Graduate Diploma of Pharmaceutical Science at University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Break into the pharmaceutical industry by getting the competitive edge to succeed in your career with the Graduate Certificate in Pharmaceutical Industry Practice. This program will provide you with industry-ready skills to support a career in the medicines and devices development sector. You'll gain insight into contemporary industry practice, studying ethics, governance, regulatory, business, health economics, drug design and formulation, manufacturing and packaging, clinical drug development including safety (pharmacovigilance) and biometrics from preclinical (animal research) to post-registration. Courses on project management and commercialisation in the pharmaceutical industry will develop business acumen and the ability to work in global teams across various disciplines. Program highlights Learn from award-winning lecturers and internationally renowned researchers. Join the highest ranked Australian university for research impact in pharmacy and pharmacology. Study ethics, governance, regulatory, business, health economics, drug design and formulation, manufacturing and packaging, clinical drug development including safety (pharmacovigilance) and biometrics from preclinical (animal research) to post-registration Courses on project management and commercialisation in the pharmaceutical industry will develop business acumen and the ability to work in global teams across various disciplines.

This course is intended for registered pharmacists, or students who have completed a registrable pharmacy degree, and wish to pursue a career in pharmacy research or gain a competitive advantage in their career by completing an additional postgraduate qualification. Students gain research skills and expertise in their area of research interest, and demonstrate their outstanding academic ability and commitment to pharmacy through the completion of the degree. This course gives students the opportunity to work with leading national and international researchers in their area of interest to develop and complete an original research project which contributes to knowledge. Students gain research training and skills, as well as developing extensive knowledge and expertise in an area of research. Students are supported by a strong and vibrant research culture, both within the school and the university, and have access to other researchers, a wide variety of workshops, the university library and research facilities.