INTRODUCTION TO DRUG DEVELOPMENT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Provide historical context for the modern drug discovery and development process. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the high-level goals and activities that take place during discovery, preclinical development, and clinical development and the different functional areas that perform this work. Audience: Graduate 3. Apply the knowledge learned throughout the course to address specific drug development scenarios. Audience: Graduate 4. Propose novel strategies to address current drug development challenges. Audience: Graduate 5. Evaluate scientific literature and regulatory documents to find important information about specific drugs. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Provide historical context for the modern drug discovery and development process. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the high-level goals and activities that take place during discovery, preclinical development, and clinical development and the different functional areas that perform this work. Audience: Graduate 3. Apply the knowledge learned throughout the course to address specific drug development scenarios. Audience: Graduate 4. Propose novel strategies to address current drug development challenges. Audience: Graduate 5. Evaluate scientific literature and regulatory documents to find important information about specific drugs. Audience: Graduate