MPS5303 Career tools: Bridging the gap
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
MPS5303 Career tools: Bridging the gap is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Parkville. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Parkville
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MPS5303
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MPS5303
1 unit list MPS5303 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: one of MPS5201, MPS5202, MPS5203 or MPS5204
Overview
This unit prepares you for placement and employment in the pharmaceutical science sector in an industry or research laboratory setting, by helping you to develop a range of interpersonal, management and other career-relevant skills. Your skill development will take place in the context of sustainability and corporate social responsibility as foundations for the ongoing ethical practice of pharmaceutical science. Upon completing this unit, you will possess a suite of professional skills and qualities that will allow you to maximise your engagement in a short-term placement, as well as an ongoing career, in the pharmaceutical and allied industries.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Parkville | On campus |
Assessment
- Professional skills portfolioPortfolio28%
- Sustainability debate: preparation, performance and reflectionProject40%
- Career development assignmentWrittenCompetency hurdle32%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate the ability to evaluate, reflect upon and develop career-essential skills
- 2
Use evidence to demonstrate growth in interpersonal, management and/or career skills
- 3
Critically evaluate how sustainability in the pharmaceutical industry is governed by complex economic, regulatory and policy regimes and analyse the influence of this environment on stakeholder actions
- 4
Effectively construct and communicate critical and analytical arguments of sustainability worldviews and philosophies in a team context
- 5
Develop the professional skills to engage in an industry-based or laboratory-based research project.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops30 hours
- Assessments4 hours
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachRole play
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- 24 hours of enquiry-based preparation for classes
- 30 hours of workshops
- 4 hours of assessment
- 60 hours of independent work
- 24 hours of group work
Learning resources
Technology resources
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications. Free specialist software is available via MoVE.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Stefan Huth
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Stefan Huth
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MPS5303?
MPS5303 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after MPS5303?
MPS5303 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including MPS5401.
When is MPS5303 offered?
In 2025, MPS5303 runs in Semester 1 at Parkville.
Does MPS5303 have an exam?
No. MPS5303 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.