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PHAR4914: Pharmacy Management
2026 unit information
This unit of study focuses on the management and leadership skills required to work in contemporary pharmacy workplaces and includes a two-week work-integrated learning block in a pharmacy or healthcare setting. It covers topics including innovation, problem solving, leadership, governance, strategic thinking, project planning and entrepreneurship as well as encompassing elements of human resources, marketing and financial management. The principles covered will be applied in workshops and culminate in a collaborative group project. This group project will be a real-world project from a workplace setting and incorporate a comprehensive project plan applicable to a pharmacy or healthcare setting.
Unit details and rules
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Medicine and Health
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Pharmacy |
| Credit points | 12 |
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Prerequisites:
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PHAR3911 and PHAR3912 and PHAR3913 and PHAR3921 and PHAR3922 |
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Corequisites:
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PHAR4941 |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Describe the principles and techniques of innovative problem solving and critical thinking, and apply these to the pharmacy or healthcare setting.
- LO2. Describe the strategic management process, apply it to project planning in a pharmacy or healthcare setting, and evaluate the output.
- LO3. Describe the theory of marketing science, apply it to a pharmacy or healthcare setting using strategic management processes, and evaluate the output.
- LO4. Explain basic accounting terminology and tools along with their application in the analysis, evaluation and financial performance of pharmacies and healthcare settings.
- LO5. Describe principles of human resource management, apply it to pharmacy and healthcare settings, and evaluate the output.
- LO6. Describe change management and project management principles, and apply these to design, implement, manage and lead initiatives to improve healthcare delivery.
- LO7. Describe the benefits and qualities of effective leadership and apply models of leadership to pharmacy and healthcare settings.
- LO8. Demonstrate knowledge of clinical governance principles and how they relate to pharmacists’ roles in various healthcare settings.
- LO9. Work effectively and cooperatively as a member of a learning and/or working team.
- LO10. Uphold the reputation of the pharmacy profession, including practising within relevant legal requirements, professional guidelines and ethical frameworks, and role-modelling appropriate attitudes and values.
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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There are no availabilities for previous years.
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