Bachelor of Health Science - Chinese Medicine

Description

This course is offered in full-time or part-time modes and encompasses relevant biological sciences, social sciences and research studies. The CM stream includes components of bilateral theory and therapeutics generic to all CM modalities. These components are then complemented with the streams of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. The Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria has granted this full course approval for this course.

Student Association fee: $10.00 per year (optional). Total course fees: $49,940

Please Note: Minimum 75% loading to qualify for Austudy.

PRE-REQUISITES 2010 – CHINESE MEDICINE

Students studying in this course are eligible for government assistance through FEE-HELP which is a government student loan provided to eligible fee-paying students to pay for their tuition fees to a maximum of $80,000, repayable from future earnings through the tax system. The Commonwealth Government pays the amount of the loan directly to the student's provider.

Requirements

All prospective students in the Bachelor of Health Science - Naturopathy,
Bachelor of Health Science - Chinese Medicine and Bachelor of Health Science - Myotherapy need to attend a pre-admission Selection Interview. To be eligible for entry to the course applicants will be required to have:

* successfully completed the Victorian Certificate of Education or its equivalent
* demonstrated, in their pre-admission interviews, interest in, and commitment to, the relevant approach to the maintenance of their own health and that of the community
* demonstrated appropriate levels of maturity and motivation necessary to successfully complete the course

The following criteria are employed in order to determine which of those applicants who satisfy the above entry pre-requisites are offered places:

* the applicant's academic ability,