  Pharmaceutical analysis, as the core curriculum of chemistry, chemical
engineering and pharmaceutical engineering, contains broad and in-depth
knowledge that leads to massive learning & teaching loads. There are more than
100 analytical methods of medicines in this course. As such, this subject is a
big challenge for both students and lecturers. A novel chemical structure
teaching (CST) method was developed based on our long-term teaching experience
to cope with these challenges. It has been shown in practice that this CST
method can significantly unload the stress of students and lecturers
simultaneously. The survey about the improvement of students' interests was
carried out and listed in the form of questionnaire. The outcome of CST also
indicates that it can help them to form abilities of critical and logical
thinking as independent learners, motivate them to discuss with their peers and
lecturers, and eventually improve average grades. Furthermore, CST can be
beneficial for lecturers who instruct other relevant curriculum in chemical or
pharmaceutical engineering to improve the teaching outcome, such as organic
chemistry, spectrum analysis, pharmaceutical synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
This CST model can also help students cultivate lifelong learning ability as
active learners and habit from the cognitive perspective view.
