The School has applied to NZQA for a new Bachelor of Health Science (Acupuncture), hopefully in time to be offered from July 2021, pending NZQA approval.
Level | 7 |
Credits | 360 |
Duration | 3 years full-time study, 5 years part-time study |
Intake | February and July |
Location | Auckland |
Delivery | Classroom based, online delivery (blended learning) |
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.
Graduates of BHSc (Acupuncture) will be able to:
Graduates of our bachelor’s degree trend toward establishing private practices of their own, join or establish multidisciplinary practices, or take 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 BIOM-100-5: Human body: anatomy & physiology COMM-100-5: Communication & counselling for health professionals | 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 CLN-100-5: Introduction to clinic & professional practice |
Semester One | Semester Two |
ACUP-200-6: Acupuncture: complex & supplementary techniques TCMT-200-6: Differential diagnosis within TCM (1) BIOM-200-6: Applied biomedicine: when to refer CLN-200-6: Applied professional practice (1) | ACUP-201-6: Acupuncture therapeutics for musculoskeletal & common biomedical conditions TCMT-201-6: Differential diagnosis within TCM (2) TUN-200-6: Foundations of Tuina & Maori bodywork practices CLN-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 RESM-300-7: Research literacy for acupuncture practice CLN-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 CLN-301-7: Applied professional practice for entry-level acupuncturists |
We offer three easy ways to enrol at the school. Intakes are twice a year.
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