Bachelor of Health Science - Clinical Myotherapy

Description

The Southern School has once again established a benchmark for education in natural medicine by being the only educational institution in Australia to offer a degree-level course in Myotherapy.

The Bachelor of Health Science - Clinical Myotherapy was offered for the first time in 2004 and is Government-accredited and Austudy-approved. The aim of the course is to train myotherapy practitioners to the highest possible standard in order to enable them to provide a valuable service as highly-skilled practitioners within the health-care system. Myotherapists holding a degree in myotherapy are eligible to join the following organisation, - Professional Myotherapists of Australia 1 semester = 17 weeks (14 teaching weeks, 1 revision week, 2 exam weeks). Student Association fee: $10.00 per year (optional).

Total course fees: $41,790 Please Note: Minimum 75% loading to qualify for Austudy.

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 $81,600, 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 - Clinical 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,
* any previous tertiary qualifications and,
* any previous studies or experience in the health - related area.