USC Schedule of Classes

An introduction to the U.S. health system with a comprehensive overview of insurance coverage and benefits, reimbursement, access to healthcare and biopharmaceuticals, and the delivery of healthcare services.

Analysis and techniques to evaluate marketplace opportunities with product launching, positioning strategies, intelligence gathering and decision-making.

Comprehensive review of core biostatistics principles and applications through practical problem solving approach and case studies. Statistical methods, data validation and outcomes research, clinical trials.

Review and critique of health economics, P&T and outcomes literature. Core biostatical measures used to deconstruct and evaluate published research through case studies. Recommended preparation: HCDA 520.

Learn methods for working with large health data sets, including developing an analytic plan and selecting an appropriate data source, as well as practical skills needed to manage and use large health data sets to accomplish an analytic goal.

Weekly seminar and literature series, review and discuss policy, biopharmaceuticals, insurance, global healthcare access issues. Student lead discussions, expert guest speakers, group projects, critical thinking.

Team projects solving real business problems in the healthcare industry by working directly with an existing company under the supervision of a faculty member.

Work on real business issues in the healthcare industry at an internship site with an existing business, company, firm or government entity.

Part-time or full-time, practical work experience in the student's field of study. The internship must be located at an off-campus facility. Students are individually supervised by faculty. May not be taken until the student has completed at least one full academic year of enrollment in the graduate program with a cumulative 3.0 GPA.