About This Major
A program that focuses on the application of chemistry to the study of biologically and clinically active substances, biological and pharmacological interactions, and the development of associated research methods, techniques, and clinical trial procedures. Includes instruction in organic chemistry, biochemistry, molecular graphics, rational drug design, toxicology, molecular biology, pharmacology, enzyme mechanisms, receptor theory, neurochemistry, drug metabolism, drug synthesis, biological mechanisms of drug action, research tools and techniques, and laboratory safety.
Program Examples
- Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS)
- Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (PhD)
At a Glance
- CIP Code
- 51.2004
- CIP Family
- 51
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