Course Overview This course is aimed at those people who want to work in or who are currently working in the area of An Mo Tui Na or Traditional Chinese Medicine and want to increase their skills and knowledge level including the specialist skills for the treatment of women and children and in traumatology treatment. (The course code has been updated to HLT50107)

Course overview & tuition fees
Diploma Modules

Course Duration
Nominally, this course takes 1200 hours, structured in either full-time or part-time modes . This course is undertaken in an institution based situation with a component of 200 hours of clinic practice included.

Career Opportunities
Attainment of this qualification may lead to opportunities working with Traditional Chinese Medical Practioners. Positions may be obtained such as a Remedial Massage Therapist.

Entry Requirements:
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 the Advanced Diploma of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

How to Apply :
Please contact Sydney Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine by phone, fax or email with the subject line Tui Na - Diploma

Telephone: (+612) 92811173
Fax: (+612) 92110712
Email: administration@sitcm.edu.au