Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety (MS)

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A Master of Science in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety will be granted on the basis of completion of 32 total units: six core courses, 8 units of elective courses and master's thesis. Electives are selected from courses offered within the Alfred Mann School of Pharmacy, Keck School of Medicine and Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Additional electives in related disciplines may be selected if approved by the CXPT Program Director.

Required Courses (24 units)

CXPT 500 Critical Perspectives on Medicines, Health and Society Units: 3
CXPT 594a Master’s Thesis Units: 2
CXPT 594b Master’s Thesis Units: 2
PHRD 550 Pharmacoepidemiology Units: 3
PM 510L Principles of Biostatistics Units: 4
PM 512 Principles of Epidemiology Units: 4
PM 566 Introduction to Health Data Science Units: 4
RXRS 422 Regulation, Guidance and Control of Medical Products Units: 2

Elective Courses (8 units)

CXPT 650 Advanced Pharmacoepidemiology Methods Units: 2, 4
PM 508 Health Service Delivery in the U.S. Units: 4
PM 511aL Data Analysis Units: 4
PM 511bL Data Analysis Units: 4
PM 511cL Data Analysis Units: 4
PM 518a Statistical Methods for Epidemiological Studies I, II Units: 3
PM 518b Statistical Methods for Epidemiological Studies I, II Units: 3
PM 581 Quality and Inequality in Health Care: Examination of Health Services Units: 4
PM 587 Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health Units: 4
PMEP 547 Programming Methods for Empirical Analysis of Health Data Units: 4
RXRS 407 The Discovery, Development and Marketing of Medicines Units: 4
RXRS 412 Ethics, Drugs and Society Units: 4
SOCI 475 Medical Sociology Units: 4
SSCI 581 Concepts for Spatial Thinking Units: 4