Subject: Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Course Number: 152
Course Title: Drug Discovery & Design
Units: 3
School: Pharmacy
Department: Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Course Description: Introduce the process and challenges in discovery of new therapeutics. Topics may include the causes of failure, target selection, methods of compound identification and optimization, intellectual property, and drug development. Class will include lectures, student-led discussion, and in-class workshops/homework. The final class will include student presentations. By the end of the course, students will understand the complex processes leading to the development of novel therapeutics.
Prerequisites: Passing Chemistry 113.
Restrictions: None.
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture

Instructor of Record: M. Arkin
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No

Quarter(s) Offered: Spring
Course Grading Convention: Letter Grade, P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: No
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
Repeat course for credit? No