C10164v7 Bachelor of Health Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Award(s): Bachelor of Health Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine (BHlthSc)Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (BA)
UAC code: 609346 (Autumn session)
CRICOS code: 067517F
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 288
Course EFTSL: 6
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Applications
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Rules and regulations
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
The Bachelor of Health Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is a combined degree program that provides students with greater exposure to and understanding of another culture. Students studying this course choose a country major choice from the Bachelor of Arts in International Studies.
If students choose the China major, they complete four consecutive sessions of Mandarin and Chinese culture before proceeding to China for an academic year of study at a university or institution of higher education.
The course has a strong history of delivering highly skilled practitioners and researchers. Students complete over 1030 hours of clinical practice starting in their first session, first year of study and are well equipped for private practice.
Career options
Career options include acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine practitioner in private or community health services. This combined program makes it more possible for graduates to practise outside Australia.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
Entry to this degree is via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Applications
Course duration and attendance
This combined degree is offered on a six-year, full-time basis. This also involves students practising their skills in the UTS acupuncture and herbal medicine clinics as required during the course. Students spend their fifth year of study at an overseas university.
Course structure
Students are required to complete 288 credit points of study, comprising 192 credit points in traditional Chinese medicine and 96 credit points of country major choice. The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (96 credit points) includes 32 credit points (four 8-credit-point subjects) of instruction in language and culture, 8 credit points (one subject) of study of foundations in international studies, 8 credit points (one subject) of study of contemporary culture and 48 credit points (two sessions) of study at a university or institution of higher education in the country of choice. The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is not offered as a separate degree, but is completed only in combination with the professional degree program.
Overseas study
Students spend their fifth year of study at a university overseas.
Industrial training/professional practice
Students gain practical clinical experience treating patients under the guidance of qualified health professionals. There are also options to undertake external clinical placements in Australia and overseas.
Course completion requirements
| 91614 Evaluating TCM: Theory, Practice and Research 1 | 6cp | |
| 91615 Evaluating TCM: Theory, Practice and Research 2 | 6cp | |
| 99567 Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicine | 6cp | |
| 99584 Clinical Features of Disease | 6cp | |
| 99618 Chinese Diagnostic System 1 | 6cp | |
| 91610 Medical Classics and the History of Chinese Medicine | 6cp | |
| 99621 Chinese Diagnostic System 2 | 6cp | |
| 91611 Clinical Practicum (Therapy and Diagnosis) | 6cp | |
| 99630 Clinical Practice 1 (TCM) | 12cp | |
| 99631 Clinical Practice 2 (TCM) | 12cp | |
| 99665 Chinese Medicine Foundations 1 | 6cp | |
| 99666 Chinese Medicine Foundations 2 | 6cp | |
| 99641 Point Location and Acupuncture Anatomy | 6cp | |
| 99667 Clinical Theory and Clinic Level 1 | 6cp | |
| 99668 Clinic Level 2 and Acupuncture Techniques 1 | 6cp | |
| 99644 Clinic Level 3 and Acupuncture Techniques 2 | 6cp | |
| 99645 Clinic Level 4 and Acupuncture Techniques 3 | 6cp | |
| 99646 Clinic Level 5 and Acupuncture Microsystems | 6cp | |
| 99647 Clinic Level 6 | 6cp | |
| 92227 Communication for the Complementary Therapist | 6cp | |
| 91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology | 6cp | |
| 99650 Pharmacology of Chinese Herbal Medicine | 6cp | |
| 99651 Chinese Herbal Formula 1 | 6cp | |
| 99652 Chinese Herbal Formula 2 | 6cp | |
| 91613 Professional Issues in Traditional Chinese Medicine | 6cp | |
| 99656 Disease States for Traditional Chinese Medicine 1 | 6cp | |
| 99657 Disease States for Traditional Chinese Medicine 2 | 6cp | |
| CBK90005 Country major choice | 96cp | |
| 91703 Physiological Systems | 6cp | |
| 91239 Human Pathophysiology | 6cp | |
| 91706 Neuroscience | 6cp | |
| Total | 288cp |
Course program
An example program is shown below.
| Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 99665 Chinese Medicine Foundations 1 | 6cp | |
| 99641 Point Location and Acupuncture Anatomy | 6cp | |
| 99667 Clinical Theory and Clinic Level 1 | 6cp | |
| 92227 Communication for the Complementary Therapist | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 99567 Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicine | 6cp | |
| 99666 Chinese Medicine Foundations 2 | 6cp | |
| 99668 Clinic Level 2 and Acupuncture Techniques 1 | 6cp | |
| 91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 99618 Chinese Diagnostic System 1 | 6cp | |
| 99644 Clinic Level 3 and Acupuncture Techniques 2 | 6cp | |
| 99650 Pharmacology of Chinese Herbal Medicine | 6cp | |
| 91703 Physiological Systems | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 99621 Chinese Diagnostic System 2 | 6cp | |
| 99645 Clinic Level 4 and Acupuncture Techniques 3 | 6cp | |
| 99651 Chinese Herbal Formula 1 | 6cp | |
| 91239 Human Pathophysiology | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 97101 Chinese Language and Culture 1 | 8cp | |
| 91706 Neuroscience | 6cp | |
| 99646 Clinic Level 5 and Acupuncture Microsystems | 6cp | |
| 99652 Chinese Herbal Formula 2 | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 97102 Chinese Language and Culture 2 | 8cp | |
| 91611 Clinical Practicum (Therapy and Diagnosis) | 6cp | |
| 99656 Disease States for Traditional Chinese Medicine 1 | 6cp | |
| 91610 Medical Classics and the History of Chinese Medicine | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 99584 Clinical Features of Disease | 6cp | |
| 97103 Chinese Language and Culture 3 | 8cp | |
| 976001 Foundations in International Studies | 8cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 97104 Chinese Language and Culture 4 | 8cp | |
| 976111 Contemporary China | 8cp | |
| 99647 Clinic Level 6 | 6cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 977110 In-country Study 1: China | 24cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 978110 In-country Study 2: China | 24cp | |
| Year 6 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 91614 Evaluating TCM: Theory, Practice and Research 1 | 6cp | |
| 99657 Disease States for Traditional Chinese Medicine 2 | 6cp | |
| 99630 Clinical Practice 1 (TCM) | 12cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 91613 Professional Issues in Traditional Chinese Medicine | 6cp | |
| 99631 Clinical Practice 2 (TCM) | 12cp | |
| 91615 Evaluating TCM: Theory, Practice and Research 2 | 6cp | |
Rules and regulations
To enter the Year 4 clinic, students must have successfully completed:
- all subjects in Years 1–3
- all clinical hours attached to clinic level subjects 1–6
- all WIKIs attached to the clinical hours 1–6
- a senior first aid certificate, current through to the Year 4 clinic period
- a police check.
Professional recognition
The course is accredited by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and graduates are eligible for professional membership as a health practitioner with the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia (CMBA) within AHPRA.
Other information
Further information is available from:
UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS
