulations for this degree are to be read in conjunction with all other relevant statutes and regulations including the Academic Statutes and Regulations.

1 In order to be admitted to this programme, a student needs to have:

a (i) completed the requirements for courses listed in Part I of the Bachelor of Pharmacy Schedule, or an equivalent programme of study deemed appropriate by Senate or its representative, with a minimum average grade of B over the courses specified

(ii) successfully completed, no more than five years prior to the date of application, a minimum of two years of full-time study deemed appropriate by Senate or its representative with a Grade Point Average of 4.0 or higher or equivalent

(iii) met the requirements of a special entry scheme

and

b demonstrated in accordance with approved selection criteria the qualities determined by the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences as appropriate for a person seeking a qualification as a pharmacist. This requirement will normally include an interview.

Note: The applicant will also be required to consent to a Police check and a Children’s Act check.

2 Students selected for admission under Regulations 1a(ii) or 1a(iii) may be required to successfully complete some or all of the courses listed in Part I in the Bachelor of Pharmacy Schedule before proceeding to Part II.

Note: This is a limited entry programme as per the Limitation of Entry Statute 1991 and selection criteria apply. Selection criteria are available from the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences.

3 a A student enrolled for this degree must follow a programme of eight full-time semesters and pass courses with a total value of 480 points, unless credit is granted under the Admissions Regulations and/or the Credit Regulations.

b Study for this degree must be pursued in continuous semesters. Interrupted study may be resumed only with the approval of, and on conditions set by, Senate or its representative.

4 Of the 480 points required for this degree, a student must pass:

a 465 points: Parts I–IV as listed in the Bachelor of Pharmacy Schedule

and

b 15 points offered in either the General Education Open Schedule or the General Education Faculty Schedule approved for this degree.

5 A student must complete the Academic Integrity course as specified in the Enrolment and Programme Regulations, Academic Integrity, of the University Calendar.

6 a A student will not normally be permitted to enrol for Part II until Part I is completed, or to enrol for Part III until Part II has been completed, or to enrol for Part IV until Part III has been completed.

b A student who fails a course twice will not be permitted to continue with the degree.

7 A student who is required to meet the Academic English Language Requirement, as specified in the Enrolment and Programme Regulations, Academic English Language Requirement, of the University Calendar, may substitute an academic English language course approved by Senate or its representative for 15 points of General Education.

8 A student enrolled for this degree must demonstrate competence in the English language, by passing PHARMACY 199, as prescribed by the School of Pharmacy, before being permitted to enrol for PHARMACY 213.

9 a A student is exempted from the requirement to pass courses offered in the General Education Schedule who has:

either

(i) completed an undergraduate degree at a tertiary institution

(ii) commenced study for this degree at a tertiary institution before 1 January 2006

(iii) been admitted to this degree having completed 120 points or more of degree-level study at another tertiary institution

(iv) completed a minimum of 50 points of study towards this degree in one semester at an overseas institution, either through an overseas exchange programme or through prior approval under the Credit Regulation.

b A student who has been exempted from the requirement to pass courses offered in the General Education Schedules must substitute 15 points from other courses offered at this University in consultation with the Head of School of Pharmacy.

c A student who has been fully or partially exempted from the requirement to pass courses offered in the General Education Schedule is nonetheless required to complete the Academic Integrity course.

10 A student enrolled for this degree must carry out satisfactorily such practical or clinical work as the Head of School of Pharmacy may require.

11 a In order to complete the requirements for this degree, a student must meet the applicable fitness to practise requirements for this programme, as outlined in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences’ Fitness to Practise Policy.

b Where a student is being investigated with regard to a fitness to practise matter under the policy, and there is a concern that the student’s attitudes or behaviour are inappropriate, offensive, disruptive, or may pose a risk of harm to the welfare of any party, that student’s attendance at lectures, classes and any clinical, industry or practice attachments may be suspended by the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences pending the outcome of the investigation.

c If a student is found, after due and fair inquiry, and taking into account any written response from the student, to be not fit to practise, the student’s enrolment in the programme may be suspended or terminated in accordance with the policy.

d Where a student’s enrolment in the programme has been terminated under Regulation 11c, any application to re-enrol may be declined.

e A student whose enrolment is suspended or terminated under Regulation 11c or their application to re-enrol declined under Regulation 11d may apply to the Provost for the appeal of that decision in accordance with the policy.

12 In exceptional circumstances Senate or its representative may approve a personal programme which does not conform to these regulations.

13 These regulations and/or schedule have been amended with effect from 1 January 2023.

Complete 480 points comprising:

120 points for Part I from the Bachelor of Pharmacy Schedule, and
120 points for Part II from the Bachelor of Pharmacy Schedule, and
120 points for all Part III from the Bachelor of Pharmacy Schedule, and
120 points for all Part IV from the Bachelor of Pharmacy Schedule , and
1 item from Academic Integrity Course

Part I from the Bachelor of Pharmacy Schedule

Complete 120 points comprising:

60 points for all Compulsory Courses, and
45 points from UOFAK - University of Auckland including child orgs at levels 100 to 400 Other Courses, and
15 points from General Education Course