Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science

Units of study

First year

Semester one

• VPS1021 - Organic chemistry I
• VPS1041 - Mathematics for pharmaceutical scientists
• VPS1071 - Physical chemistry I 
• VPS1081  - Physiology I

Semester two

• VPS1022 - Organic chemistry II 
• VPS1042 - Introduction to pharmaceutical sciences
• VPS1072 - Physical chemistry II 
• VPS1082  - Physiology II

Second year Formulation Science major

Semester one

• VPS2011  - Pharmaceutical biochemistry
• VPS2021  - Analytical methods
• VPS2041  - Colloid chemistry
• VPS2071  - Formulation chemistry I

Semester two

• VPS2062 - Pharmacology
• VPS2072 - Formulation chemistry II
• VPS2092 - Molecular cell Biology 
• VPS2102  - Product development I

Second year Medicinal Chemistry major

Semester one

• VPS2011 - Pharmaceutical biochemistry
• VPS2021 - Analytical methods
• VPS2121 - Synthetic chemistry I
• VPS2141  - Computational chemistry

Semester two

• VPS2062 - Pharmacology
• VPS2082 - Introduction to spectroscopy
• VPS2092 - Molecular cell biology
• VPS2122  - Synthetic chemistry II

Third year Formulation Science

Semester one

• VPS3081 Biopharmaceutics
• VPS3091 Molecular basis of drug action
• VPS3041 Product development II
• VPS3071 Formulation chemistry III

Semester two

• VPS3102 Product development III
• VPS3072 Formulation chemistry IV
• VPS3052 Industry project
• ELECTIVE

Semester two elective units choose one from

• VPS3032 Current aspects of pharmaceutical biology or
• VPS3042 Disease states and pharmalogical intervention or
• VPS3012 Drug discovery and development

Third year Medicinal Chemistry

Semester one

• VPS3081 Biopharmaceutics
• VPS3091 Molecular basis of drug action
• VPS3031 Spectroscopy
• VPS3011 Synthetic medicinal chemistry

Semester two

• VPS3012 Drug discovery and development
• VPS3022 Chemical technologies for pharmaceutical development
• VPS3082 Research project
• ELECTIVE

Semester two elective units choose one from

• VPS3032 Current aspects of pharmaceutical biology or
• VPS3042 Disease states and pharmalogical intervention or
• VPS3102 Drug development III