UWA Handbook 2025

Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures

1.(1) The Student Rules apply to students in this course.

(2) The policy, policy statements and guidance documents and student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.

Academic Conduct Essentials and Communication and Research Skills modules

2.(1) A student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module) and the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module).

(2) A student must successfully complete the ACE module within the first teaching period of their enrolment. Failure to complete the module within this timeframe will result in the student's unit results from this teaching period being withheld. These results will continue to be withheld until students avail themselves of a subsequent opportunity to achieve a passing grade in the ACE module. In the event that students complete units in subsequent teaching periods without completing the ACE module, these results will similarly be withheld. Students will not be permitted to submit late review or appeal applications regarding results which have been withheld for this reason and which they were unable to access in the normally permitted review period.

English Language competency requirements

3.(1) To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.

(2) Applicants with qualifications from overseas institutions where English is not the medium of instruction must provide evidence of English language competence.

(3) Applicants presenting with the IELTS Academic require an overall score of at least 7.0 and no band less than 7.0 at the time of application.

Admission requirements

4.(1) To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

(a) a bachelor's degree or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;

and

(b) a selection Weighted Average Mark (sWAM) of at least 65 per cent;

and

(c) demonstrated adequate knowledge of each of the following: chemistry (at year 12 or tertiary level), mathematics (year 12 or tertiary level mathematics or statistics), microbiology (at tertiary level) and pharmacology (at tertiary level)

(2) a current Australian National Police Certificate, or equivalent certification, indicating no criminal convictions. The currency of a National Police Certificate is 12 months.

Admission ranking and selection

5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on—

(a) the intake quota for that year;

and

(b) a selection score determined by the sWAM and interview score for non-rural applicants, or the sWAM, interview score and rurality ranking for rural applicants

OR

(c) entry via an assured pathway

OR

(d) entry via an indigenous pathway

Articulations and exit awards

6.(1) This course has the following exit award:

• 51310 Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science (60 points)

(2) A student who withdraws from the Master of Pharmacy course before completing it, but successfully completes units offered in the Master of Pharmacy to a total value of 60 points, may apply to the School to be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Science.

Course structure

7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 120 points.

(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.

Satisfactory progress

8. To make satisfactory progress a student must pass units to a point value greater than half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.

9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module) when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.

Progress status

10. Unless the relevant board determines otherwise in exceptional circumstances—

(a) the relevant board will assign a progress status of 'On Probation' to a student who has failed to make satisfactory progress under Rule 8

(b) the relevant board will assign a progress status of 'Excluded' to a student who has failed to make satisfactory progress under Rule 8 for the second time;

(c) the relevant board will assign a progress status of 'Excluded' to a student who has failed the same unit twice at any stage of the course.

11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 9 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.

Award with distinction

12. To be awarded the degree with distinction a student must achieve a course weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 80 per cent which is calculated based on—

(a) all units above Level 3 attempted as part of the course that are awarded a final percentage mark;

(b) all relevant units above Level 3 undertaken in articulating courses of this University that are awarded a final percentage mark;

and

(c) all units above Level 3 completed at this University that are credited to the master's degree course.

Deferrals

13. Applicants awarded admission to the course are entitled to a deferral of up to 12 months, as per the University Policy on: Admissions (Coursework).

Additional rules

Supplementary assessment

14.

[Approved exceptions to University Policy]

(1) The Board of Examiners will not provide an opportunity for supplementary assessment to a student who—

(a) fails a deferred or supplementary assessment, or

(b) fails a Professional Behaviour Assessment (also known as professionalism assessment) in any unit where there is an Experiential Learning component (see section on 'Experiential Learning' within the 51500 Master of Pharmacy course rules).

Leave and retention of credit

15.(1) Students may apply for a period of leave in accordance with the University Policy on Approved Leave.

(2) Following a period of approved leave of less than two years, students retain credit for all units previously passed.

(3) Following a period of leave of two year or more, full credit is unable to be granted and students must repeat the units comprising the most recently completed year of the course.

Professional behaviour

16.(1) Students must abide by the Professional Behaviour Procedure for all units where there is an Experiential Learning component (see section on 'Experiential Learning' within the 51500 Master of Pharmacy course rules).