Welcome to the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences at the University of South Australia. Based at City East campus in the heart of South Australia's premier medical training and research precinct, the School offers a range of professional programs that prepare graduates for rewarding careers in health science.

With more than 120 staff members and over 1000 students, the School is large enough to offer a wide choice of programs and courses, yet small enough to provide a supportive environment where each student is encouraged to do their best. Our modern purpose-built facilities, experienced and dedicated staff, and strong industry links combine to give our students skills that are highly regarded by employers in Australia and around the world.

We offer undergraduate programs in Pharmacy, Laboratory Medicine, Nutrition and Food Science, Pharmaceutical Science and the new Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Science Double Degree. A new degree in Medical Science was launched in 2010. We also offer a Bachelor in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Honours).The School delivers expert teaching in allied health programs in UniSA's Division of Health Sciences and the Bachelor of Science. Doctoral and Masters degrees by research programs are provided in all discipline areas of the School.

Our coursework postgraduate programs in Clinical Pharmacy and Surgical Pathology Preparation provide continuing professional development to practicing pharmacists and laboratory technicians. This year we also launched the Master in Dietetics aimed at graduates from nutrition, health and science based disciplines who wish to pursue a career, or enhance their career field, with a qualification in dietetics.

The School has a long-standing commitment to outcomes-based research that responds to today's big health care challenges with very strong links to the Sansom Institute bringing together internationally-recognised research concentrations in quality use of medicines and pharmacy, molecular medicine and pharmaceutical science.

Undergraduate degrees

Graduate degrees

The following postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy programs offer experienced pharmacists the chance to develop specialist clinical expertise to enhance their career prospects and improve patient care:

Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy
Master of Clinical Pharmacy (includes coursework and research components)
Doctor of Clinical Pharmacy (includes coursework and research components)

Research

We invite you to review the research degrees information page and make contact with the respective program directors to explore the possibility of becoming one of our valued postgraduate students. Our range of postgraduate research degrees include:

For more information, please contact one of our offices

Last Updated: 29 September 2012

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