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You’ll be taught by award-winning lecturers and internationally renowned researchers. We have extensive national and global partnerships, and you'll get to meet and network with current leaders in the industry.
Work alongside some of the university’s leading academics and researchers with an optional research component, or complete two extended placements in your second year with recognised leaders in the sector. We find your placements for you.
UQ is the highest ranking Australian University in the Nature Index (2018) and the highest ranking Australian university for research impact in Pharmacy and Pharmacology. UQ developed the technology that led to the life-saving cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil®.
Gain practical experience by working in a team to tackle the challenges of bringing innovations to market, and become an independent, creative thinker with leadership and problem-solving skills that empower you to create positive change within the industry.
The Master of Pharmaceutical Industry Practice leads to careers in:
To enrol in the program, a person must:
The courses offered in the Master of Pharmaceutical Industry Practice are set out in the course list. Each course is allocated a certain number of units (#).
Courses Program RulesThe Program Rules explain what is required to complete the Master of Pharmaceutical Industry Practice. These requirements include the total number of units you need to complete in order to graduate.
Program RulesTo have your degree conferred, you also need to comply with UQ’s policies and rules.
Each placement involves in excess of 1000 hours of supervised experience in the medical technologies and pharmaceutical (MTP) sector. Placements can be in any area related to a product's life cycle, from discovery to post-registration surveillance, including: drug discovery, chemical processes, formulation, manufacturing, pre-clinical, clinical trials, pharmacovigilance, pharmacoeconomics, regulatory, medical affairs, marketing and biometrics. During placements, students will have the opportunity to apply their knowledge to a real-life setting and experience firsthand how interactions between the various areas within industry are crucial to successfully managing the life cycle of the product and ultimately, product registration.
Students may undertake their placements outside the Brisbane metropolitan area, including at overseas sites. In this instance, students are required to self-fund travel, accommodation and daily living expenses.
Graduates may be eligible for membership with the following professional bodies:
If you're a current student who has already commenced study at UQ, please see Programs and Courses for full information about your program structure, rules and requirements.
Domestic students who are accepted into the Master of Pharmaceutical Industry Practice pay tuition fees.
FEE-HELP is an Australian Government loan scheme to assist eligible students with the cost of their tuition fees.
Find out more about FEE-HELP.
The Australian Government offers a number of income-support payments to eligible Australian university students. For more information, visit the Centrelink website.
An indicative annual fee is the average cost of enrolling in the Master of Pharmaceutical Industry Practice at 2019 fee rates. It is calculated based on a standard full-time study load.
A standard full-time study load is 16 units per academic year. The average fee would be less for part-time study. Actual fees will vary according to your choice of courses, their unit value and the time you take to complete this program.
Fees may be higher in later years as all fees are reviewed annually.
Visit Student contributions and tuition fees for more information.
The University offers more than 200 scholarships for prospective students and more than 350 scholarships and prizes for current students.
Scholarships cover the full range of academic disciplines and are open to domestic students and international students.
Many scholarships have specific eligibility criteria. More information, including information about how to apply, is available on the Scholarships website.
All domestic student applications for the Master of Pharmaceutical Industry Practice can be lodged directly to UQ using our online application form.
The program code for the Master of Pharmaceutical Industry Practice is 5703. You'll need this when applying.Find out more about applying for postgraduate coursework study.
Apply nowThere are a number of dates and deadlines you need to meet when applying for postgraduate study.
The closing date for the Master of Pharmaceutical Industry Practice is:
A full list of dates relevant to UQ students is available on the Student Matters Calendar.
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