About the Faculty

For more than 120 years, the Victorian College of Pharmacy has played a major role in pharmaceutical science research and pharmacy education. It began in 1881 as the Victorian College of Pharmacy, the school of the Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria. In 1992, it became a faculty of Monash University.

The Victorian College of Pharmacy has a proud record of education and research in the pharmaceutical sciences. It is one of Australia’s leading schools of Pharmacy, and its world-class graduates make significant contributions to the healthcare and pharmaceutical needs of society. Leading edge research includes drug discovery and development, for which the Faculty is an internationally recognised specialist. The Victorian College of Pharmacy enjoys links with researchers at Monash, other Australian and international universities, and has close relationships with the pharmaceutical and health research industries, earning it international and commercial success. The Faculty has a reputation for its innovation, particularly in the areas of formulation science and medicinal chemistry.