方剂学是研究治法和方剂的配伍理论及其临床应用的一门学科，在中医基础学科与临床学科间起着重要的纽带和桥梁作用，是中医药类专业必修的基础课程之一。通过本课程的学习，引导学生将前期课程——中医基础理论、中医诊断学和中药学知识加以融会贯通，使学生理解方剂的组方原理、配伍的基本规律及技巧，掌握基础方、代表方、常用方的组成、用法、功用、主治、配伍意义以及加减临床运用，熟悉重点方剂的现代临床研究概况。培养其辨证论治的思维能力以及分析、应用方剂的初步能力，为从事中医药相关工作奠定良好基础。
课程性质：专业基础课
先修课程：中医基础理论、中医诊断学和中药学
后续课程：中医内科学
总学时：80学时，总学分4学分。

The curriculum introduces

      Formula is the study of therapeutic way, relationship theory and clinical application of formulas,

 it plays important link between the basic theories and clinical of traditional Chinese medicine, one of required foundation courses.  Through the study of this course, students will study basic theory, diagnosis and herbs of TCM, understand the establishment of therapy, relationship regulation, master basic formula, representative formula, typical formula, and those ingredients, directions, effects, indications, relation meaning and clinical application. Know well of important formulas modern clinical research. Raise the ability of syndrome differentiation, application of and analysis of formula, laid a good foundation of TCM work.
Course nature: The specialized fundamental course
Requiring course: Chinese medicine basic theory, Chinese medicine diagnostics and traditional Chinese pharmacology
Continuing course: Chinese medicine internal medicine.
Total class-hour: 80, 4 units of credit.