Diploma of Chinese Herbal Medicine
PC2448
New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) Approved and Accredited
| PC2448 | Diploma of Chinese Herbal Medicine | |
| Level: | 7 | |
| Credits: | 369 | |
| Duration: | 3 years full-time study | |
| Intake: | February 2016 | |
| Location: | Wellington and Auckland | |
| Delivery: | In-house and online supported study (blended learning |
This three-year level 7 program of study comprises TCM medical science, Western biosciences and Chinese herbal medicine specific studies. The programme engages students in an in-depth exploration of the clinical usage of approximately 200 of the most useful Chinese herbal formulas.This diploma is for students who wish to become Chinese herbal medicine practitioners.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of our CHM diploma combine it with their BHS Acupuncture and or Tuina qualifications and trend toward establishing private practices of their own, join or establish multidisciplinary traditional Chinese medicine private practices.
Entry Requirements
- Enrolments are only open to Year 2 NZSATCM BHSc students
Course Programme
| Year one | |
| Semester one | Semester two |
| H-HBSP-101: Materia medica | H-HBSP-102: Materia medica |
| H-PROF-101: Professional studies | H-CLN-102: Observation |
| H-TCMT-101: TCM theory | H-TCMT-102: TCM theory |
| H-WMS-101: Anatomy, physiology | H-WMS-102: Anatomy, physiology |
| H-WMS-111: Microbiology | H-WMS-112: Human development |
| Year two | |
| Semester one | Semester two |
| H-CLN-201: Clinical assistant | H-CLN-202: Clinical assistant |
| H-DDX-201: Diagnosis | H-DDX-202: Diagnosis |
| H-HBSP-201: Classical formulae | H-HBSP-202: Classical formulae |
| H-TCMT-201: TCM theory | H-TCMT-202: TCM theory |
| H-WMS-201: Pathology | H-WMS-202: Pathology |
| Year three | |
| Semester one | Semester two |
| H-CLN-301: Clinical training | H-CLN-302: Clinical training |
| H-DDX-301: Diagnosis | H-DDX-302: Diagnosis |
| H-HBSP-301: Modern formulating | H-HBSP-302: Modern formulating |
| H-TCMT-301: Clinical patterns | H-SBM-302: Clinical management |
| H-TCMT-311: Chinese medical classics | H-TCMT-302: Clinical patterns |
| H-WMS-301: When to refer | H-WMS-302: Pharmacology |