- Duration
- Full-time: Varies
- Part-time: Varies
- Next start date
- 2025 Semester Two – 21 July
- 2026 Semester One – 2 March
- Available locations
- Grafton
- Points
- 120 or 240
- Programme type
- Postgraduate
- Research options available
Programme overview
The Master of Clinical Pharmacy enables pharmacists to use their skills and expertise in research projects and keep up-to-date with the latest innovations:
- Advance knowledge in clinical pharmacy through research and development.
- Evaluate innovations and advances in clinical pharmacy practice and medicines management services.
Online delivery of most materials (supplemented by face-to-face weekend workshops for some courses) allows students living anywhere in New Zealand to enrol in the programme.
Programme structure
The MClinPharm is a 120-point or 240-point research masters degree, depending on the level of study you have already completed.
Research Masters (120 points)
- Enter from a postgraduate qualification
- Choose between a research portfolio (120 points) or a thesis (120 points).
Research Masters (240 points)
- Enter from an undergraduate degree
- Four courses in medicine management and advanced pharmacotherapy (120 points)
- Choose between a research portfolio (120 points) or a thesis (120 points).
You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.
Sample programme structure
Research 120
Year 1 120 points
-
- Code:
- PHARMACY 796A/B or PHARMACY 797A/B
- Name:
- Thesis or Research Portfolio
- Type:
- Compulsory core course
- Points:
- 120 pts
Sample programme structure
Research 240
Year 1 120 points
-
- Code:
- PHARMACY 764
- Name:
- Medicines Information and Critical Appraisal
- Type:
- Compulsory core course
- Points:
- 30 pts
-
- Code:
- PHARMACY 765
- Name:
- Medicines Management and Pharmaceutical Care
- Type:
- Compulsory core course
- Points:
- 30 pts
-
- Code:
- one of
- Name:
- PHARMACY 766 - 768
- Type:
- Compulsory core course
- Points:
- 30 pts
-
- Code:
- one of
- Name:
- PHARMACY 766 - 768
- Type:
- Compulsory core course
- Points:
- 30 pts
Year 2 120 points
-
- Code:
- PHARMACY 796A/B or PHARMACY 797A/B
- Name:
- Thesis or Research Portfolio
- Type:
- Compulsory core course
- Points:
- 120 pts
Where could this programme take you?
The focus of the Master of Clinical Pharmacy (MClinPharm) is research and the degree will enable pharmacists to carry out research in the context of their practice setting and to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in pharmacy and to evaluate developments in the practice of pharmacy. We advise that the University of Auckland is not involved in the employment of graduates and can make no guarantee of post-qualification registration or employment in New Zealand or any other country.
Student career planning service
Once you become a student at the University, you can get help with planning and developing your career from Career Development and Employability Services.
We advise that the University of Auckland is not involved in the employment of graduates and can make no guarantee of post-qualification registration or employment in New Zealand or any other country.
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- Auckland
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- Outside Auckland
- 0800 61 62 63
- International
- +64 9 373 7513