Bachelor of Pharmacy

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

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Course Learning Outcome

Graduate Quality (GQ)

1

Demonstrate an understanding of the design, manufacture and performance of drug dosage forms, the mechanisms of action and the properties drugs display as biologically active molecules in living systems.

GQ1. Depth of disciplinary expertise

GQ2. Critical thinking and Problem solving

GQ5. Inventiveness

2

Ability to engage in research and scientific endeavour, and critically examine scientific evidence – both quantitative and qualitative – in order to arrive at evidence‐based conclusions.

GQ1. Depth of disciplinary expertise

GQ2. Critical thinking and Problem solving

GQ3. Oral and written communication

GQ4. Information and digital literacy

GQ5. Inventiveness

3

Demonstrate a working understanding of fundamental concepts and techniques of chemistry necessary for understanding drug delivery, drug action and therapeutics, diagnostics, and the identifcation of sources of drugs. Ability to identify the way they are discovered, purified, characterised and analysed, and their physico‐chemical properties.

GQ1. Depth of disciplinary expertise

GQ2. Critical thinking and Problem solving

4

Ability to provide pharmacy cognitive services, prescription medicines and appropriate advice and counselling, and over the counter products using endorsed professional protocols.

GQ1. Depth of disciplinary expertise

GQ2. Critical thinking and problem solving

GQ3. Oral and written communication

GQ4. Information and digital literacy

GQ5. Inventiveness

GQ6. Cultural competence

GQ7. Interdisciplinary effectiveness

5

Ability to apply a systematic reasoning process to address a range of health and drug‐related problems that present in Pharmacy. Ability to provide patient education in relation to medicines and therapeutic and monitoring devices.

GQ1. Depth of disciplinary expertise

GQ2. Critical thinking and Problem solving

GQ3. Oral and written communication

GQ4. Information and digital literacy

GQ5. Inventiveness

GQ6. Cultural competence

GQ7. Interdisciplinary effectiveness

6

Demonstrate an understanding of management and organisational theories and their application in different professional practice in pharmacy settings. Understand the issues associated with the delivery of pharmaceutical services in a range of rural and remote settings.

GQ1. Depth of disciplinary expertise

GQ2. Critical thinking and Problem solving

GQ7. Interdisciplinary effectiveness

GQ8. Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

GQ9. Influence

7

Demonstrate appropriate attitudes and values in personal and professional dealings and business practice and apply appropriate principles and reasoning skills to address ethical dilemmas in professional practice.

GQ2. Critical thinking and problem solving

GQ6. Cultural competence

GQ8. Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

8

Demonstrate an understanding of laws that govern the supply of medicines and the practice of Pharmacy, that maximises patient safety through Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) and minimises and manages medicine error.

GQ1. Depth of disciplinary expertise

GQ4. Information and digital literacy

GQ8. Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

9

Ability to recognise the importance of, and to report, signs and symptoms of impairment (whether mental, physical or drug and alcohol related) in themselves and others, bearing in mind the responsibility for patient safety.

GQ3. Oral and written communication

GQ8. Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

10

Demonstrate an understanding of the health care system in Australia and the roles of the pharmacist within it, and the factors informing health policy including epidemiological and economic issues.

GQ1. Depth of disciplinary expertise

GQ6. Cultural competence

GQ7. Interdisciplinary effectiveness

GQ9. Infuence

11

Demonstrate an appropriate duty of care to the wider public and an understanding of the role of the pharmacist in promoting public health.

GQ6. Cultural competence

GQ7. Interdisciplinary effectiveness

GQ8. Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

GQ9. Influence

12

Ability to identify a safe and an environmentally appropriate manner for storing, supplying and disposing of medicines.

GQ1. Depth of disciplinary expertise

GQ8. Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity