Graduate Certificate in Pharmaceutical Industry Practice

Break into the pharmaceutical industry by getting the competitive edge to succeed in your career with the Graduate Certificate in Pharmaceutical Industry Practice.

This program will provide you with industry-ready skills to support a career in the medicines and devices development sector.

You'll gain insight into contemporary industry practice, studying ethics, governance, regulatory, business, health economics, drug design and formulation, manufacturing and packaging, clinical drug development including safety (pharmacovigilance) and biometrics from preclinical (animal research) to post-registration.

Courses on project management and commercialisation in the pharmaceutical industry will develop business acumen and the ability to work in global teams across various disciplines.

To enrol in the program, a person must:

hold an approved bachelor degree in science, engineering, medical science, or equivalent; and
satisfy the executive dean that, based on the person's academic record and prior work experience, the person is qualified for admission.

The minimum GPA to be considered for admission into this program is 4.5.

English language requirements

IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ

TOEFL IBT - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.

TOEFL PB - Overall 570, listening 54, reading 54, writing 59/5.

Pearsons - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.

BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.

CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.

OET is not accepted.