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Twin Cities campus
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Twin Cities Campus
Medicinal Chemistry M.S.Graduate Studies in Medicinal Chemistry
College of Pharmacy
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Medicinal Chemistry, 8-101 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-9919; fax: 612-624-0139)
Email:
medchem@umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
Note: Students are not admitted directly to the M.S. program. See the Medicinal Chemistry Ph.D. or contact the director of graduate studies for more information.
The medicinal chemistry program emphasizes the application of chemical principles to research on the action of drugs on biological systems. Courses offered by the program focus on general principles of medicinal chemistry, drug design and synthesis, chemical aspects of drug metabolism, chemical mechanisms of drug toxicity and carcinogenicity, computer-assisted drug design and receptor modeling, and combinatorial chemistry.
Students must complete a core curriculum of advanced courses in organic and medicinal chemistry, as well as credits in a minor or related field.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Note: Students are not admitted directly to the M.S. program. See the Medicinal Chemistry Ph.D.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan A: Plan A requires
12
major credits,
6
credits outside the major,
and
10
thesis credits.
The final exam is oral.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
At least 2 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
Students must complete a core curriculum of advanced courses in organic chemistry and medicinal chemistry (totaling 12 credits); and 6 credits in a minor or related field.
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