The department is responsible for teaching the core in analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Drug Design. The courses in the department also focus on practical courses including pharmaceutical biochemistry, organic chemistry and development of the drug and control drug.

Consequently, the students can get comprehensive information in the field of basic chemistry and pharmaceutical (drug), which students will able to design and develop drugs and to expand new methods for the analysis of the drug, subsequent the best recent teaching methods.

The students in the first and second semester of their study can get some fundamental modules which help them to better understand for their later semesters, these basic lectures including of organic, physical, analytical and biochemistry.

The course contents also paid special consideration to the molecular structure of the drug, methods of analysis and principles to learn the design and development of the drug.   

There is a lack of graduated in the Pharmacy work in the pharmaceutical industry in Kurdistan, and there is an unmet need for employees in the pharmaceutical industry. The idea of creating this department at the university came through the university presidency plan, to develop the field of drug and pharmaceutical industry and to provide the hospitals and other health sectors with graduates of pharmaceutical chemistry. In addition, by having a source of undergraduate students there will be no need for graduates of this specialization from outside Kurdistan. 

         

Pharmaceutical chemistry department aims are:

1. Recognition and classification of some scientific branches which includes physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry and bio chemistry.

2. Preparing students to adapt with the modern techniques used in the development and designing drugs. As well as to learn the processes of drug synthesis and study the mechanics of work, structures, and applications.

3. To achieve excellence in educational courses and scientific research with a wide scientific background that contributes synthesis of new drugs and pharmaceutical quality control.

Pharmaceutical chemistry department has several academic teaching staff which they have doctoral and master’s degree and they are  actively engaged in both teaching and  researching.

 

 PHC department, now has both undergraduate and post graduate students.

2)  In 2020, for the first time, the department has opened the post graduate study for both high diploma and master student in biochemistry, clinical chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, and nano chemistry.