UNDERGRADUATE

Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Applied Science (Chinese Medicine)

Chinese medicine is the use of medicinal substances that come from different sources such as roots, flowers, seeds and leaves of plants to address health conditions.

Degree Details

Chinese medicine practitioners work with patients to prevent and alleviate health problems using a range of treatment options including Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture.

They assess patients by checking their pulse and tongue, and observing abnormalities in sleep, appetite, perspiration and body temperature. From this, they develop management plans.

Chinese medicine, including acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, and is one of the most commonly used complementary therapies in Australia and globally.

Graduates will be able to practise Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture at an internationally accepted level.

You could go on into:

  • independent practice
  • work in a multidisciplinary healthcare clinic as a registered Chinese medicine practitioner
  • academia
  • industry and/or government in a health and medical research position.

You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 or an equivalent senior secondary school qualification with a minimum average of 70% (see calculator below).

Equivalent qualifications may also include completion of the RMIT Foundation Studies program or a recognised post secondary diploma in the relevant discipline with the required grades.

Meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee entry. Your application will still need to be assessed and accepted.

Credit may reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant study experience.

When you are submitting an application, please indicate that you want to be considered for credit and provide detailed course syllabus (also known as course outline), outlining volume of learning, course content and weekly topics, learning objectives/outcomes, assessment types and their weightings, and reference to the learning resources such as prescribed textbooks and recommended readings.

Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester
Year One of Program
Semester One - Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Chinese Medicine Theory 1 12 COTH2140 Bundoora Campus
Biology of the Cell 12 BIOL2272 Bundoora Campus
Chemistry for Health Sciences 12 CHEM1268 Bundoora Campus
Introduction to Human Biosciences 12 BIOL2480 Bundoora Campus

ANDSemester Two - Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Chinese Medicine Theory 2 12 COTH2141 Bundoora Campus
Limb and Trunk Anatomy 12 BIOL2274 Bundoora Campus
Research in Health Science 12 OHTH2160 Bundoora Campus
Professionalism and Evidence-based Health Care 12 PUBH1410 Bundoora Campus
AND
Year Two of Program
Semester One - Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Chinese Materia Medica and Formulae 1 12 COTH2118 Bundoora Campus
Head and Visceral Anatomy 12 BIOL2275 Bundoora Campus
Human Physiology 1 - Body Systems 12 BIOL2043 Bundoora Campus

ANDSelect and Complete One (1) course from any:University Elective ANDSemester Two - Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Chinese Materia Medica and Formulae 2 12 COTH2119 Bundoora Campus
Acupuncture Theory and Practice 1 12 COTH2138 Bundoora Campus
Neuroscience 12 BIOL1131 Bundoora Campus
Human Physiology 2: Body Systems 12 BIOL2044 Bundoora Campus
AND
Year Three of Program
Semester One - Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Medical Examination 1 12 MEDS2146 Bundoora Campus
Introduction to Pathology 12 MEDS2118 Bundoora Campus
Pharmacology and Toxicology 12 ONPS2060 Bundoora Campus
Acupuncture Theory and Practice 2 12 COTH2139 Bundoora Campus

ANDSemester Two - Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Medical Examination 2 12 MEDS2147 Bundoora Campus
Advanced Pathology 12 MEDS2119 Bundoora Campus
Chinese Medicine Clinical Skills 12 COTH2168 Bundoora Campus
Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics 12 ONPS2294 Bundoora Campus
AND
Year Four of Program
Semester One - Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Chinese Internal Medicine 12 COTH2183 Bundoora Campus
Traumatology in Chinese Medicine 12 COTH2182 Bundoora Campus
Differential Diagnosis in Western Medicine 12 MEDS2049 Bundoora Campus
Law and Ethics for Health Professionals 12 OHTH2163 Bundoora Campus

ANDSemester Two - Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Gynaecology in Chinese Medicine 12 COTH2184 Bundoora Campus
Dermatology and Chinese External Medicine 12 COTH2181 Bundoora Campus
Supervised Clinical Practice 1 24 COTH2127 Bundoora Campus
AND
Year Five of Program
Semester One - Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Classic Literature in Chinese Medicine 12 COTH2053 Bundoora Campus
Otorhinolaryngology, Ophthalmology and Paediatrics in Chinese Medicine 12 COTH2172 Bundoora Campus
Supervised Clinical Practice 2 24 COTH2129 Bundoora Campus

How To Apply

RMIT

Complete your details and we'll make sure your inquiry is sent to the RMIT which will contact you to discuss this degree. For more details, feel free to contact one of the educational consultants at EDVISE HUB Click Here To Book Your Session

Degree Details

Chinese medicine practitioners work with patients to prevent and alleviate health problems using a range of treatment options including Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture.

They assess patients by checking their pulse and tongue, and observing abnormalities in sleep, appetite, perspiration and body temperature. From this, they develop management plans.

Chinese medicine, including acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, and is one of the most commonly used complementary therapies in Australia and globally.

Graduates will be able to practise Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture at an internationally accepted level.

You could go on into:

  • independent practice
  • work in a multidisciplinary healthcare clinic as a registered Chinese medicine practitioner
  • academia
  • industry and/or government in a health and medical research position.

You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 or an equivalent senior secondary school qualification with a minimum average of 70% (see calculator below).

Equivalent qualifications may also include completion of the RMIT Foundation Studies program or a recognised post secondary diploma in the relevant discipline with the required grades.

Meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee entry. Your application will still need to be assessed and accepted.

Credit may reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant study experience.

When you are submitting an application, please indicate that you want to be considered for credit and provide detailed course syllabus (also known as course outline), outlining volume of learning, course content and weekly topics, learning objectives/outcomes, assessment types and their weightings, and reference to the learning resources such as prescribed textbooks and recommended readings.

Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester
Year One of Program
Semester One - Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Chinese Medicine Theory 1 12 COTH2140 Bundoora Campus
Biology of the Cell 12 BIOL2272 Bundoora Campus
Chemistry for Health Sciences 12 CHEM1268 Bundoora Campus
Introduction to Human Biosciences 12 BIOL2480 Bundoora Campus

ANDSemester Two - Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Chinese Medicine Theory 2 12 COTH2141 Bundoora Campus
Limb and Trunk Anatomy 12 BIOL2274 Bundoora Campus
Research in Health Science 12 OHTH2160 Bundoora Campus
Professionalism and Evidence-based Health Care 12 PUBH1410 Bundoora Campus
AND
Year Two of Program
Semester One - Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Chinese Materia Medica and Formulae 1 12 COTH2118 Bundoora Campus
Head and Visceral Anatomy 12 BIOL2275 Bundoora Campus
Human Physiology 1 - Body Systems 12 BIOL2043 Bundoora Campus

ANDSelect and Complete One (1) course from any:University Elective ANDSemester Two - Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Chinese Materia Medica and Formulae 2 12 COTH2119 Bundoora Campus
Acupuncture Theory and Practice 1 12 COTH2138 Bundoora Campus
Neuroscience 12 BIOL1131 Bundoora Campus
Human Physiology 2: Body Systems 12 BIOL2044 Bundoora Campus
AND
Year Three of Program
Semester One - Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Medical Examination 1 12 MEDS2146 Bundoora Campus
Introduction to Pathology 12 MEDS2118 Bundoora Campus
Pharmacology and Toxicology 12 ONPS2060 Bundoora Campus
Acupuncture Theory and Practice 2 12 COTH2139 Bundoora Campus

ANDSemester Two - Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Medical Examination 2 12 MEDS2147 Bundoora Campus
Advanced Pathology 12 MEDS2119 Bundoora Campus
Chinese Medicine Clinical Skills 12 COTH2168 Bundoora Campus
Clinical Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics 12 ONPS2294 Bundoora Campus
AND
Year Four of Program
Semester One - Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Chinese Internal Medicine 12 COTH2183 Bundoora Campus
Traumatology in Chinese Medicine 12 COTH2182 Bundoora Campus
Differential Diagnosis in Western Medicine 12 MEDS2049 Bundoora Campus
Law and Ethics for Health Professionals 12 OHTH2163 Bundoora Campus

ANDSemester Two - Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Gynaecology in Chinese Medicine 12 COTH2184 Bundoora Campus
Dermatology and Chinese External Medicine 12 COTH2181 Bundoora Campus
Supervised Clinical Practice 1 24 COTH2127 Bundoora Campus
AND
Year Five of Program
Semester One - Complete the following Three (3) Courses:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Classic Literature in Chinese Medicine 12 COTH2053 Bundoora Campus
Otorhinolaryngology, Ophthalmology and Paediatrics in Chinese Medicine 12 COTH2172 Bundoora Campus
Supervised Clinical Practice 2 24 COTH2129 Bundoora Campus

How To Apply

RMIT

Complete your details and we'll make sure your inquiry is sent to the RMIT which will contact you to discuss this degree. For more details, feel free to contact one of the educational consultants at EDVISE HUB Click Here To Book Your Session

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Duration:Full-time 5 years

Location:Australia

Fees:AUD$37,440

intake: February

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