- Duration
- Part-time: Varies
- Next start date
- 2025 Semester One – 3 March
- 2026 Semester One – 2 March
- Available locations
- Grafton
- Points
- 120
- Programme type
- Postgraduate
Programme overview
Graduates of the postgraduate diploma will be able to:
- Ensure the safe, effective and economic use of medicines for both individual patients and patient groups
- Design, implement and optimise pharmaceutical care plans for individual patients in a broad range of therapeutic areas
- Manage the pharmaceutical care of patients with complex clinical needs
- Develop specialised knowledge of medicines use in areas of clinical interest, including advanced medicines management
This programme has been designed to allow students living anywhere in New Zealand to enrol, as most of the material will be presented online (supplemented by face-to-face weekend workshops for some courses).
Programme structure
- 120-point programme
- Up to four years part-time
- Most students will start with the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy (PGCertClinPharm) and enrol in 60 points per year (30 points or one course per semester)
Courses completed as part of the PGCertClinPharm can be credited toward the PGDipClinPharm:
- Completion of Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Pharmacy (60 points)
- Advanced taught course topics that cover applied and advanced pharmacotherapy and innovative pharmacy services (60 points)
You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.
Sample programme structure
Year 1 120 points
-
- Code:
- PHARMACY 764
- Name:
- Medicines Information and Critical Appraisal
- Type:
- Compulsory core course
- Points:
- 30 pts
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- 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
2025 entry requirements
Programme requirements
You must have completed an undergraduate degree in pharmacy at a recognised university (or similar institution).
International applicants must also be currently registered as a pharmacist with the New Zealand Pharmacy Council and domestic applicants must either be enrolled in the New Zealand pharmacist pre-registration programme or currently registered as a pharmacist with the New Zealand Pharmacy Council.
In order to be admitted to the specialisation in Prescribing you must hold an appropriate position involving patient care, and have access to a designated medical prescriber, as approved by the programme director.
Further programme requirements
English language requirements
If you are an international applicant whose first language is not English you will need to provide evidence of your English proficiency.
You will require an IELTS Academic score of 6.5 with no bands less than 6.0. See alternative English language requirements.
How much does a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy cost per year?
2025 fees
- Domestic students
- NZ$10,892.40*
- International students
- NZ$52,585*
Fees are set in advance of each calendar year and will be updated on this website. Fees are inclusive of 15% GST, but do not include the Student Services Fee, course books, travel and health insurance, or living costs. Amounts shown are indicative only. In addition to the tuition fees, there is a Student Services Fee of $8.88 per point, estimated at $1,065.60 for full-time study (120 points). Fees will be confirmed upon completion of enrolment into courses.
*Please note: amounts shown are indicative and estimates only.
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Key dates
Note: For international applicants, the application closing date for Semester Two 2024 is 24 May 2024.
Please note: We will consider late applications if places are still available. International students should start the application process as early as possible to allow sufficient time to apply for a visa.
Application closing dates
- Semester One 2025
- 8 December 2024
Start dates
Here are the start dates for the programme.
| Semester One | Starts – 26 February |
|---|---|
| Ends – 24 June |
| Semester One | Starts – 3 March |
|---|---|
| Ends – 30 June |
Other important dates
See important dates for the academic year, including orientation, enrolment, study breaks, exams, and graduation.
Where could this programme take you?
Pharmacists who complete this programme will have greater experience in the preparation and implementation of pharmaceutical care and medicines management plans for a wide range of therapeutic areas, and for patients with more complex clinical needs. They will have a degree of specialisation to facilitate the progress to advanced clinical roles. 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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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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