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PHR4061 · Student experiential placements 2

Official Handbook

2027 Handbook12 credit pointsLevel 4Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Last checked: 30 Sep 2026 UTC Handbook year

Overview

This unit will enhance your knowledge and understanding of a range of topics relevant to the practice of pharmacy; further develop and refine skills in communication, teamwork, integrity, empathy and problem solving; and provide the opportunity for you to implement your knowledge and skills acquired throughout the course in various practice settings through the Student Experiential Placements (StEPs) Program. This unit will build on learnings form PHR3062 Student experiential placements 1.

Offerings

Campus	Teaching period	Mode
Parkville	First semester (extended)	Teaching mostly conducted outside of a classroom/campus environment and in a block (IMMERS-BLK)
Malaysia	First semester (extended)	Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS)

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

#	Assessment	Type	Weight	Hurdle
1	Successful StEPs Completion	Work integrated	—	Competency
2	MyPharm Engagement	Written	—	Competency

This unit is a pass grade only (PGO) unit. Assessment will comprise of 100% in semester assessments. All learning outcomes will be assessed. This unit contains one or more competency assessment tasks that you must successfully complete to be able to pass the unit. Please see individual assessment tasks below for information about attempts available and minimum mark requirements to demonstrate your competency in the competency hurdle assessment task. If you fail to meet the hurdle requirement, you will receive a fail grade for the unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

prerequisite

PHR1011Professional practice 16 cp

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PHR1012Professional practice 26 cp

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PHR1021How medicines work 1: Physical chemistry6 cp

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PHR1022How medicines work 2: Pharmacokinetics 6 cp

AND

PHR1031How the body works12 cp

AND

PHR2011Professional practice 36 cp

AND

PHR2012Professional practice 412 cp

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PHR2021How medicines work 5: Drug delivery6 cp

AND

PHR2041Comprehensive care: Respiratory and gastrointestinal6 cp

AND

PHR2141Comprehensive care: Dermatology and pain6 cp

AND

PHR2042Comprehensive care: Endocrinology and renal6 cp

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PHR2142Comprehensive care: Cardiovascular6 cp

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PHR3041Comprehensive care: Blood, brain and cancers12 cp

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PHR3141Comprehensive care: Pathogens, host defence and treatment12 cp

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PHR5052Inquiry and innovation methods6 cp

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PHR3062Student experiential placements 16 cp

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PHR4142Acute care: Inquiry cases12 cp

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PHR1122How medicines work 3: Pharmacology6 cp

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PHR1222 How medicines work 4: Medicinal chemistry6 cp

Learning outcomes

Describe the delivery of pharmaceutical care, and the role of pharmacists, in a range of practice environments
Demonstrate delivery of credentialed activities semi-autonomously, by applying the knowledge and skill gathered from units over the duration of the course
Demonstrate delivery of non-credentialed activities under direct supervision, by applying the knowledge and skill gathered from units over the duration of the course
Reflect on identified strengths and weaknesses to develop Personalised Learning Plans to enhance professional skills required to practice as a pharmacist

Workload

• 24 hours of pre-placement briefings and on-campus instruction (4 x 1 day) • 280 hours of professional experiential placements (2 x 4 weeks x 5 days x 7 hours) • 1 hour of skills coaching session

Activity	Duration
Seminars	30 hours
Applied sessions	3 hours

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