Pharmaceutical Chemistry is an area of chemistry focused on the development of new drugs and the modification of currently used drugs to prevent, cure, and relieve symptoms of disease. Modern medicine relies on a multitude of drugs that block, counteract or lesson the debilitating effects of disease-causing factors.

This Industry Program includes inputs drawn both from the industry and academia. In the pharmaceutical industry and in the health-care delivery sector, an understanding of what constitutes pharmacologically promising entities, the optimization of their clinical effectiveness, and an understanding of their metabolism and excretion is essential for success of producing good molecular drugs. This highly flexible PG Diploma Program in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Production allows students to select a curriculum focused for those interested in research, in pharmaceutical production, administration, in drug or diagnostic development, or in pharmaceutical manufacturing quality control. Pharmaceutical chemistry is the core of molecular medicine, and this program is designed to allow the student to learn core fundamentals as well as master individual specialties.