Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry (Honours)

You will discover all elements of the development of new medicines for human use when you study medicinal chemistry at UOW. You will explore the isolation of new medicinal agents from natural sources, the design and synthesis of new drugs, and understanding the cause of diseases at the molecular level. Learn to design and synthesise new medicinal and pharmacological agents and you train to monitor guidelines for testing drugs and analyse drug regulatory affairs and assess patent applications for new drugs.

On completion of this degree, you will be ready for a career in the pharmaceutical industry, government agencies or in research.

You will be trained in the modern techniques of chemical science applied to the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic agents.

You will learn core fundamentals across practical and theoretical subjects in the first year of your degree before deciding which minors and electives to focus on from the second year.

You will complete extensive professional experience throughout your degree, which allows you to learn by observation and apply your skills in the classroom. During the fourth (Honours) year of this degree, you will undertake a substantial piece of independent research in Medicinal Chemistry, under the supervision of a leading researcher, together with other course work.