Curriculum

For more information about the Pharmaceutical Sciences Major curriculum, please contact Craig Whitman, assistant dean of academic affairs, at craig.whitman@temple.edu.

Students in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Major will complete two years of general education requirements. The curriculum below is representative of what courses first-year students in the program may take.

Fall Semester

  • Analytical Reading and Writing
  • Calculus I
  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemistry Lab
  • Humanities

Spring Semester

  • General Chemistry II
  • General Chemistry II Lab
  • Intro to Organismal Biology 
  • One social science course
  • One humanities course

Concentrations

Students in the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Manufacturing Compliance Concentration can expect to take the following courses over four years.

  • Biostatistics/Medical Literature Evaluation
  • Clinical Drug Development 
  • Good Manufacturing Practices
  • Good Laboratory Practices
  • Immunology/Biotechnology
  • Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences I and II
  • Medical Writing
  • Medicinal Chemistry/Biochemical Principles
  • Microbiological Concepts in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 
  • Pharmaceutics I and II
  • Pharmacology I and II
  • Pharmacogenomics
  • Process Validation
  • Quality Systems and Operations

Students in the Pharmaceutical Marketing and Sales Concentration can expect to take the following courses.

  • Clinical Drug Development 
  • Economics of Pharmacy Practice
  • Food and Drug Law
  • Global Labeling Regulations: Principles and Practices
  • Immunology/Biotechnology
  • Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences I and II
  • Medicinal Chemistry/Biochemical Principles
  • Medical Writing
  • Pharmaceutics I and II
  • Pharmacology I and II
  • Pharmaceutical Marketing
  • Regulation of Advertising and Promotions

Students in the Research Concentration can expect to take the following courses.

  • Anatomy I
  • Biopharmaceutics
  • Biostatistics/Medical Literature Evaluation
  • Clinical Drug Development 
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry Lab
  • Intro to Biomolecules or Cellular
  • Immunology/Biotechnology
  • Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences I and II
  • Introduction to Research/Research Ethics
  • Medical Writing
  • Medicinal Chemistry/Biochemical Principles
  • Microbiological Concepts in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 
  • Pharmaceutics I and II
  • Pharmaceutical Analysis
  • Pharmacology I and II
  • Pharmacogenomics
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Physics

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