Curriculum
Doctor of Philosophy in Medicinal ChemistryYear I-Fall
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
| CHE 714 | Spectroscopic Analysis (w/ lab) | 3 |
| CHE 731 | Advanced Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| PSB 710 | Principles of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 3 |
| PSB 818L | Laboratory Rotations | 0 |
| PSB 819 | Graduate Seminar | 0 |
| TOTAL | 10 |
Year I-Spring
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
| PSB 818L | Laboratory Rotations | 1 |
| PSB 819 | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
| PSB 820 | Advanced Medicinal Chemistry I | 3 |
| PSB 851 | Bio-Organic Chemistry | 2 |
| |
Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL | |
10 |
Year II-Fall
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
| CHE 810 | Heterocyclic Chemistry | 2 |
| PSB 819 | Graduate Seminar | 0 |
| PSB 880 | Research | 1 |
| |
Elective | 2 - 3 |
| TOTAL | |
5 - 6 |
Year II-Spring
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
| PSB 802 | Chemistry of Macromolecules | 3 |
| PSB 819 | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
| PSB 880 | Research | 1 |
| TOTAL | |
5 |
Year III*
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
| PSB 815 | Drug Metabolism | 3 |
| PSB 819 | Graduate Seminar | 2 |
| PSB 880 | Research | 3 |
| PSB 8XX | Advanced Medicinal Chemistry II | 3 |
| PSB 8XX | Advanced Topics In Medicinal Chemistry | 3 |
| CHE or PSB 700/800 | Elective | 3 |
| PSB 8XX | Grant Proposal | 3 |
Total credit to complete degree requirements: minimum 50 s.h.
*At the end of Year II, students must successfully complete a Medicinal Chemistry Comprehensive Exam (MMCE) administered by the Medicinal Chemistry faculty in order to progress on the PhD phase of the program.
Suggested Elective Courses
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
|---|---|---|
| CHE 717 | Instrumental Analysis (w/ lab) | 4 |
| CHE 719 | Synthetic Preparations (w/ lab) | 3 |
| CHE 755 | Stereochemistry | 3 |
| MAT 763 | Advanced Statistics | 3 |
| PSB 815 | Drug Metabolism | 3 |
| PSB 860 | Chromatography | 2 |
| PSB 861 | Chromatography Laboratory | 1 |
| PSB 872 | Special Problems (Ph.D programs only) | 1 - 2 |