Pharmacy at monasH

[Toothpaste]

Can I work at like cosmetics or food companies with a pharmacy degree?

I guess you could, you'd certainly have some of the knowledge required. Pharmaceutical science would be more suited since Pharmacy is more heavier on patient and healthcare stuff. As mystikal said you would go Pharm -> Master of Pharmaceutical Science or something like that if you develop more interest in the formulation type industry stuff.

Well I can think about that actually getting into pharmacy , right?

Yep it'll be a legit pathway to take.

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Hey mystikal you know what's a fun thing (no not really) to do:
http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au/staff/index.html
Looking at what degrees some of the lecturers/staff hold.. lol.

[mystikal]

Hey mystikal you know what's a fun thing (no not really) to do:
http://www.pharm.monash.edu.au/staff/index.html
Looking at what degrees some of the lecturers/staff hold.. lol.

haha ive already had the satisfaction of doin that

[sellingspeshbooks]

just a question - after graduating am i able to work as a pharmacist in a non-english speaking country? what kind of pathways are there?

[onur369]

I have been looking at the Pharmacy course for quite some time. One thing which I dont understand is in the prerequisites section:

Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in any other English, and a study score of at least 30 in chemistry and mathematical methods (either).

Atleast 30 in Chemistry and Mathematical Methods (either). I dont do Chem but if I get 30+ for Methods do I stand a chance or is chem also required.

[sellingspeshbooks]

you need to do both methods and chem and score 30+ in both

[onur369]

Well guess no Pharmacy :/ Still dont understand why it says either.

[sellingspeshbooks]

its not very clear, i thought i needed to get 35+ for English but turns out to be only applicable for ESL

[curious111]

Well guess no Pharmacy :/ Still dont understand why it says either.

The "either" refers to "CAS" and "non-CAS" Methods, which is of course irrelevant nowadays as the non-CAS no longer exists.

[Toothpaste]

just a question - after graduating am i able to work as a pharmacist in a non-english speaking country? what kind of pathways are there?

Pretty sure you're able to if the degree is recognised there. I don't know which countries sorry. Problem is the health care system and drug names (both generic and trade name) would probably be different so you'd have to learn all that somehow. We call Panadol (trade name) paracetamol (generic) here. In the US it's acetominophen and in a non-English speaking country I'd have no idea. If that non-English speaking country has their own school/uni for pharmacy you could look into that.

[mystikal]

umm im pretty sure if u wanna work in other countries u might need to do a transition (course/program) for like a year 
and thats like ur license to work there lols

[sellingspeshbooks]

oh ok..................so how does this transition program work? i heard that you finish 3rd year or something and you can do an exchange.. so when you come back from that country do you have to complete your last year back at monash and then do an internship?

[mystikal]

uhhh.. after 3d year u can do an exchange program in your summer, then u do 4th year. then u do internship, after your internship if u want to in another country and they do not allow u to practice due to the differences in systems such as US and AUS have different systems you will have to do a transition program which means more university in the US for like a year or 2 so u get to used to it. same applies for ppl from overseas that want to practice here in AUS.

[jimmy999]

Well guess no Pharmacy :/ Still dont understand why it says either.

If you really want to do Pharmacy, then you can still pick up Chemistry, it just means you'll have to drop one of your subjects you already have

[sellingspeshbooks]

ok....... so someone just told me that if you get into monash pharmacy you get the offers before the 17th? like you get notified of it even before the offers get released...so im very worried
is this true :S