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This optional major enables you to pursue a research-focused career in hospital pharmacy, the pharmacy industry or academia.
In your final year you'll have the opportunity to complete a yearlong research project while working as a part of a research team. You'll expand your knowledge and develop high-level skills in critical and analytical thinking, research design, writing and project management.
After graduating, you'll have the option to further develop your research skills through a PhD or Master of Philosophy.
Entry to this major is competitive, based on your grade point average and project availability.
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What you'll study
At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:
- Introductory Pharmacy 1
- Drug Discovery A1
- Quality Use of Medicines A1
- Human Physiology & Pharmacology A1
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