Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy

A program that focuses on the scientific study of biologically active compounds found in naturally occurring sources such as plants, animals, and microbes and their use and/or modification as medicinal substances. Includes instruction in medicinal chemistry, organic medicinals, pharmacological therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, molecular biology, structural chemistry, enzymes, nucleic acids, economic botany, ethnobotany, bioprospecting, bioassay, compound identification and isolation, mass spectrometry, and analytical instrumentation and techniques.

Those who are passionate about Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy can study up to a Masters degree. Right now, 250 students are granted some level of degree in Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy around the US each year. More students graduate with a degree in Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy in Michigan than any other state. The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy is $38,300.