Students interested in expanding their knowledge in the areas of pharmaceutical drug design, discovery, and development may choose to pursue the interdisciplinary minor in Pharmaceutical Sciences offered by the Department of Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences.

Prior to declaring the minor, students must meet the following requirements:

• Complete two semesters of chemistry with the associated labs (HSCI.2510 / HSCI.2530 & HSCI.2520 / HSCI.2540 OR CHEM.1210 / CHEM.1230L & CHEM.1220 / CHEM.1240L
• Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.500 in these courses

The minor in Pharmaceutical Sciences consists of 18 credits. Students must attain a cumulative GPA of 2.500 in their minor courses to earn the minor.

Required Courses (9 credits)

• PHRM.1010 Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Industry
• PHRM.3200 Molecular Pharmacology
• PHRM.4100 Basic Pharmaceutics

Electives (9 credits)

Students must choose three of the following elective courses:

• At least one 3000-level course:
  • BMSC.3310 Clinical Immunology
  • BMSC.3220 Clinical Molecular and Cellular Biology I
• At least one 4000-level or above course:
  • BMSC.4120 Clinical Molecular and Cellular Biology II
  • BMSC.4350 Applied Biomedical Genetics
  • NUTR.4720 Nutrigenetics
  • PHRM.6100 Principles of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • PHRM.6410 Drug Delivery
  • PHRM.6501 Drug Discovery

For more information, contact the Department of Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences.