Handbook

This course develops foundational knowledge in mathematics, basic pharmaceutical sciences and organic chemistry that will support your subsequent studies in biochemistry, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, and nutrition. An important aspect of the course is its series of workshops that are designed to develop essential mathematical skills, with a particular focus on differential and integral calculus. The chemistry content covers a range of fundamental concepts that can be used to explain phenomena in chemistry as well as pharmaceutical and medicinal sciences. Students who have completed CHEM1832 previously will build on their skills to explore topics such as introduction to functional groups, structure determination, isomerism and stereochemistry. The course concludes with an introduction to pharmaceutical sciences, with an emphasis on drug dosage forms and introductory pharmacokinetics.