Online Clinical Pharmacy Practice Degree :: Accredited Universities

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree will develop a strong foundation in basic and pharmaceutical sciences core skills which will be integrated with contemporary knowledge and application of pharmaceutics and pharmacy practice. In the fourth or final year of the degree students will be required to undertake approximately 200 hours of clinical placements in both community and hospital pharmacies of which some placements will be outside normal university trimester times. Students will be encouraged to take these placements in rural and regional areas.

The Bachelor of Pharmacy is offered as a 4-year full time undergraduate course and is also available by distance education. The University of New England is the first university in Australia to offer a Bachelor of Pharmacy by distance education delivery. The degree must be completed within ten years from the date of commencement.

Entry Requirements

Assumed knowledge is Chemistry and Mathematics.

Recommended studies: Biology

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Mandatory intensive schools may be a requirement of some of the units in this course. See Unit Catalogue for specific requirements.

In the first and second years of the degree, students will be required to undertake 100 hours of practical work experience in pharmacies.

In the third and fourth years of the degree students will be required to undertake approximately 200 hours of clinical placements in both community and hospital pharmacies of which some placements may be outside normal university trimester times.

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In 2001, Creighton University started the first and only accredited Doctor of Pharmacy Program Distance Pathway providing a full-time method to obtain this degree. This innovative pathway covers the same material as the traditional campus program, but allows students to complete coursework using distance education technology, from wherever they live. Interactions with faculty and mentors occur via conferencing software, discussion boards, Internet chat rooms, e-mail, telephone, and other media.

The didactic portion of the distance pathway is taught on a semester basis. Some elements of the Distance Pathway are synchronous. Students complete laboratory courses on-campus during two- to four-week sessions during the summers.

Creighton’s program reflects changes in the practice of pharmacy regarding pharmaceutical care, defined as the direct, responsible provision of medication-related care for the purpose of achieving definitive outcomes that improve a patient’s quality of life. Today’s pharmacy education focuses on:

Patient data collection
Medication therapy assessment and delivery
Pharmacy care plan
Patient counseling
Patient monitoring and compliance
Patient outcomes evaluation and documentation

The clinical component of the distance pharmacy pathway is the same as the campus pharmacy pathway. A total of eight five-week clinical rotations are required, five of which are in required subject areas, with the remaining three in elective subject areas. These unpaid clinical rotations provide experience in actual pharmacy practice. Sites for clinical rotations are available in a variety of locations throughout the country and internationally.

Graduates enter practice with strong basic knowledge, communication skills, critical thinking abilities and an empathic attitude toward their patients. Specialized clinical and internship programs are available to students who have particular interests in fields ranging from critical care to family medicine, pediatrics to gerontology, cardiology to home care and neurology to psychiatry. Graduates are prepared for employment in a wide range of health service settings including private businesses, hospitals, clinics, government, military, and academic and research institutions.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of 63 semester hours or 95 quarter hours of prerequisites are required before entering the program.

Prerequisite courses may be completed at any regionally accredited institution located within the United States and must be completed with a grade of C or better (a C- grade is not acceptable). Coursework from institutions that evaluate students with a narrative rather than numeric or alpha grade is not accepted.

All prerequisite math and science coursework must be completed by the end of the spring semester at the institution the applicant is attending the year of matriculation. Prerequisite math and science courses may not be completed during a summer session held the year of matriculation. Non-math and non-science prerequisite coursework must be complete by August 1st of the year of matriculation.

Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) scores must be submitted. Creighton undergraduates who complete the majority (a minimum of 40 semester hours) of their undergraduate coursework at Creighton University, including all science and math prerequisites, are not required to take the PCAT.

International Students: In order to provide adequate time for completion of international student paperwork and visa processing, we require all prerequisite coursework to be completed and all transcripts received by our office no later than July 1st of the year of matriculation.

Other Fees

Technology Fee per semester - $759

Lab Fee per semester - $150

School Fee (initial semester only) - $250

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There is an increasing need for health professionals to be directly or indirectly involved with a range of research, evaluation, clinical audit and quality improvement activities as part of their practice. Current policy and practice developments are also placing greater emphasis on the Clinical Academic Career pathway and there are now many health professionals with a clinical/practice and research focus to their roles. These developments point to the need for rigorous, high-quality interdisciplinary and flexible research programmes to prepare health professionals for these challenging and rewarding roles.

The MRes Health Research provides this. There is a strong emphasis placed on the application of knowledge and skills. The course can be taken as an advanced qualification in its own right or as excellent preparation for doctoral level study. Students can choose to study for a postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or Master's degree. Stand-alone modules are also available for those interested in Continuing Professional Development.

The course has been designed to suit students from a range of backgrounds. Most students (and graduates) have a health professional qualification e.g. nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, occupational therapy. Other students are from the social care or research sectors. Our students are from across the UK and overseas with most choosing to study remotely online as that offers flexibility around their work and family commitments.

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The MRes Health Research develops skilled and knowledgeable multi-disciplinary health care researchers, able to understand and confidently use research techniques appropriate to their practice/subject area. Helping students to become conversant with approaches used by other social and healthcare researchers is also key as well as developing practical research skills, for example, in user involvement and the use of new technologies.

The course builds capacity and capability in individuals, and the healthcare workforce more generally, by promoting lifelong learning. It supports those who wish to access a range of research career pathways, and/or further research training by advancing knowledge, research and practice in different settings. There is a focus on both skills and experience concurrently and an emphasis on proactive team and network collaborations.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of a second class Honours degree (2.1 preferred) or equivalent in a relevant subject. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant appropriate/relevant work/life experience are encouraged to apply.

English language requirements
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If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence of your proficiency such as a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 (6.0 in all bands).

If you don’t meet the required score you may be able to register for one of our pre-sessional English courses. To register you must hold a conditional offer for your course and have an IELTS score 0.5 or 1.0 below the required standard.

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The Master of Primary Health Care (MPHC) degree is is a nationally-recognised multidisciplinary advanced qualification for health professionals engaged in the delivery of primary health care. It provides an appropriate advanced multidisciplinary qualification for students who have completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Health Care (PGDipPHC).

A Masters research thesis or Masters portfolio programme can be designed and completed on a topic chosen by the student in consultation with a supervisory team. There are a total of three different ways of completing this 120 point degree:

Solely by thesis - students must have already completed an approved 30 point research methods paper

Solely by portfolio - students must have already completed an approved 30 point research methods paper

By submitting a shorter (90 point) portfolio and completing an approved 30 point research methods paper

Graduates will have specific skills to enable them to deliver, and if appropriate, to practise safe, effective, and culturally sensitive primary health care. As the students will come from differing backgrounds ( for example, medical, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, management) these skills may be oriented towards management, clinical practice, basic primary care research or a combination of these.

As a consequence of the multidisciplinary nature of the programme, the graduate will gain an advanced appreciation of team dynamics in the primary health care setting. The team approach, now so essential to professional practitioners in primary health care, will be fostered and confirmed.

The graduate will have an advanced understanding of the nature and practice of primary health care, advanced training in personally selected areas of practice, and experience in working with other health professionals involved in primary health care. In addition, the graduate will have the ability and skills to independently set up and carry out relevant research within the primary health care field, and to be able to contribute significantly to new knowledge and/or developments in health care delivery.

These graduates will provide an educated resource for future primary health planning and education.

The Master of Primary Health Care (MPHC) is also available through Distance Learning.

Entry Requirements

Every applicant shall

hold the Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Health Care, or

hold an equivalent qualification approved by the Academic Board of the Faculty of Medicine, or

have been admitted ad eundem statum as entitled to proceed to the degree, and

have completed the prerequisite papers:
PRHX 701 New Zealand Primary Health Care; and either
HASX 417 Health Sciences Research Methods; or
HASC 411 Research Design and Evaluation, together with HASC 413 Biostatistics; or
equivalent research paper(s) approved by the Academic Board of the Faculty of Medicine.

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