Medicinal Chemistry explores the design and creation of new medicinal drugs for the treatment and prevention of illnesses.
This major will take you through the entire lifecycle of creating medicines, from discovering and isolating medicinal agents within natural and synthetic sources, through to clinical trials, sustainable production, patents, and sales.
See also Chemistry.
For the major in the Bachelor of Science, complete the following courses:
100-level
Those who have not taken chemistry to Year 13 level are also strongly advised to take CHEM114 Foundations of Chemistry.
200-level
300-level
Note that you are not able to complete a double major with Chemistry, however with careful planning you may complete a minor in Chemistry. Contact a Student Advisor for advice.
There is a high demand for more medicinal chemists to create life-changing medicines. As well as practical skills in pharmaceutics and microbiology, your non-laboratory skills in project management, scientific communications, and marketing will prepare you for roles in both the science and business side of creating medicines.
Career pathways could include:
Find out more about what you can do with a degree from UC.
Biochemistry brings together a number of branches of science with a view to understanding the chemistry of life.
Biochemistry brings together a number of branches of science with a view to understanding the chemistry of life.
Chemistry is the central science, dealing with the composition, structure, and behaviour of the atoms and molecules that make up all forms of matter.
Chemistry is the central science, dealing with the composition, structure, and behaviour of the atoms and molecules that make up all forms of matter.
