Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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.

Of the 1 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry degrees granted each year at the Postbaccalaureate certificate level, men make up 100% percent and women make up 0% percent of the area of study. Did you know that New Jersey has more students graduating with a degree in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry than any other state? In fact, New Jersey granted 1 degrees last year! The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry is $38,300.