Current Students - Postgraduate Students
At present there are more than 100 postgraduates enrolled for the research degrees of PhD, MPhil or MPharm as well as postgraduate students enrolled in coursework programs in Herbal Medicines.
There are over 30 fulltime academic staff offering research projects in the areas of Pharmacy Practice, Pharmaceutics, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
Welcome and Information for Postgraduate Research students
More information on particular postgraduate degree programs can be found on the following pages;
Financial Support
The Financial Assistance Office provides interest free loans and bursaries to students in financial need. Financial assistance is for essential living and study related expenses, not for tuition fees and HECS payments. It is not meant to provide ongoing income support but to supplement other income and to help in emergencies such as paying housing bond, rent, household bills, medical expenses and buying textbooks and equipment and helping with compulsory excursions.
The Financial Assistance Office also provides loans assistance to Postgraduate students who are travelling interstate and overseas if they are attending and or presenting at conferences.
We also provide loans up to $1000 to assist International student who are in financial need.
Please click here for further information regarding the types of assistance available.
Examination Feedback
Please attend the exam review sessions if you have any queries or would like to receive feedback about your examination mark and progress in the end of semester examinations. Exam review session details are posted on the faculty website after the examination period.
Appeals and Special Consideration
Appeals
Please visit the following website for information about appeals against academic decisions.
Student Academic Appeals Committee
Special Consideration
Special Consideration information for classes during semester (PDF)
Special Consideration information for exams (PDF)
Special consideration with respect to assessment is available for students with well documented cases of serious illness or misadventure which significantly impact on performance.
You can download the special consideration forms here.
Special arrangements may be made available to any student who is unable to meet assessment requirements or attend examinations because of one or more of the following situations:
- essential religious commitments or essential beliefs (including cultural and ceremonial commitments);
- compulsory legal absence (e.g. jury duty, court summons, etc);
- sporting or cultural commitments, including political/union commitments, where the student is representing the University, state or nation;
- birth or adoption of a child, and
- Australian Defence Force or emergency service commitments (including Army Reserve).
Any student who wishes to seek special arrangements for assessment or examination is to advise the faculty which administers the unit of study affected by the request as soon as possible after enrolment with regard to religious beliefs or commitments relating to moveable feasts, prayer or worship times, or with regard to other requirements of their religion which may have an impact on the types of assessment and/or examination they can undertake; and as soon as possible after being notified of a requirement to be absent from the University in the case of other types of commitment.
All requests and supporting documentation should be submitted to the Student Services Officer in the Faculty of Pharmacy Administration Office.
For further information please refer to the University Policy Special Arrangements for Examination and Assessment
University Policies Online
Insufficient Documentation
Insufficient Documentation on Medical Certificates (Word doc 179k)
Students are advised to ensure that any medical documentation collected for the purposes of special consideration includes, at the very least, the information in this guide.
Academic Honesty
You will find academic honesty guidelines specific to each Unit of Study in each unit's USyd eLearning (formerly WebCT) site.
Further information
Do you need to know where to get a key, who to contact, who is in the Faculty office, or do you need to view a copy of the PG progression guide? Answers to those questions and more can be found in the Postgraduate Survival Guide. Download a copy below.
Survival Guide (PDF 152k)
Research students can also visit the website for Postgraduate Studies in Pharmacy, Medicine and Dentistry for more information.