This course provides industry-based participatory learning. Over 40 weeks you will gain experience, skills and knowledge that can only be obtained from within the pharmaceutical science industry.

Employers and industry professionals contribute to the ongoing development of the course. Their involvement ensures that the course remains relevant to your needs as a graduate and to the needs of graduate employers.

RMIT partners with more than 30 organisations each year to provide this innovative, industry-based opportunity.

Partner organisations include:

• pharmaceutical companies
• clinical research organisations
• hospitals
• universities

Placement allocation is determined by a competitive process. Based on student areas of interest, partners conduct interviews and select their preferred candidates.

Graduates continuing into honours from the RMIT Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences undergraduate degree will commence placement selection in third year.

Applicants from other institutions graduating from an equivalent degree will liaise with the program coordinator to facilitate preferences and placement interview times after application and enrolment.

Career Outcomes

RMIT pharmaceutical sciences graduates are highly skilled with practice and training in the workplace, along with academic research skills in critical thinking, analysis and synthesis of information.

Graduates can work in:

• pharmaceutical and health care companies specialising in running clinical trials, managing medical information or registering new drugs
• universities, hospitals or biomedical research institutes developing new treatments
• organisations specialising in forensics, medical auditing or research governance

Career outlook

With the strong involvement of industry in the development of this degree, RMIT honours graduates are viewed favourably as future employees.

Studying pharmaceutical sciences at RMIT equips graduates with technical, research and academic skills as well as an in-depth understanding of current industry practices through placement and training opportunities in this sector.

Professional recognition and accreditation

On successful completion of the degree, you may be eligible to join a number of Australian professional societies in the medical and pharmaceutical fields. These include:

• Association of Regulatory and Clinical Scientists to the Pharmaceutical Industry (ARCS)
• Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA)
• Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT)
• Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR)