The University of Sydney

Bachelor of Science (Medicinal Chemistry)

Our Bachelor of Science offers more than 40 science majors, programs and streams to choose from (everything from biology and chemistry to nanoscience and physics) plus a pool of shared majors from across the University and a flexible degree plan. It enables you to find your own path.

Dream of joining the forefront of research or making the planet a better place? In your first year, you'll gain essential knowledge in the fundamental sciences. In second and third years you will specialise in your chosen pathway with the option to take elective subjects from across the University.

Medicinal Chemistry Major
The Medicinal Chemistry major will provide you with the knowledge, training and skills needed for employment and research opportunities in drug discovery and development. The discovery of new drugs is one of the most exciting and rapidly developing fields in science, and there is a growing need for safer, more effective pharmaceuticals against old diseases (like cancer), new ones (such as HIV/AIDS) and diseases that are becoming more widespread (such as malaria and tuberculosis). Society also faces challenges ranging from antimicrobial resistance through to cancer and dementia. Medicinal chemistry looks at how to find drugs to combat these diseases, and how to make those drugs.