New UTS international MPh
October 1, 2015
SYDNEY’S University of
Technology is claiming an Australian
first with the launch of a new
Master of Pharmacy (International)
degree - which includes a one year
international clinical placement.
To be offered by the UTS Graduate
School of Health from next year,
the new degree promises to
expose students to “national and
international advanced practices
in pharmacy, and a global health
perspective”.
School head Professor Charlie
Benrimoj confirmed that the
program is accredited by the
Australian Pharmacy Council,
allowing graduates to be eligible for
registration in Australia.
It’s been developed in response
to demand from students for
overseas placement experiences,
with UTS academics leveraging
their extensive teaching and
research networks overseas to give
students the opportunity to study
and practice alongside pharmacy
leaders in Asia, Canada, Europe,
South America and the USA.
Benrimoj said students
undertaking the program would
“have the advantage of developing
international contacts that will
be invaluable when building their
careers in pharmacy”.
He said the innovative degree
is “intended to produce a new
kind of pharmacy graduate,”
with the course part of the UTS
strategic plan to provide practicebased
education and produce
pharmacists with experience
that will enhance their career
opportunities, employability and
global competitiveness
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