Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Program Overview

Rowan University's Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry equips students with interdisciplinary skills in drug preparation, characterization, and evaluation. The program emphasizes independent research, leading to significant contributions in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. Students complete 63 graduate semester hours, including required courses in advanced pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, and dissertation research, along with a range of elective courses.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Rowan University's Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry is a terminal degree program designed to equip students with the necessary skills to excel in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. It is a highly interdisciplinary program that offers diverse research experiences in various areas of pharmaceutical chemistry, including:

• Preparation of drugs (organic synthesis)
• Chemical characterization (analytical chemistry)
• Understanding the role of molecular modifications in determining structure-activity relationships (medicinal/biochemistry)
• In vitro and in vivo evaluation of biological targets (pharmacology)
• Understanding the mechanism of action and metabolism of drugs within the body (pharmacodynamics/kinetics)
The program emphasizes independent supervised research, culminating in significant contributions to the field through publications, presentations, or generation of intellectual property.

Outline:

The Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry is a full-time program offered face-to-face at Rowan University's Glassboro, NJ campus. It requires the completion of 63 graduate semester hours (21 courses), including: ):

• Advanced Pharmaceutical Chemistry (3 S.H.)
• General Aspects of Pharmacology (3 S.H.)
• Ph.D. Dissertation Research (48 S.H.)
• Graduate Seminar (0 S.H.)

): A range of elective courses is available to students, including:

• Special Topics in Chemistry (3 S.H.)
• Modern Inorganic Chemistry (3 S.H.
+ 2 S.H. Lab)
• Antibiotics (3 S.H.)
• Special Topics in Biochemistry (3 S.H.)
• Biochemistry (4 S.H.)
• Chemical Biology (3 S.H.)
• Advanced Biochemistry Lecture (3 S.H.)
• Advanced Organic Synthesis (3 S.H.)
• Organic Reactions and Mechanisms (3 S.H.)
• Advanced Organic Preparations (3 S.H.)
• Medicinal Chemistry (3 S.H.)
• Organic Spectroscopy (3 S.H.)
• Advanced Organometallic Chemistry (3 S.H.)
• Polymer Chemistry (3 S.H.)
• Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory (2 S.H.)
• Synthesis of Polymers (3 S.H.)
• Characterization of Polymers (3 S.H.)
• Advanced Natural Product Chemistry (3 S.H.)
• Regulatory Affairs (3 S.H.)
• GLP/GMP Techniques (3 S.H.)
• Advanced Biophysical Chemistry (3 S.H.)
• Advanced Survey of Molecular Modeling Methods (3 S.H.)
• Quality Assurance (3 S.H.)
• Advanced Supramolecular Chemistry (3 S.H.)
• Advanced Bioanalytical Chemistry (3 S.H.)