The Bachelor of Health Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine prepares students to become a specialist acupuncture and traditional Chinese herbal medicine practitioner, and includes appropriate Western medical sciences, interpersonal skills, and research methodology. The opportunity exists for clinical internship in China or to combine with international studies to learn Mandarin and spend a year of in-country study in China. Honours is available to approved students as an additional year. The Bachelor of Health Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine prepares students to become a specialist acupuncture and traditional Chinese herbal medicine practitioner, and includes appropriate Western medical sciences, interpersonal skills, and research methodology. The opportunity exists for clinical internship in China or to combine with international studies to learn Mandarin and spend a year of in-country study in China.
Students spend the fourth year of the course studying at an overseas university.
Students studying in countries or regions where the cost of living is high, notably Japan, should be prepared to pay additional costs. The course specialises in the human body's structure, function and disease processes at the cellular, whole organ and behavioural level. Graduates will also have the background knowledge and skills necessary for entry into graduate medical degrees and other vocationally oriented courses in the areas of occupational health and safety, biomedical engineering, nutrition and dietetics, osteopathy, public health and health administration. Year 12 English, Mathematics and at least one senior science subject. The course specialises in the human body's structure, function and disease processes at the cellular, whole organ and behavioural level.