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Advanced Diploma of TCM

Course Overview
This course is aimed is to provide participants with the necessary knowledge, attitudes, and skills to practice Traditional Chinese Medicine with the therapeutic delivery methods of Chinese herbs and acupuncture (including needling, moxibustion and cupping techniques).

(Pathway to a Bachelor Degree -- Universities in Australia and China)

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Pre-requisites to Advanced Diploma Modules


Course Duration
Nominally, this course takes 4 academic years structured in a full-time mode. Part-time study is also available to domestic students. This course is undertaken in an institution based situation with a large component of clinic practice included. All course participants will also attend a practical internship in a Chinese TCM hospital for a period of eight to ten weeks.

Career Opportunities
Attainment of this qualification may lead to opportunities to become health care practitioners who are capable of operating safely and effectively as unsupervised, primary-contact, health-care practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine in general practice who specialist in either acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine or both.

Part-time study is not available to overseas students.

Domestic Students:

Pre-requisites for entry into this course are:
  • Students must be over 18 years of age

  • Students must have a NSW Higher School Certificate or interstate equivalent

Potential students are expected to have a keen interest in health care, especially in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and are required to pass an interview to satisfy the Institute of their aptitude to undertake the required studies.

There is also a provision for mature age students 21 years or over with a history of work experience or study which shows an aptitude to apply themselves to regimented study patterns.

International Students:

Pre-requisites for entry into this course are:

  • Students must be over 18 years of age

  • Students must have an overseas equivalent of the NSW Higher School Certificate

  • Students must have an IELTS score of 5.5 or above and must provide documentation to that effect.
Each individual application will be based upon information supplied to the Sydney Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine on their application form Assessment.

Students are assessed by:
  • A half-semester examination and regular tests, written assignments, research projects, and case studies based upon data collected by the student in clinical practice.

  • An end-of-semester (end-of-unit) written and practical examination testing work covered in the whole of the semester, which will comprise of not more than 60% of the student's semester results.

Articulation

On completion of this qualification you will be able to gain advanced standing in various bachelor degrees being offered at such universities as University of Western Sydney, University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney and RMIT University Melbourne.

How to Apply

Please contact Sydney Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine by phone, fax or email with the subject line ADTCM

Telephone: (+612) 9261 2289
Fax: (+612) 9261 2903
Email: administration@sitcm.edu.au


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