Abstract: The construction of professional core courses is the key to the construction of first-class undergraduate majors. This article takes the reform and exploration of the drug analysis course at Kunming Medical University as an example, in response to the problems of emphasizing theory over practice, single teaching methods, and lack of ideological and political education in the drug analysis course, multiple reform measures are proposed to improve the quality of drug analysis course construction, focus on creating first-class undergraduate courses, and assist in the construction of first-class undergraduate majors.

Key words: Pharmaceutical analysis, Construction of first-class undergraduate majors, Teaching reform, Ideological and political education, Mixed teaching, Personnel training