Medicinal Chemistry
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Overview
Description
This course is offered to students interested in pursuing a career in the area of medicine, dentistry, or pharmaceutical chemistry. Topics include concepts in drug discovery, classifications of drugs, identification of pharmacophores (the active portions of molecules), mechanisms of drug action, metabolism and toxicity of drugs, drug delivery and prodrugs, and drug synthesis. In addition, students are introduced to computer-aided drug design. The laboratory highlights experimental techniques commonly used in drug discovery. The course includes a visit from a medicinal or pharmaceutical chemist from academia or industry. For students with two other upper-level (3000 or above) courses in natural sciences, this course may serve as the capstone for the Tier III minor in natural sciences.
Career
Undergraduate
Credits
Value
6
Max
4
Min
4
Course Count
1
Number Of Credits
4
Number Of Repeats
1
Repeatable
No
Contact Use
Yes
Generate Attendance
No
Left Use
Yes
Present Use
Yes
Reason Use
Yes
Tardy Use
Yes
Template Override
No
Time Use
Yes
Attendance Type
Class Meeting
Auto Create
No
Code
LAB
Instructor Contact Hours
3
Default Section Size
30
Final Exam Type
Yes
Include in Dynamic Date Calc
No
Instruction Mode
In Person
LMS File Type
Blackboard CourseInfo 4
Name
Laboratory
OEE Workload Hours
0
Optional Component
No
Preferred Room Features
Academic Scheduling
Workload Hours
3
Contact Use
Yes
Generate Attendance
No
Left Use
Yes
Present Use
Yes
Reason Use
Yes
Tardy Use
Yes
Template Override
No
Time Use
Yes
Attendance Type
Class Meeting
Auto Create
No
Code
LEC
Instructor Contact Hours
3
Default Section Size
30
Final Exam Type
Yes
Include in Dynamic Date Calc
No
Instruction Mode
In Person
LMS File Type
Blackboard CourseInfo 4
Name
Lecture
OEE Workload Hours
0
Optional Component
No
Preferred Room Features
Academic Scheduling
Workload Hours
3