JCU Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) boasts a modern integrated curriculum where students are exposed to various modes of teaching across the subject areas: lectures, tutorials, workshops, practicals undertaken in modern teaching and laboratory facilities. Simulated patients are used in workshops and students are encouraged to develop as health practitioners by being trained in skills involving not only showing their knowledge in written examinations but orally in counselling and oral presentations and examinations.

Students at James Cook University will have access to state-of-the-art research facilities, cutting-edge pharmacy laboratories and field-leading staff.  JCU’s strong research focus opens doors for you to pursue Honours projects and postgraduate study in the exciting pharmacy field.

• Entry into the Bachelor of Pharmacy program for students holding Ontario Secondary School Diploma:  minimum grade average of 68% in 6 university/college courses (includes math, chemistry, English).
• Students may apply for advanced standing for previous university study.

JCU Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) holds full accreditation with the Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) at the Townsville campus and has applied to the Australian Pharmacy Council for accreditation to deliver JCU’s Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) in Cairns and Mackay in 2021.

It is the student’s responsibility to contact their local credentialing body for re-entry pathways.  The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) is the national certification body for the pharmacy profession in Canada. Upon returning, students must go through an evaluation procedure with the PEBC.