We are introducing a new course in acupuncture to
start in September 2008, to replace our previous course
which we have run for 20 years. The new course will
be a BSc in Acupuncture, with the option of an MSc for
some students. The course is currently in the advanced
stages of development. Please note that some details
of modules and course structure are subject to further
change as the development process progresses.The course blends theory and skills with clinical practice and personal growth. The course is structured so that all non-clinical teaching takes place at weekends, allowing students to continue with weekday commitments. It starts in late September, and normally takes three years to complete, though there is the option to spread the course over up to six years.
At the Northern College we value the complexity and
diversity of Chinese medicine. We first teach a coherent
grounding in the subject, using the structured approach
to Chinese medicine which is taught at colleges in China and reflected in much of the acupuncture literature worldwide.
This is invaluable in practice. Later in the course, we
teach further traditional models and modern techniques
to equip you with a variety of approaches to diagnosis and
treatment. This allows you to develop your own style and
construct a personal repertoire from which you can select
the approach best suited to an individual patient, rather
than focusing exclusively on one style of acupuncture.Our acupuncture course stimulates your development in many ways. You will experience many new perceptions, thoughts and feelings. It is hardly surprising that at the end of our course students tell us how much they have changed and how positive that has been.
* BSc in Acupunture subject to validation
Course Structure
| First Year 18 weekends |
Second Year 18 weekends |
Third Year 18 weekends |
| Preparation for Clinic | Seeing with your Fingertips | Clinical Reality 2 |
| Landscape of the Body | Western Medicine in Context | Treating Patients in Clinic (10 weekdays in clinic) |
| Foundations of Chinese Medicine | Understanding Disharmony | Hundred Taxations - Knotty Diseases |
| Working with the Bodily Landscape (including 7 weekdays in clinic and 2 days practitioner observation) |
Early Clinic (7 weekdays in clinic) | Diversity of practice |
| White Tiger Biting | ||
| Being and Becoming | Becoming an Acupuncturist (including 7 weekdays in clinic and 2 days practitioner observation) |
Clinical Management (15 weekdays in clinic) |
| Building on the Foundations of Chinese Medicine | Clinical Reality 1 | Great Luminance (elective module) |
All non-clinical teaching takes place every other weekend from late September to early July, with a short break over Christmas and Easter and a long break over the summer. All clinical teaching takes place on weekdays in the College clinic. Clinic days are scheduled well in advance and student preferences are taken into account. Students also arrange two days observation each year with a practitioner in their locality.
The course is designed to be flexible and parts of the course which normally take one year can be spread over two years if other considerations in your life make this necessary.
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