Pharmacy 1

Master of Pharmacy Practice

Masters Degree MPharmPrac
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The Master of Pharmacy Practice (MPharmPrac) provides an accelerated pathway to becoming a pharmacist for students with an existing Bachelor’s qualification.

The Master of Pharmacy Practice is expected to begin in 2025, subject to approval by the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand

This qualification offering is pending final approval

240 points, 2 years

Hamilton

Trimester A (March)

Why study the Master of Pharmacy Practice?

Our Master of Pharmacy Practice is the first graduate-entry pharmacy programme in New Zealand and has been developed to help address the pharmacy workforce shortage in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The programme embodies a holistic approach to health assessment, underpinned by a range of Hauora Māori models, including Te Whare Tapa Whā, Te Wheke and the Meihana Model.

Your academic learning will be integrated with pharmacy practice in the form of community, primary care and hospital placements under the supervision of clinical academic pharmacists.

By the end of your two-year masters degree, you will be able to provide culturally and clinically safe practice with expertise in the optimal and equitable use of medicines across New Zealand.  You will be eligible to apply for registration as an Intern Pharmacist with the Pharmacy Council of New Zealand | Te Pou Whakamana Kaimatū o Aotearoa.  After completing and passing the Intern Training Programme, you will be eligible to apply for registration as a Pharmacist.

As spaces are limited, the deadline for applications is 1 November in the year prior to your intended start year.

Career Opportunities

  • Intern Pharmacist
  • Registered Pharmacist
  • Primary and community health care
  • Hospital-based care
  • Pharmaceutical research
This qualification offering is pending final approval

240 points, 2 years

Hamilton

Trimester A (March)

Degree information

Plan your study Entry Requirements Fees and scholarships

Practical experience

You will undertake 375 hours of pharmacy practice in the form of community, primary care and hospital placements over the two years, under the supervision of highly skilled clinical academic pharmacists. Within each trimester, there are both teaching and clinical blocks.

Contact us

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Division of Health

Te Huataki Waiora School of Health, Sixth Floor, TT Block, Gate 4, Hillcrest Road, Hillcrest, Hamilton, New Zealand