Hi, I'm from Uruguay, my major is Pharmaceutical Chemistry and i was looking for someone that could give me some info about other country's plans of this discipline, i just want to compare, to know HOW other countries teach Pharmaceutical Chemistry or whatever you call it. My university "plan" is the following: 1st Semester Maths 1 (Analisys 1, or Calculus 1) General Chemistry I Prevention of Danger Factors in the Lab IBC I (Introduction to Biological Ciences) 2nd Semester Maths 2 (Algebra and data treatment) Physics 01 (Classical Mechanic) General Chemistry II IBC II Human Anatomy (clinically oriented) Holistic Management and Good Practices 3rd Semester Organic Chemistry 101 Inorganic Chemistry Analitical Chemistry 1 Physics 02 (Electromagnetism) Fisiology 4th Semester Organic Chemistry 102 Analitical Chemistry 2 Chemical Physics 102 Physics 003 (Lab) Fisiopathology Introduction to medicals 5th Semester Organic Chemistry 103 (Exclusively Lab) Organic Chemistry 104 Analitical Chemistry 3 Chemical Physics 103 Biochemistry 6th Semester Pharmacognosia and Botanics General Microbioogy Inmunology 1 Pharmacocinetics & Biopharmacy 7th Semester Pharmaceutical Chemistry (theory) Pharmaceutical Chemistry (pract) Pharmacotecnia 1 Pharmacology Inmunology 2 Bromatology & Nutrition 8th Semester Pharmacotherapy Pharmacotecnia 2 Quality Control in medicals Fundamental Toxicolgy The 9th and 10th Semesters only have 2 subjects, nothing chemical...Of course, Chemical Engeneers have MUCH more maths, and Biochemists more biology...I know it's a lot to ask...but if someone could tell me of their own plans, it would be great, i'm so curious... Last thing, i had to translate all of the subjects, some might be poorely translated, so if you don't understand don't worry. Those subjects are only the mandatory subjects, which collect a total of 320 credits, we have to collect another 70 credits from optional subjects and another 50 from our thesis or internships. Total of credits = 420. Credits are like the currency or value of each subject. I forgot something, the amount of total subjects per semester (mandatory + optionals) makes it impossible to finish this major in time, most people finish it in aproximately 6 or 7 years, not 5. Only extremely talented people can achieve their diploma in only 5 years.
well in the US you major in chemistry for 4 years and they make you take a bunch of other pointless bullshit like english, history, foreign language etc. You just major in straight up chemistry no matter what field of chem you are planning to go into. you take general, organic, analytical, biochem, physical, inorganic chem along with calc I-III, physics and a little bit of biology. It is possible to finish it in four years, many people do. then you go to graduate school for a masters or phd, phd is most common takes about 5 years. over all this takes 9 years in europe it only takes 7 because they don't waste 1 or two years of undergrad making you take a bunch of liberal studies courses.
