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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 SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-9919; fax: 612-626-3114)
Email:
medchem@umn.edu
Website: http://z.umn.edu/medchemgrad
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 MS program. See the Medicinal Chemistry PhD 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
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
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
20
major credits,
up to
credits outside the major,
and
10
thesis credits.
The final exam is oral.
Plan B: Plan B requires
30
major credits and
up to
credits outside the major.
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.
A minimum GPA of 2.80
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 1 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
Students must take all courses for an A-F grade, unless the course is only offered on the S/N grading basis.
Required Courses (14 credits)
Take the following courses:
MEDC 8001 - General Principles of Medicinal Chemistry
(3.0 cr)
MEDC 8002 - General Principles of Medicinal Chemistry
(3.0 cr)
MEDC 8050 - Physical and Mechanistic Organic Chemistry
(2.0 cr)
MEDC 8435 - BioAssay & Data Analysis
(1.0 cr)
CHEM 8321 - Organic Synthesis
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 8066 - Professional Conduct of Chemical Research
(1.0 cr)
Biochemistry Requirement (2 to 4 credits)
Select one of the following 2- to 4-credit courses in consultation with the advisor. A substitute course can be selected with approval of the advisor and director of graduate studies.
BIOC 8005 - Biochemistry: Structure and Catalysis
(2.0 cr)
BIOC 8006 - Biochemistry: Metabolism and Control
(2.0 cr)
BIOC 5535 - Introduction to Modern Structural Biology -- Diffraction
(2.0 cr)
BIOC 5528 - Spectroscopy and Kinetics
(4.0 cr)
GCD 8151 - Cellular Biochemistry and Cell Biology
(2.0-4.0 cr)
CHEM 8411 - Introduction to Chemical Biology
(4.0 cr)
Additional Courses to Satisfy Elective Requirement
Select remaining courses in consultation with the advisor to complete the 20 course credits required for the Plan A, or the 30-credit requirement for the Plan B. At least one course must be selected from the following options.
MEDC 5185 - Principles of Biomolecular Simulation
(3.0 cr)
MEDC 5494 - Advanced Methods in Quantitative Drug Analysis
(2.0 cr)
MEDC 8070 - The Chemistry and Biology of Infectious Diseases
(3.0 cr)
MEDC 8420 - Natural Products Chemistry
(3.0 cr)
MEDC 8471 - High Throughput Drug Discovery
(3.0 cr)
MEDC 8413 - Chemistry of Nucleic Acids
(3.0 cr)
MEDC 8461 - Design of Cancer Therapeutics
(3.0 cr)
MEDC 8700 - Advanced Concepts in Drug Design
(2.0 cr)
MEDC 8753 - MOLECULAR TARGETS OF DRUG DISCOVERY
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 8322 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
(4.0 cr)
MEDC 8401 - Chemistry of Counterterrorism: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear & High Explosive Threats
(2.0 cr)
Thesis Credits
Take at least 10 master’s thesis credits.
MEDC 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's
(1.0-18.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | MedC 5700/MedC 8001 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | MedC 5710/MedC 8002 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Prerequisites: | First-year Medicinal Chemistry grad students or by permission. |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Prerequisites: | MEDC 8001 or instructor permission. |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | BioC 5535/BioC 5527 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 -4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Prerequisites: | Undergraduate [chemistry or biochemistry] or # |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 8700/MedC 8700/Phar 6246H |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 1.0 -18.0 [max 50.0] |
Grading Basis: | No Grade |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |