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30:715:307 · Pharmaceutical Chemistry · School 30 — New Brunswick Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Chemistry connects drug discovery and target interactions with the structures and chemical properties of drug molecules. Students also study metabolism, neurochemistry, and analytical methods—including chromatography and spectroscopy—for examining pharmaceutical agents, metabolites, and clinical samples.
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SIRS · 4,477 responses · 2017–2024
Fall 2026
1 open in snapshot · 1 instructor
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Busch
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5 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
The Fall 2025 opening lecture introduces drug discovery, drug action, and chemical properties relevant to clinical test results, followed by review of functional groups and acid-base concepts.
The early term sequence connects stereoisomers and partition coefficients to drug-target binding and the effects of molecular structure on biological action.
The middle sequence considers how selected inorganic medicines work and how chemical structure relates to Phase I and Phase II drug metabolism.
The syllabus surveys the structures, properties, metabolism, and actions of selected neurotransmitters and other neurochemicals.
The final sequence moves from extraction and chromatographic theory to HPLC, mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, and pharmaceutical-analysis applications in pharmacokinetic studies.
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officialSummary: found · The Fall 2025 syllabus and department course description provide an exact course match and describe pharmaceutical-agent structure, properties, analysis, and clinical drug monitoring.
site:catalogs.rutgers.edu 30:715:307 Pharmaceutical Chemistry · site:medchem.rutgers.edu 30:715:307 Pharmaceutical Chemistry syllabus · Rutgers Pharmaceutical Chemistry 307 syllabus 30:715
atAGlance.weeklyHours: not-found · The reviewed syllabus describes class meetings and assessments but no defensible weekly out-of-class hours estimate surfaced.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "30:715:307" weekly hours · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Pharmaceutical Chemistry" Rutgers workload
courseRatings: not-found · Search results included a student question about the class without replies; it does not support course ratings. The ten dimensions remain unscored.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Pharmaceutical Chemistry" Rutgers · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "30:715:307" OR "715:307" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Pharmaceutical Chemistry" pharmacy P1 workload
assessment: found · Fall 2025 syllabus specifies approximate quiz count and grading weights. The Fall 2024 search found a P1 schedule, not a syllabus; no Fall 2023 syllabus surfaced, so assessment facts below are term-labeled to Fall 2025.
site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu "30:715:307" "Fall 2025" syllabus · "30:715:307" "Fall 2024" syllabus Rutgers · "30:715:307" "Fall 2023" syllabus Rutgers OR "Fall 2024"
fit.bestFor: found · Fit statements are limited to interests directly represented in the official course description and learning objectives.
site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu "30:715:307" Pharmaceutical Chemistry course description · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/Pharm-Chem-Syllabus-2025_V1.pdf Pharmaceutical Chemistry course learning objectives
fit.toughIf: found · Cautions reflect the chemistry topics and exam structure printed in the Fall 2025 syllabus, not student difficulty ratings.
site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu "30:715:307" Pharmaceutical Chemistry course description · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/Pharm-Chem-Syllabus-2025_V1.pdf assessment grading
prerequisitesInPractice: found · The syllabus's opening sequence reviews organic functional groups, acid-base concepts, and stereochemistry, but the reviewed exact-course sources do not list a formal prerequisite. The supplied registration snapshot says open to P1 students only and is not used to invent subject prerequisites.
site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu "30:715:307" prerequisite · site:sites.rutgers.edu/moschitto-lab/courses "Pharmaceutical Chemistry" prerequisite · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/Pharm-Chem-Syllabus-2025_V1.pdf "Required and Recommended Texts"
instructorVariation: not-found · No comparable student or syllabus evidence was found to describe differences among instructors or terms.
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chapters: found · The module order follows the Fall 2025 syllabus. Search of the two preceding fall years surfaced a Fall 2024 P1 timetable but no additional course syllabus or topic arc.
site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/Pharm-Chem-Syllabus-2025_V1.pdf "Class Schedule" · "30:715:307" "Fall 2024" syllabus Rutgers · "30:715:307" "Fall 2023" syllabus Rutgers OR "Fall 2024"
commonPitfalls: not-found · The exact Rutgers course discussion located is an unanswered question, so no student-reported pitfall or correction is supported.
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prepPlan: found · Preparation suggestions preview the syllabus's first organic-chemistry review topics and identify its listed course text; these are suggestions, not enrollment prerequisites.
site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/Pharm-Chem-Syllabus-2025_V1.pdf "Review of Organic Functional Groups" · site:pharmacy.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/Pharm-Chem-Syllabus-2025_V1.pdf "Required and Recommended Texts"
studentPerspective: not-found · The matching 2024 thread asks whether prior organic chemistry helps but contains no replies; there is no usable student theme to summarize.
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1 open · Busch
Historical student surveys
Teaching
3.75
Course quality
3.58
Response rate
94.1%
Coverage
23 offerings · 2017–2024
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longqin Hu | 6 | 4.13 | 3.62 |
| Michael Totleben | 5 | 3.92 | 3.58 |
| Matthew Moschitto | 3 | 3.93 | 3.73 |
| Allen Jones | 3 | 3.07 | 3.50 |
| Hu L. | 1 | 4.20 | 3.80 |
| Ravi Nargund | 1 | 3.20 | 3.70 |
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Current availability
1 open of 1
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Fall
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