Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bachelor of Science
Coursework Location(s)
Main/Tucson
Areas of Interest
- Biological & Biomedical Science
- Health, Nutrition & Fitness
Are you passionate about creating a healthy world? Learn how disease affects human biology and how to design, develop and formulate drugs that prevent or treat diseases. Pharmaceutical sciences are the foundation of new drug design, development and delivery. Students in the Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences program learn to apply the scientific method to address gaps in knowledge while also learning about governmental regulations of the drug development process, chemical-biological interactions of current drugs, the discovery of new drugs, and the techniques and tools in use by the pharmaceutical sciences industry. From discovering new therapies to testing and manufacturing new medications, this degree acts as a powerful springboard to careers in pharmacy, medicine, biotechnology, drug development and regulatory affairs.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to understand chemical-biological interactions as related to current drugs and the discovery and development of new drugs. Students will be able to understand the governmental regulation of the drug development process, including the demanding requirement for stringently controlled research. Students will be able to apply the scientific method to address gaps in knowledge, through hypothesis formulation, data collection/analysis, and rational interpretation. Students will be able to understand the techniques, and modern tools in use by the pharmaceutical science industry. Students will be able to communicate effectively in written and oral presentation.
Sample Courses
- PCOL 310: Drug Approval: The 3 Billion Dollar Bet
- PCOL 390:Biomarkers: Analysis of Drug Effect and Toxicity
- PHCL 460: Designing Drugs: From Chemistry to Cure
Career Fields
- Biotech
- Pharmaceutical
- Government agencies
- Research
- Health and medicine
Level of Math
LEVEL OF SECOND LANGUAGE
Pre-major Required?
YES
Sample Plans 2020 - Pharmaceutical Sciences
First Year
1st Semester
Credits
MATH 113 Elements of Calculus
3.00
CHEM 151 General Chemistry I
4.00
ENGL 101 English Composition I
3.00
Second Language
4.00
Tier I General Education
1.00
2nd Semester
Credits
CHEM 152 General Chemistry II
4.00
ENGL 102 English Composition II
3.00
Second Language
4.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Second Year
3rd Semester
Credits
CHEM 241A Organic Chemistry I
3.00
CHEM 243A Organic Chemistry Lab I
1.00
MCB 181R Introductory Biology I
3.00
MCB 181L Introductory Biology Lab I
1.00
PCOL 305 Scientific Writing: Manuscripts to Proposals
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
4th Semester
Credits
CHEM 241B Organic Chemistry II
3.00
CHEM 243B Organic Chemistry Lab II
1.00
MIC 205A General Microbiology
3.00
MIC 205L Biology of Microorganisms Lab
1.00
PCOL 310 Drug Approval - The 3 Billion Dollar Bet
2.00
PSIO 380 Fundamentals of Human Physiology
4.00
Third Year
5th Semester
Credits
PCOL 355 Drug Delivery Systems
3.00
PCOL 360 Comprehensive Human Pharmacology
5.00
BIOC 384 Foundations in Biochemistry
3.00
ECOL 182R Introductory Biology II
3.00
ECOL 182L Introductory Biology Lab II
1.00
6th Semester
Credits
PCOL 350 ADME: How the Body Changes Drugs
3.00
PCOL 410 Integrated Medicinal Chemistry
5.00
PHYS 102 Introductory Physics I
3.00
PHYS 181 Introductory Physics Lab I
1.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Fourth Year
7th Semester
Credits
PCOL 440 Rigor and Reproducibility
2.00
PCOL 390 Biomarkers: Analysis of Drug Effect/Toxicity
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Upper-Division Elective, Research, or Thesis
3.00
8th Semester
Credits
PHCL 460 Designing Drugs: From Chemistry to Cure
3.00
PCOL 473 Pharmacogenomics
4.00
Elective, Research, or Thesis
3.00
Elective
3.00