The programme is approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority under section 439 of the Education Act 2020, and Acupuncture Associates Limited is accredited to provide it under section 441 of the Act.
Level | 7 |
Credits | 360 |
Duration | 3 years full-time study, 6 years part-time study |
Intake | Feb |
Location | Block courses, Auckland campus |
Delivery | Blended learning, Online learning with four block weeks a year |
The aim of the BHSc (Acupuncture) is to prepare graduates to be competent entry-level acupuncturists eligible for membership of an acupuncture professional body, and able to operate their own clinic or be employed as an acupuncturist in the allied health field.
On completion of the BHSc (Acupuncture), graduates will have acupuncture knowledge and skills within the traditional Chinese Medicine worldview, at the level of a competent acupuncturist able to practise at an entry-level within professional boundaries, together with the ability to learn new skills and keep abreast with new developments.
A BHSc (Acupuncture) (Health Stream) has been introduced to make it easier for health professionals to become registered acupuncturists by studying fewer modules, attending classes online with block courses 4 times a year in Auckland.
Graduates of BHSc (Acupuncture) will be able to:
Graduates of our bachelor’s degree trend toward establishing private practices of their own, joining, or establishing multidisciplinary practices, or taking advantage of flexible working hour opportunities as locums in existing practices.
Semester One | Semester Two |
ACUP-100-5: Acupuncture channel theory & fundamental acupoints TCMT-100-5: Foundations of TCM CLIN-100-5: Introduction to clinic & professional practice | ACUP-101-5: Acupuncture: supplementary points & fundamental techniques TCMT-101-5: Causes of disease within TCM BIOM-101-5: Surface anatomy of the human body |
Semester One | Semester Two |
ACUP-200-6: Acupuncture: complex & supplementary techniques TCMT-200-6: Differential diagnosis within TCM CLIN-200-6: Applied professional practice (1) | ACUP-201-6: Acupuncture therapeutics for musculoskeletal & common biomedical conditions TCMT-201-6: Application of differential diagnosis within TCM TUIN-200-6: Foundations of Tuina & Maori bodywork practices CLIN-201-6: Applied professional practice (2) |
Semester One | Semester Two |
ACUP-300-7: Acupuncture therapeutics for biomedical specialties TCMT-300-7: TCM differential diagnosis from clinical practice CLIN-300-7: Applied professional practice (3) | ACUP-301-7: Acupuncture classical techniques & contemporary development PROF-300-7: Professional issues, ethics & cultural safety for acupuncture/TCM practice CLIN-301-7: Applied professional practice for entry-level acupuncturists |
If you want to learn more about this programme, please contact:
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