Master of Clinical Pharmacy
Overview
Enhance your professional development and clinical practice to help progress your career.
The Master of Clinical Pharmacy will allow you to enhance the contribution you make to a healthcare team.
The program focuses on contemporary clinical pharmacy practice in all settings and emerging roles for pharmacists throughout the health system. You will develop the skills and knowledge needed to advance your professional practice.
The program is delivered externally to practising pharmacists working across Australasia, featuring innovative online teaching methods that support active learning and skill development.
An interdisciplinary approach is used in the delivery of the programs, including input from clinical pharmacists, medical practitioners, specialist nurses and academia.
Our programs provide students with the opportunity to learn with and ask questions of peers and experts through interactive modules, online real-time tutorials and group activities.
To meet the demands of current work and other commitments the program is available in a part-time mode.
Program highlights
- Learn from innovative online methods that support active learning and skill development.
- Benefit from an interdisciplinary approach that includes input from clinical pharmacists, medical practitioners, specialist nurses and academia.
- Focus your studies on contemporary clinical pharmacy practice in all settings and gain a strong understanding of emerging roles for pharmacists.
- Interact with peers and experts. You can ask questions and learn through interactive modules, online real-time tutorials and group activities.
How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Online study
- Research experience
What you'll study
At UQ, degrees are called 'programs' and subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study in this program:
- Advanced Skills for Clinical Pharmacy Practice
- Pharmacists in the Modern Health System
- Pharmacotherapy in Patient Care A
- Leading and Managing the Future in Pharmacy Practice
Career possibilities
Postgraduate study can take you anywhere. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Specialist pharmacist
- Director of pharmacy services
- Pharmacy clinical educator
- Clinical team lead
- Pharmacy manager
- Research pharmacist
- Clinical trial pharmacist
Graduate salary
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This program is fully online and yet allows you to interact and build networks with other like-minded pharmacists. I have enjoyed learning again and being challenged to think about things that I hadn't come across before.
This program is fully online and yet allows you to interact and build networks with other like-minded pharmacists. I have enjoyed learning again and being challenged to think about things that I hadn't come across before.
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements
To be eligible for entry, you'll need:
- a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and
- current, general registration as a pharmacist in your country of practice.
- a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and
- current, general registration as a pharmacist in your country of practice.
Relevant work experience
It is recommended that applicants have 18 months full-time, relevant professional and recent practice.
Related programs
Depending on your previous qualifications and current goals, you might want to consider
one of these related programs:
English language requirements
IELTS overall 7; reading 7; writing 7; speaking 7; listening 7. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL iBT (including Paper Edition) - Overall 100, listening 25, reading 25, writing 27, speaking 23.
PTE Academic - Overall 72, sub bands minimum 72.
CES - Overall 185, All sub bands minimum 185.
BE and OET are not accepted.
There are other ways to meet the English language requirements. For some programs, additional conditions apply.
Inherent requirements
To complete this degree, you have to meet its inherent requirements by demonstrating essential skills and attributes. Read the inherent requirements before you apply.
Student visas
This program does not meet the eligibility requirements for an Australian Student visa (subclass 500).
To study this program in Australia you will need a temporary visa or residency status with study entitlement. Some programs can also be studied from outside Australia.
Fees and Scholarships
Indicative annual fee
Approximate yearly cost of tuition (16 units). Your fees will vary according to your selected courses and study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
$8,948
2025
$8,948
2025
Approximate yearly cost of full-time tuition (16 units). Your fees will vary according to your study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
AUD $53,760
2025
AUD $53,760
2025
Government assistance
Financial aid
As an international student, you might be eligible for financial aid – either from your home country, or from the Australian Government.
HECS-HELP
Domestic places in the Master of Clinical Pharmacy are Commonwealth Supported. This means the cost of your education is shared between you and the Australian Government.
Instead of tuition fees, Commonwealth Supported students pay what are called student contribution amounts.
HECS-HELP is an Australian Government loan scheme to assist eligible students with the cost of their student contribution amounts.
Centrelink support
The Australian Government offers a number of income-support payments to eligible Australian university students.
Scholarships
You may be eligible for more than 100 scholarships, including:
How to apply
Applying online
All international applications should be submitted to UQ. The program code for the Master of Clinical Pharmacy is 5718.
International students who want to study this program will not be eligible for a Student Visa (subclass 500).
To study this program in Australia, you will need an Australian visa or residency status with sufficient study entitlement. Some programs can also be studied from outside Australia.
Applying online
All domestic applications should be submitted to UQ.
The program code for the Master of Clinical Pharmacy is 5718.
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Important dates
The closing date for this program is:
- To commence study in Semester 1 - January 31 of the year of commencement.
- To commence study in Semester 2 - June 30 of the year of commencement.
To learn more about UQ dates, including semester start dates, view the Academic Calendar.
Important dates
The closing date for this program is:
- To commence study in Semester 1 - January 31 of the year of commencement.
- To commence study in Semester 2 - June 30 of the year of commencement.
To learn more about UQ dates, including semester start dates, view the Academic Calendar.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants
For support with applying – or if you have any questions about university life – get in touch with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit.
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