BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE (NATUROPATHY)

As a naturopathic health care student, you will study health science, clinical assessment, herbal and nutritional medicine therapeutics.

You can choose from an elective bank of subjects including traditional naturopathic modalities, advanced clinical nutrition, counselling or public health.

You will gain hands-on experience at The Practice Wellbeing Centre where you will consult with members of the public under the guidance of experienced naturopaths.

This will prepare you to confidently start practice in the community.

*Please note that some coursework must be completed face to face to meet industry requirements.

Clinical Practice Work Integrated Learning and Clinical Practicum Experience are embedded throughout the course and are incorporated into theory subjects.

Students complete most clinic requirements in our custom-built University Student-led Clinic - The Practice Wellbeing Centre.

You will gain hands on experience by consulting with members of the public under the guidance of experienced practitioners.

This will prepare you to confidently practice in the community.

YEAR 1

• Core Units
• Botany & Herbal Manufacturing
• NUTR2002 Human Nutrition 2
• NUTR2001 Human Nutrition 1
• CMF105 Complementary Medicine Foundations
• HSP102 Human Structure & Physiology 2
• EBP107 Evidence-based Practice
• HSP101 Human Structure & Physiology 1
• BFD105 Biological Foundations

YEAR 2

• Core Units
• HMM205 Herbal Materia Medica 2
• HMM204 Herbal Materia Medica 1
• CLA207 Clinical Assessment
• PCS207 Pre-Clinical Studies 1
• HSP202 Human Systems & Pathophysiology 2
• HBC205 Human Biochemistry
• HSP201 Human Systems & Pathophysiology 1
• SCIE2006 Nutritional Biochemistry and Human Metabolism

YEAR 3

• Core Units
• DIP303 Integrated Pharmacology
• PCS209 Pre-clinical Studies 2
• HBT302 Herbal Therapeutics 2
• HBT208 Herbal Therapeutics 1
• HBP206 Herbal Pharmacology
• NUT208 Nutritional Therapeutics 1
• NUT208 Nutritional Therapeutics 2
• NUTR2005 Lifespan Nutrition

YEAR 4

• Core Units
• Entrepreneurship, Professionalism & Business skills in Health
• Elective 3
• Elective 2
• Elective 1
• Integrative Clinical Studies 2
• CLR308 Critical Literature Review
• Integrative Clinical Studies 1
• AHT303 Advanced Herbal Therapeutics

ELECTIVE UNITS

• Elective Units
• Applied Homoeopathy
• Homoeopathic Foundations
• SOC201A Mediation and Conflict Management
• FNM408 Functional Nutritional Medicine
• DCP409 Dietary Counselling & Planning
• FLE405 Flower Essences
• IRD302 Iridology
• PUBH2000 Foundations of Public Health

• Naturopathic Philosophy and Principles of Practice
• Health Science and Clinical Assessment
• Nutritional Medicine Therapeutics
• Western Herbal Medicine Therapeutics
• Naturopathic and Clinical Studies
• Naturopathic Clinical practice