UFCSPA - Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

: Última Atualização: 12 Dezembro 2024

Accreditation: Ordinance n. 891, of September 20th, 2022

Degree: Bachelor's

Modality: On-campus

Shift: full time

Vacancies: 40

Total workload: 4,132 hours

Program duration: 10 semesters

Minimum: 10 semesters

Maximum: 18 semesters

Graduate's competences and skills

Graduates from the Medicinal Chemistry program must be prepared for the challenges of a highly competitive job market, having the ability to act and adapt quickly, to work in multidisciplinary environments and to develop creative and effective solutions, keeping themselves up to date and reflecting on the dynamic reality currently experienced, especially with regard to new technologies. Furthermore, humanistic, ethical and scientific training combined with the acquisition of knowledge, skills and competencies will guarantee graduates the ability to make decisions and act with confidence and propriety in order to meet social needs. Therefore, graduates will have solid theoretical and practical knowledge to work with the planning, discovery, invention or modification, identification and preparation of biologically active compounds. They must also be able to understand and propose pharmaceutical chemicals that may have mechanisms of action that improve or maintain healthy conditions for the body.

Curriculum

Semester	Axis	Course	Workload (hours)
1	Basic	Reading and Text Interpretation in English I	30
	Basic	Calculus I	90
	Specific	Structural Chemistry	45
		General Chemistry I	45
		Experimental General Chemistry	30
	Applied	Prospects of Medicinal Chemistry	30
		Intellectual Property	30
		Social Responsibility	45
		Mentoring I	15
2	Basic	Reading and Text Interpretation in English II	30
		Calculus II	90
		Probability and Statistics	60
		Theoretical and Experimental Physics I	75
	Specific	General Chemistry II	45
	Specific	Organic Chemistry I	75
	Applied	Outreach and Extension Methodology	45
		Mentoring II	10
3	Basic	Academic Writing	30
		Linear Algebra	60
		Theoretical and Experimental Physics II	75
	Specific	Inorganic Chemistry I	60
		Organic Chemistry II	75
		Analytical Chemistry I	45
	Applied	Project Based on Bibliographic Research	60
		Mentoring III	10
4	Basic	Differential Equations	90
	Specific	Physical Chemistry I	75
		Analytical Chemistry II	75
		Experimental Organic Chemistry	60
		Biomolecules	45
	Applied	Experimental Project Design I	45
	Applied	Cell and Tissue Biology	30
		Mentoring IV	10
5	Specific	Physical Chemistry II	60
		Experimental Physical Chemistry I	45
		Instrumental Analysis I	60
		Inorganic Chemistry II	60
	Applied	Basic Biochemistry	75
		Physiology	60
		Experimental Project Design II	45
		Mentoring V	10
6	Basic	Bioethics	30
	Specific	Experimental Physical Chemistry II	45
		Physical Chemistry III	75
		Quantum Chemistry	45
		Organic Chemistry III	75
		Molecular Spectroscopy	60
	Applied	Basic Pharmacology	45
		Mentoring VI	10
7	Basic	History of Health Sciences	30
	Specific	Heterocyclic Chemistry	45
	Specific	Instrumental Analysis II	75
	Applied	Computational Chemistry	60
		Medicinal Chemistry	30
		Immunology	45
		Microbiology	60
		Applied Pharmacology	75
		Mentoring VII	5
8	Basic	Sociology and Anthropology	30
	Specific	Chemometrics	60
	Specific	Inorganic Synthesis	45
	Applied	Molecular Drug Design	60
		Pre-Clinical Trials	45
		Molecular Biology	30
		Outreach and Extension Curricular Component I	60
		Outreach and Extension Curricular Component II	60
		Mentoring VIII	5
9	Basic	Education and Health	30
	Applied	Entrepreneurship and Innovation	30
		Synthesis of Bioactive Substances	60
		Biotechnology	45
		Bioinorganic Chemistry	45
		Senior Thesis I	60
		Elective I	30
		Elective II	30
		Outreach and Extension Curricular Component III	60
10	Applied	Advanced Seminars	30
		Clinical Studies	30
		Chemistry of Natural Products	30
		Senior Thesis II	120
		Elective III	30
		Outreach and Extension Curricular Component IV	60
		Outreach and Extension Curricular Component V	60
Mandatory Courses			3,840
Elective Courses			90
Extracurricular Activities			202
Total Workload			4,132

* Curriculum approved in 2023.