Master of Chinese Medicine

Western Sydney University

About

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4716.1 Master of Chinese MedicineThe Master of Chinese Medicine is a postgraduate qualification designed for Chinese medicine practitioners wishing to strengthen their knowledge and better integrate into the health care system, and for graduates with a Chinese Medicine specialisation seeking a pathway to research.

It can be completed in one-and-a-half years of full-time study or the equivalent in part-time study.Students who complete the Master of Chinese Medicine from Western Sydney University, including the clinical placement at BJUCM, will also be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Chinese Medicine from BJUCM.

Students may exit the Master of Chinese Medicine after one semester (i.e.

after completing 40 credit points) with the Graduate Certificate in Chinese Medicine.

Students in the clinical specialisation stream may exit the Master of Chinese Medicine after two semesters (i.e.

after completing 80 credit points) with the Graduate Diploma in Chinese Medicine.

Students can combine their studies in Chinese Medicine with additional postgraduate units in public health and health science.

Where approved, completion of four such units, in addition to the Master of Chinese Medicine, will result in the award of a Graduate Certificate in Health Science or a Graduate Certificate in Public Health.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 120 credit points including the core units listed below.

To complete some of the components within the units in this course, students may be required to travel to other Western Sydney University campuses.

Core Units

Code	Name
401131	Clinical Applications of Classical Acupuncture

Code	Name
401130	Clinical Application of Classical Chinese Herbal Medicine

Code	Name
401133	Clinical Placement

Code	Name
401129	Evidence Based Practice in Chinese Medicine

Code	Name
400850	Professional Topic

400850 Professional Topic will not be on offer from 2020 and replaced with 401238 Qualitative Research Methodology in Health.

Code	Name
401238	Qualitative Research Methodology in Health

Code	Name
401080	Research Protocol Design and Practice

Code	Name
401132	Women's Health in Chinese Medicine

Choose one of

Code	Name
401077	Introduction to Biostatistics

Code	Name
401076	Introduction to Epidemiology

Specialist Units

Students must complete 30 credit points of elective units, either from the following list or other postgraduate units with DAP approval.

Code	Name
401137	Chronic and Complex Disorders in Chinese Medicine

Code	Name
401136	Clinical Oncology and Chinese Medicine

Code	Name
401135	Mental and Neurological Disorders and Chinese Medicine

Code	Name
401134	Musculoskeletal Health in Chinese Medicine