Bachelor of Pharmacy 5609097 224927942 2008-07-11T01:19:53Z Skittleys 1292981 tag consolidation; removed the now-redundant expand template {{articleissues|expand=July 2008|unreferenced=July 2008}} A '''Bachelor of Pharmacy''' (abbreviated '''BPharm''') is an [[undergraduate]] [[academic degree]] in the field of [[pharmacy]]. The degree is the basic prerequisite for registration to practice as a [[pharmacist]] in many countries. In some countries, it has been superseded by the [[Master of Pharmacy]] (MPharm) and [[Doctor of Pharmacy]] (PharmD) degrees. In the United States, this degree was granted as the baccalaureate pharmacy degree only at Washington State University, where it has now been superseded by the PharmD degree. The degree previously offered within the US—and still the required degree in Canada—is the Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. == Asia and Oceania == ===Australia=== In [[Australia]], the opPharm degree is awarded following a four-year undergraduate pharmacy program. Australian undergraduate pharmacy courses were previously three years, but were increased to four years during the 1990s with offering a four-year '''Bachelor of Pharmacy (Rural)''' (abbreviated '''BPharm (Rural)''') program at its [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]] campus. It was designed to address the continuing shortage of pharmacists in [[rural]] areas and placed greater emphasis on rural aspects of pharmacy practice. Since most of the units-of-study were common to both the BPharm and BPharm (Rural), many of the lectures were delivered by academics at the main campus in [[Sydney, New South Wales|Sydney]] with a live video broadcast to students at Orange. The program was not offered in 2005, following the transfer of Orange campus to [[Charles Sturt University]]. Following a review, a new BPharm (Rural) program was offered from 2006 onwards at the university's main campus (Camperdown/Darlington campus). ====Universities==== Australian universities offering Bachelor of Pharmacy programs (circa June 2006): * [[Charles Sturt University]] – [[Wagga Wagga, New South Wales|Wagga Wagga]] and [[Orange, New South Wales]] * [[Charles Darwin University]] — [[Darwin, Northern Territory]] * [[Curtin University of Technology]] – [[Perth, Western Australia]] * [[James Cook University]] – [[Townsville, Queensland]] * [[Griffith University]] - [[Gold Coast, Queensland]] * [[La Trobe University]] – [[Bendigo, Victoria]] * [[Monash University]] – [[Parkville, Victoria]] (formerly the [[Victorian College of Pharmacy]]) * [[University of Queensland]] – [[Brisbane, Queensland]] * [[Queensland University of Technology]] - [[Brisbane, Queensland]] * [[University of South Australia]] – [[Adelaide, South Australia]] * [[University of Sydney]] – [[Sydney, New South Wales]] * [[University of Tasmania]] – [[Hobart, Tasmania]] === India === The Bachelor of Pharmacy degree is popularly known as B Pharm in [[India]]. It is a four year program. In order to be eligible, one must pass with at least 50% marks in [[Pre University Course]] with biology as one of the subjects, or complete a [[DPharma]] (Diploma in Pharmacy). In some states it is also mandatory to give an additional pharmacy entrance examination in order to be eligible for the course. <ref>CareerXChange.info [http://careerxchange.info/courses/fulltimecourse/courses/bpharmatmet.html]</ref> == Europe == ===Ireland=== BPharm degrees in the Irish Republic are offered by: *[[Trinity College, Dublin]] *[[University College Cork]] *[[Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland]], Dublin However in [[Northern Ireland]] (which is part of the United Kingdom) [[MPharm]] degrees (as opposed to BPharm degrees) are offered at [[Queen's University Belfast]] as in the rest of the UK. ===United Kingdom=== In the [[United Kingdom]], the BPharm degree was awarded following a three-year undergraduate pharmacy program. It was superseded in 1997 by the [[Master of Pharmacy]] (MPharm) degree, awarded following a four year program, as a result of [[Bologna process|European Union harmonisation]]. ==See also== *[[Doctor of Pharmacy]] *[[Master of Pharmacy]] *[[Pharmacist]] *[[Pharmaconomist]] *[[List of pharmacy schools]] == External Websites == [http://careerxchange.info/courses/fulltimecourse/courses/bpharmatmet.html CareerXChange.info B. Pharm. Course Details] [http://www.pci.nic.in Pharmacy council of India ] {{Academic degrees}} [[Category:Bachelor's degrees|Pharmacy, Bachelor of]] [[Category:Pharmacy]]