BPS3062 Professional experience
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
BPS3062 Professional experience is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, offered in 2026 in Full year at Parkville and Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Full year
- Parkville, Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 6 tasks
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before BPS3062
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After BPS3062
No unit lists BPS3062 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Overview
BPS3062 is a full-year unit designed to provide you with a professional experience to prepare you for a career in pharmaceutical science and related industries.
The first half of this unit (March-May) aims to prepare for your placement project. You will participate in activities to develop your job seeking, career planning and professional communication skills, such as writing resumes, and practising interview techniques.
In the second half of the unit, you will complete a compulsory industry placement, which will give you the opportunity to expand your understanding of the industry and to hone your professional skills.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Full year | Parkville | Immersive |
| Full year extended | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Placement Goals and BackgroundWork integratedCompetency hurdle-
- Placement DiaryWork integratedCompetency hurdle-
- Oral PresentationPresentationCompetency hurdle-
- Placement ReportWrittenCompetency hurdle-
- Reflective ReportWrittenCompetency hurdle-
- Professionalism AssessmentWork integratedCompetency hurdle-
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify areas of interest for your future career
- 2
Participate effectively in interviews and write a professional resume
- 3
Work safely and effectively in a professional environment
- 4
Propose and justify an approach to solving an industry-relevant problem
- 5
Conduct an industry-relevant project, including data documentation, analysis and interpretation
- 6
Communicate the project outcomes in written and oral form to a diverse audience of Pharmaceutical Science stakeholders
- 7
Reflect on your professional experience.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops10 hours
- Laboratories115 hours
- Teaching approachProfessional placement
- Teaching approachIndustry-based learning
This unit is a combination of employability skills development workshops and interviews, and a four-week full time industry placement.
P2001 students will complete the placement in the June-July period or in the July-August period.
E3008 students will complete the placement in the June-July period.
Exceptions to the above schedule may be approved, subject to host availability.
- You will participate in placement training activities and undergo a placement selection process during the first half of the unit (10 hours of workshops and interviews).
- 115 hours of full time professional experiential placements over 4 weeks.
- 20 hours of independent study (preparation of the written report and the oral presentation).
Learning resources
Technology resources
For more information on Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) specifications and the technology systems and services available to students, review the Student Technology Essentials Handbook
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Joaquin Sanchis Martinez
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Stefan Huth
- Associate Professor Mahendran Sekar
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BPS3062?
BPS3062 has no prerequisites.
When is BPS3062 offered?
In 2026, BPS3062 runs in Full year at Parkville and Malaysia.
Does BPS3062 have an exam?
No. BPS3062 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.