This four-year program is your first step to becoming a pharmacist. It prepares you for the one-year internship program that you need to successfully complete in order to gain Australia-wide registration. Once you've successfully completed the program and the internship, you can practice in any area of pharmacy in Australia, including community or hospital pharmacy. Alternatively, the degree provides you with a foundation from which you can progress with further studies to achieve a range of other career opportunities. As an RMIT pharmacy student you’ll benefit from a supportive academic community with diverse research strengths. You’ll be able to gain real-world experience through work placements in both hospital and community pharmacies. You’ll develop a sound scientific base in studies that include biochemistry, biostatistics, human biology, genetics, microbiology, and immunology and cell biology. In-depth knowledge of pharmacology, pharmacy practice, pharmaceutics and therapeutics is gained along with an understanding of drug development, clinical trials, regulatory affairs and pharmacovigilance. Career On successful completion of the program and your internship year, you can work in: community pharmacies hospital pharmacies the pharmaceutical industry (quality control, sales, marketing, and management) the bio-pharmaceutical industry clinical trials administration drug information agencies drug regulation for government or companies consulting to industry pharmacy professional organizations pharmacy academia medical research and communications Graduates have gone on to work at a range of organizations including: Royal Melbourne Hospital Alfred Hospital Austin Hospital Further study When you successfully complete this program you may be eligible for entry into an RMIT postgraduate or Masters by Research or Doctoral (PhD) program.