The PharmD curriculum is a four-year combination of required and elective courses. Students can enroll up to 23 units per semester. The sample curriculum outlined below provides an overview of the current PharmD curriculum.
The school’s Curriculum Committee continuously reviews and enhances the curriculum to ensure students develop the competencies essential to the pharmacist’s expanding role as a healthcare provider. Curriculum changes also reflect scientific advances, changes in population profiles, rising health expectations, technological advances, the growing role of government in health services, and other influences.
Trojan Areas of Concentration
The PharmD curriculum at the USC Mann School offers the following Trojan Areas of Concentration:
- Applied Drug Development
- Clinical Pharmacology Strategy & Regulatory Expectations
- Market Access, Managed Care & Formulary Decision-Making
- Real-World Evidence, Data Analytics & Outcomes Evaluation
Certificates, Dual Degrees and Joint Degrees
The USC Mann School offered the first-ever PharmD/MBA dual degree and has continued to innovate with interdisciplinary options that help you customize your PharmD to meet your individual interests and career goals.