Master of Pharmacy Practice
Course details
About the course
The Master of Pharmacy Practice (MPharmPrac) provides an accelerated pathway to becoming a pharmacist for students with an existing Bachelor’s qualification. 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 will normally be 31 August in the year prior to your intended start year.
About the provider
The University of Waikato, located in the central North Island cities of Hamilton and Tauranga, is an internationally recognised tertiary institution offering degree programmes designed to produce job-ready graduates. Each year, the University provides more than 2,000 industry placements and internship opportunities, believing its students benefit from the chance to put the theory they have learnt in classrooms, into practice in a real-world employment environment. When students choose to study at waikato, they gain a globally recognised education. In 2019, the QS World University Rankings placed the University of Waikato 266th in the world, an improvement of 135 places in five years. The University is also in the top 5% of all globally ranked institutions for research impact, meaning their research is among some of the most influential in the world.