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Pharmaceutical Chemistry program requirements

What the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Specialist requires, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course it names.

Pharmaceutical Chemistry Specialist

  • Science program
  • 13.0 credits
  • Limited enrolment
  • ASSPE1211

Enrolment

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(13.0 credits, including 1.0 credit from 400-level courses)

Note 1NOTE: Some of the courses listed below may have prerequisites.

First Year:

1BIO120H1, BIO130H1

2(CHM135H1 and CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1

3(PHY131H1 and PHY132H1)/ (PHY151H1 and PHY152H1)

Second Year:

1BCH210H1

2BIO230H1

3CHM220H1/ CHM222H1, CHM223H1, (CHM249H1 strongly recommended/ CHM247H1)

4PCL201H1

5PHC230H1

Third Year:

1CHM217H1

2PHC300H1, PHC301H1, PHC320H1, PHC330H1, PHC340Y1

Fourth Year:

1PHC489Y1/ CHM499Y1/ CHM395Y1

22.0 credits from: CHM317H1, CHM342H1, CHM347H1, CHM379H1, CHM410H1, CHM414H1, CHM417H1, CHM427H1, CHM440H1, JPM300H1, JPM400Y1, PCL381H1/ PCL382H1, PCL386H1, PHC331H1, PHC401H1, PHC420H1, PHC421H1, PHC430H1, PHC431H1, PHC432H1, PHC435H1, PHC460H1, PHC462H1, PHC470H1, PSL300H1, PSL301H1

Note that not all of the 400-level PHC courses are offered every academic year.

Courses these requirements name

  • BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
  • BIO130H1Molecular and Cell Biology
  • CHM135H1Chemistry: Physical Principles
  • CHM136H1Introductory Organic Chemistry I
  • CHM151Y1Chemistry: The Molecular Science
  • PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
  • PHY132H1Introduction to Physics II
  • PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
  • PHY152H1Foundations of Physics II
  • BCH210H1Biochemistry I: Proteins, Lipids and Metabolism
  • BIO230H1From Genes to Organisms
  • CHM220H1Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences
  • CHM222H1Introduction to Physical Chemistry
  • CHM223H1Physical Chemistry: The Molecular Viewpoint
  • CHM249H1Organic Chemistry
  • CHM247H1Introductory Organic Chemistry II
  • PCL201H1Introduction to Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetic Principles
  • PHC230H1Pharmaceutics 1
  • CHM217H1Introduction to Analytical Chemistry
  • PHC300H1Molecular Pharmacology 1
  • PHC301H1Molecular Pharmacology 2
  • PHC320H1Chemistry and Technologies in Drug Discovery
  • PHC330H1Pharmaceutics 2
  • PHC340Y1Pharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratory
  • PHC489Y1Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research
  • CHM499Y1Introduction to Chemistry Research
  • CHM395Y1Research Project in Chemistry
  • CHM317H1Introduction to Instrumental Methods of Analysis
  • CHM342H1Synthetic Organic Chemistry: Fundamental Principles, Methods and Applications in Pharmaceutical and Natural Product Synthesis
  • CHM347H1Organic Chemistry of Biological Compounds
  • CHM379H1Biomolecular Chemistry
  • CHM410H1Analytical Environmental Chemistry
  • CHM414H1Biosensors and Chemical Sensors
  • CHM417H1Laboratory Instrumentation
  • CHM427H1Statistical Mechanics
  • CHM440H1Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry: Synthetic Methods and Applications from the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Sectors
  • JPM300H1Research Readiness and Advancing Biomedical Discoveries
  • JPM400Y1Biomedical Incubator Capstone Project
  • PCL381H1Molecular Toxicology Foundations
  • PCL382H1Integrative Toxicology
  • PCL386H1Pharmacology of Cancer Signaling
  • PHC331H1Establishing the Bioequivalence of Pharmaceutical Products
  • PHC401H1Drug Transport across Biological Membranes
  • PHC420H1Application of Medicinal Chemistry to Pharmacology
  • PHC421H1Biomolecular Interactions and Thermodynamics I
  • PHC430H1Recent Developments in Dosage Form Design
  • PHC431H1Latest Developments in Drug Discovery
  • PHC432H1Nanomedicines in Oncology
  • PHC435H1Pharmaceutical Data Acquisition and Analysis
  • PHC460H1Fundamentals of Drug Discovery
  • PHC462H1Clinical Drug Development
  • PHC470H1Global Pharmaceutical Policy
  • PSL300H1Human Physiology I
  • PSL301H1Human Physiology II
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