BTCM Structure

Course Structure for the Bachelor of Traditional Chinese Medicine

This page is for students who begin the Bachelor of TCM from 2019 onwards. Students who began before 2019 should refer to the old course structure. To read the details of our degree’s units of study, please click on their unit titles in the below table.

Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points Contact Hours Online Lecture Class Tutorial Class Pre-requisites Clinic Practicum
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Semester 1
HMS101 Human Anatomy 1 10 56 28 28 -
HMS112 Histology and Physiology 10 56 28 28 -
TCM113 Fundamental Theory of TCM & TCM Terminology 10 56 28 28 -
PRI104 Communication in Health 10 56 28 28 -
Semester 2
HMS115 Human Anatomy 2 & Biochemistry 10 56 28 14 14 HMS101, HMS112
TCM106 TCM Diagnosis & Clinical Theory 10 86 28 20 8 TCM113, PRI104 30
ACU107 Channels & Points 1 10 56 28 28 HMS101, TCM113
CHM108 Chinese Herbal Medicine & Formulae 1 10 56 28 28 TCM113

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Semester 3
HMS201 Pathology 10 56 28 28 HMS101, HMS112
ACU202 Channels & Points 2 10 106 28 28 TCM106,ACU107,CHM108 50
CHM203 Chinese Herbal Medicine & Formulae 2 10 56 28 28 TCM106, CHM108
PRI204 Research Methods 10 56 28 24 4 PRI104
Semester 4
HMS205 Pathophysiology & Microbiology 10 56 28 28 HMS201
TCM216 Huang Di Nei Jing & TCM Health Enhancement 10 56 28 28 TCM113
ACU207 TCM Practice 1 (Acupuncture Techniques) 10 126 28 28 ACU202, CHM203 70
CHM208 Chinese Herbal Medicine & Formulae 3 10 56 28 28 CHM203

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Semester 5
HMS301 Clinical Diagnosis 1 10 56 28 28 HMS205
ACU302 TCM Practice 2 (Acupuncture Microsystems) 10 156 28 28 ACU207, CHM208 100
CCM303 TCM Internal Medicine 10 56 28 28 ACU207, CHM208
CCM324 Musculoskeletal Medicine 10 56 28 28 ACU207, CHM208
Semester 6
HMS305 Clinical Diagnosis 2 10 56 28 28 HMS301
TCM306 Shang Han Za Bing Lun 10 56 28 28 CHM208
CHM307 Wen Bing Xue and TCM Practice 3 (Herbal Dispensary) 10 156 28 16 12 ACU302, CCM303, CCM314 100
CCM318 TCM Gynaecology 10 56 28 28 ACU207, CHM208

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Semester 7
ACU401 Evidence-Based Acupuncture 10 56 28 2 26 ACU302
CCM402 TCM Paediatrics & Dermatology 10 56 28 28 ACU302, CCM303
PRI403 Practice Management & Professional Issues 10 56 28 28 PRI104, ACU302
CPP404 Block Clinical Practice 1 10 250 CHM307, CCM318 250
Semester 8
HMS405 Pharmacology 10 56 28 28 HMS205, CHM208
CHM406 Modern Chinese Herbal Medicine & Practice 10 56 28 28 ACU302, CCM303, HMS305
PRI417 Evidence-Based TCM Practice and Research Project 10 56 28 24 4 PRI204
CPP418 Block Clinical Practice 2 10 300 CCM402, CPP404 300

Note: Some units of study can be divided into two or three distinct components. All such units are listed in the table below. In situations where students receive Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) for one of these components rather than a full unit of study, they will be required to complete the remaining components and this will be recorded in accordance with the Component Unit Codes and Titles as designated below:

Unit Code & TitleCredit PointsComponent Unit Codes & TitlesCredit PointsPre-requisites
HMS112 Histology & Physiology10HMS112A Histology5-
HMS112B Physiology5-
TCM113 Fundamental Theory of TCM & TCM Terminology10TCM113A Fundamental Theory of TCM5-
TCM113B TCM Terminology5-
HMS115 Human Anatomy 2 & Biochemistry10HMS115A Human Anatomy 25HMS101
HMS115B Biochemistry5HMS112
TCM106 TCM Diagnosis & Clinical Theory10TCM106A TCM Diagnosis5No change to pre-requisites
TCM106B Clinical Theory5
HMS205 Pathophysiology & Microbiology10HMS205A Pathophysiology5
HMS205B Microbiology5
TCM216 Huang Di Nei Jing & TCM Health Enhancement10TCM216A Huang Di Nei Jing5
TCM216B TCM Health Enhancement5
CHM307 Wen Bing Xue & TCM Practice 3 (Herbal Dispensary)10CHM307A Wen Bing Xue3
CHM307B TCM Practice 3 (Herbal Dispensary)3
CHM307C TCM Practice 3 (Clinical Practicum)4
CCM402 TCM Paediatrics & Dermatology10CCM402A TCM Paediatrics5
CCM402B Dermatology5
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