Free Pharmaceutical Sciences Courses
Free pharmaceutical sciences courses are available online at the University of California at Irvine and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, among other schools. Course materials are available on each school's website.
University of California at Irvine
The University of California at Irvine offers courses for free online in pharmaceutical sciences. Topics cover regulatory requirements for pharmaceutical products and medical product quality systems.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT offers students in this health science course the chance to learn the fundamentals of biochemistry, biophysics and physiology. This course's aim is to give students an understanding of pharmacologic agents.
Johns Hopkins University
This course at Johns Hopkins University introduces students to new drug development procedures (clinical and preclinical). Course topics include ethical and legal regulations applicable to the development of drugs.
Open University
Open University offers a free online course for students to study how aspirin controls pain. Students will need an organic molecular modeling kit to complete all of the units in this course.
- Pain and Aspirin - Open University
Free Online Pharmaceutical Science Courses At a Glance
| Course & School | Program Level | Format | Assignments | Quizzes & Exams | Downloadable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulatory Requirements for Pharmaceutical Products course from University of California at Irvine | Undergraduate | Text | Yes | No | Yes |
| Medical Product Quality Systems course from University of California at Irvine | Undergraduate | Text | Yes | No | Yes |
| Principles of Pharmacology course from MIT | Graduate | Texts/lecture notes/study materials | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Principles of Drug Development course from Johns Hopkins University | Undergraduate | Texts/lecture materials | Yes | No | Yes |
| Pain and Aspirin course from Open University | Beginner | Text | Yes | No | Yes |
