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Program Information

The College of Pharmacy offers the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a concentration in Medicinal Chemistry. Medicinal chemistry is a unique blend of the physical and biological sciences. The scope of the field is sufficiently broad to give students with many different science backgrounds a rewarding and challenging program of study. Areas of active research include organic synthesis of medicinal agents, metal chelate design, prodrugs and topical drug delivery, drug metabolism, molecular toxicology, molecular biology, combinatorial chemistry, neurochemistry, analytical chemistry, molecular modeling, natural products, and drug discovery.

The College also offers the Master of Science in Pharmacy degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (non-thesis option) with concentrations in both forensic drug chemistry and forensic serology and DNA in a distance learning format. Minimum requirements for the M.S.P. and Ph.D. degrees are described in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

The applicant should have an undergraduate degree in pharmacy, chemistry, biology, or premedical sciences. A background in calculus and physical and organic chemistry is required. In addition to graduate medicinal chemistry courses in the College of Pharmacy, graduate courses in chemistry and biochemistry are required for the program.

For more information, please see our websites: http://pharmacy.ufl.edu/education/graduate-programs and http://pharmacy.ufl.edu/mc

Degrees Offered With a Major in Pharmaceutical Sciences

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    • concentration in Medicinal Chemistry
      •  optional second concentration in Clinical and Translational Science
    • concentration in Toxicology
  • Master of Science in Pharmacy
    • concentration in Clinical Toxicology
    • concentration in Forensic Drug Chemistry
    • concentration in Forensic Serology and DNA
    • concentration in Forensic Science
    • concentration in Medicinal Chemistry
    • concentration in Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

Medicinal Chemistry Courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
PHA 6354Natural Medicinal Products3
PHA 6356Structure Determination of Complex Natural Products3
PHA 6357Herbal & Dietary Supplements3
PHA 6417Pharmaceutical Analysis II3
PHA 6425Drug Biotrans and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity3
PHA 6432Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Chemistry1
PHA 6435Biosynthetic Logic of Medicinal Natural Products3
PHA 6444Pharmaceutical Chemistry I3
PHA 6447Drug Design3
PHA 6448High Throughput Drug Discovery2
PHA 6471Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry3
PHA 6472Organic Synthesis of Drug Molecules3
PHA 6476Advanced Combinatorial Chemistry in Drug Discovery3
PHA 6534Toxicology of Chemical Weapons3
PHA 6535Principles of Nucleotide Activity2
PHA 6543Pharmaceutical Chemistry II3
PHA 6556Introduction to Clinical Toxicology3
PHA 6557Clinical Toxicology 13
PHA 6840Medicinal Chemistry of Drugs of Abuse3
PHA 6850Principles of Forensic Science3
PHA 6851Forensic Analysis of DNA3
PHA 6853Biological Evidence and Serology3
PHA 6854Forensic Immunology3
PHA 6855Forensic Genetics3
PHA 6856Blood Spatter and Distribution3
PHA 6905CResearch Procedures in Medicinal Chemistry1-4
PHA 6934Seminar in Medicinal Chemistry1
PHA 6852Mammalian Molecular Biology3
VME 6602General Toxicology3
VME 6605Toxic Substances3
VME 6613Forensic Toxicology I3
VME 6614Forensic Toxicology II3
VME 6650Principles of Mammalian Pharmacology4
VME 6766Laboratory Quality Assurance/Quality Control3

Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
PHA 5270Health Care and Patient Safety3
PHA 5271Health Care Risk Management3
PHA 52723
PHA 62063
PHA 6227Institutional Pharmacy Leadership I3
PHA 6228Institutional Pharmacy Leadership II3
PHA 62352
PHA 6250Patient Responsibility in Health Care3
PHA 6254Structure, Process and Outcomes of Regulation II2
PHA 6264Pharmacoeconomics and Health Technology Assessment3
PHA 6265Introduction to Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy I3
PHA 6266Introduction to Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy II2
PHA 6268Pharmacoepidemiology and Patient Safety3
PHA 6269Pharmaceutical Products and Public Policy3
PHA 6273Structure, Process and Outcomes of Regulation I2
PHA 6274Federal Regulations of Drugs and Pharmacy3
PHA 6275Federal Regulations of Controlled Substances3
PHA 6276Pharmacy Benefit Design & Management3
PHA 6277Ethics in Drug Development Production and Use3
PHA 6278State Regulation of Drugs and Pharmacy3
PHA 6279Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Seminar1
PHA 6280Medicare and Medicaid3
PHA 6281Practices and Procedures of Administrative Agencies3
PHA 6283Commercial Applications of Pharmacoeconomics3
PHA 6286Pharmaceutical Microeconomics3
PHA 6287Pharmaceutical Health Economics3
PHA 6288Critical Review of Research Methods3
PHA 6289Regulating Clinical Research3
PHA 6290Pharmaceutical Fraud and Abuse3
PHA 6291Pharmaceutical Health Care Systems3
PHA 6472Organic Synthesis of Drug Molecules3
PHA 6476Advanced Combinatorial Chemistry in Drug Discovery3
PHA 6717Measurement in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Research3
PHA 6793Evidentiary Basis of Pharmaceutical Use3
PHA 6796Study Design in Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy Research3
PHA 6798The Use and Abuse of Statistics in Drug Regulation3
PHA 6799Patient Safety Program Evaluation3
PHA 6805Applied Data Interpretation and Reporting of Findings in Pharmacy3
PHA 68603
PHA 6891Introduction to Pharmacoepidemiology3
PHA 6892Practices and Procedures of the IRB3
PHA 6893Research Ethics3
PHA 6899Advanced OB/GYN and Pediatric Pharmacoepidemiology3
PHA 6937Topics in Pharmaceutical Administration2

Pharmacodynamics Courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
PHA 6472Organic Synthesis of Drug Molecules3
PHA 6476Advanced Combinatorial Chemistry in Drug Discovery3
PHA 6508Systems Physiology and Pathophysiology I5
PHA 6509Systems Physiology and Pathophysiology II5
PHA 6512LExperiential Research Training in Pharmacodynamics1-4
PHA 6521CResearch Techniques in Pharmacodynamics1
PHA 7939Journal Colloquy in Pharmacodynamics1

Pharmacology Courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
GMS 6563Molecular Pharmacology1-3
GMS 6590Seminar in Pharmacology1
GMS 6592Ion Channels Journal Club: Pharmacology, Biophysics, and Neuroscience of Excitable Membranes1
GMS 6847Translational Research and Therapeutics: Bench, Bedside, Community, & Policy3
GMS 7593Topics in Pharmacology and Toxicology1-3

Medicinal Chemistry Departmental Courses

Course List by Depts
Code Title Credits
PHA 6354Natural Medicinal Products3
PHA 6356Structure Determination of Complex Natural Products3
PHA 6357Herbal & Dietary Supplements3
PHA 6416Pharmaceutical Analysis I3
PHA 6417Pharmaceutical Analysis II3
PHA 6425Drug Biotrans and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity3
PHA 6432Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Chemistry1
PHA 6435Biosynthetic Logic of Medicinal Natural Products3
PHA 6444Pharmaceutical Chemistry I3
PHA 6447Drug Design3
PHA 6448High Throughput Drug Discovery2
PHA 6467CDrug Design II3
PHA 6471Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry3
PHA 6472Organic Synthesis of Drug Molecules3
PHA 6476Advanced Combinatorial Chemistry in Drug Discovery3
PHA 6534Toxicology of Chemical Weapons3
PHA 6535Principles of Nucleotide Activity2
PHA 6543Pharmaceutical Chemistry II3
PHA 6556Introduction to Clinical Toxicology3
PHA 6557Clinical Toxicology 13
PHA 6840Medicinal Chemistry of Drugs of Abuse3
PHA 6850Principles of Forensic Science3
PHA 6851Forensic Analysis of DNA3
PHA 6852Mammalian Molecular Biology3
PHA 6853Biological Evidence and Serology3
PHA 6854Forensic Immunology3
PHA 6855Forensic Genetics3
PHA 6856Blood Spatter and Distribution3
PHA 6857Forensic Analysis of DNA 23
PHA 6861Intro to Forensic Medicine 24
PHA 6905CResearch Procedures in Medicinal Chemistry1-4
PHA 6910Supervised Research1-5
PHA 6934Seminar in Medicinal Chemistry1
PHA 6935Selected Topics in Pharmacy1-4
PHA 6936Advanced Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences1-2
PHA 6938Research Seminar1
PHA 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
PHA 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
PHA 7979Advanced Research1-12
PHA 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

College of Pharmacy Courses

Course List by College
Code Title Credits
PHA 6356Structure Determination of Complex Natural Products3
PHA 6418Model-Informed Drug Development3
PHA 6471Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry3
Course List by Depts
Code Title Credits
GMS 6951Teaching Biomedical Science2
GMS 6952Curricular Models for Biomedical Science3
GMS 6953Art and Science of Mentoring1
GMS 6954Assessing Effectiveness of Biomedical Science Teaching and Curricula3
PHA 6051Principles of Community Engagement Research for Health Equity2
PHA 6134Foundations in Precision Medicine: Genomic Technologies1
PHA 6135Clinical Applications of Precision Medicine: Pharmacogenomics2
PHA 6136Clinical Applications of Precision Medicine: Oncology2
PHA 6427Pharmacogenetics of Drug Metabolism2
PHA 6449Pharmacogenomics3
PHA 6476Advanced Combinatorial Chemistry in Drug Discovery3
PHA 6613Clinical Applications Precision Medicine: Precision Health3
PHA 6630Medication Therapy Management: A Hematologic Focus3
PHA 6631Foundations of Medication Therapy Management I3
PHA 6632Foundations of Medication Therapy Management II3
PHA 6633Medication Therapy Management: A Cardiovascular Focus3
PHA 6634Medication Therapy Management: An Endocrine Focus3
PHA 6635Medication Therapy Management: A Renal Focus3
PHA 6636Medication Therapy Management: A Gastrointestinal Focus3
PHA 6637Medication Therapy Management: A Psychiatric Focus3
PHA 6638Medication Therapy Management: A Neurologic Focus3
PHA 6639Medication Therapy Management: A Respiratory Focus3
PHA 6746Patient Education and Communication in the Era of Precision Medicine1
PHA 6910Supervised Research1-5
PHA 6935Selected Topics in Pharmacy1-4
PHA 6936Advanced Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences1-2
PHA 6938Research Seminar1
PHA 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
PHA 6950Precision Medicine Conference1
PHA 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
PHA 7979Advanced Research1-12
PHA 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

Pharmaceutical Sciences  (MSP)- Medicinal Chemistry - Forensic Sciences, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Clinical Toxicology

SLO 1     Knowledge        
Identify, explain, describe, and apply comprehensive knowledge related to a specific discipline within the forensic or pharmaceutical sciences

SLO 2     Problem-Solving/Critical Thinking             
Evaluate case studies associated with each course

Pharmaceutical Sciences - Medicinal Chemistry (MSP) Online   

SLO 1     Knowledge        
Identify, explain, describe, and apply comprehensive knowledge related to a specific discipline within the forensic or pharmaceutical sciences.

SLO 2     Problem-Solving/Critical Thinking             
Evaluate case studies associated with each course.

SLO3      Communication
Demonstrate the ability to effectively convey information when talking about a topic that is related to a discipline within the pharmaceutical sciences.

Pharmaceutical Sciences - Medicinal Chemistry (MSP)    

SLO 1     Knowledge        
Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge related to a specific discipline within the pharmaceutical sciences

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