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Hardest courses in Pharmaceutical Sciences

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7 courses

Ranked courses have at least 100 recorded letter grades.

Medicinal Chemistry I covers basic concepts in small molecule medicinal product chemistry, including structure-activity relationships for various drug classes and an overview of drug metabolism and genetic variability.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Richard Hsung

Exams were open-note, allowing students to use any format including paper, laptops, or iPads.

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY II covers the chemistry of medicinal products including antihyperlipidemics, glucocorticoids, estrogens, progestins, NSAIDs, antitumor agents, and enzyme inhibitors.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Laboratory course covering pharmaceutical calculations, dispensing, and compounding of dosage forms, including sterile products.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Current trends in drug discovery and development focusing on finding, reading, and critically analyzing scientific and regulatory literature.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Introduction to Regulatory Practice examines key regulatory agencies and practices governing the pharmaceutical industry, highlighting FDA and ICH regulations and guidance for product development.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Applies project management theory, frameworks, and tools to the drug development process, covering lifecycle phases, scheduling, resource allocation, and risk management in pharmaceutical contexts.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

Senior seminar featuring student presentations of independent research or published papers, faculty-led sessions on responsible conduct of research, and career talks from alumni in diverse professional fields.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026