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Naturopathy graduates generally enter clinical practice, either alone or as a partner in a healthcare clinic. Other exciting career opportunities include: education community health service settings, social welfare, sales, manufacturing and working in health retreats.

Naturopathy

The origins of naturopathy can be traced to ancient Greece. Hippocrates, the 'Father of Modern Medicine' once described the human organism as a holistic combination of body, mind and spirit linked to the four elements of the natural world. This organism that is body, mind and spirit possesses an inherent capacity to generate self healing, given appropriate conditions. The role of the naturopathic clinician is to facilitate this process through teaching and providing a range of holistic medicines.  The study of naturopathic discipline includes herbal medicine, diet and nutrition, flower essence therapy, nutritional supplementation, naturopathic diagnostic techniques including iris analysis, along with a general understanding of many other forms of therapy.

Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy)

This four year full time (or equivalent part-time) course provides graduates with specialist naturopathic clinical knowledge and skills to become future leaders within the naturopathic profession. It includes in-depth studies in medical science, research, herbal pharmacognosy and clinical herbal medicine, nutritional biochemistry and clinical nutrition/dietary medicine, clinical case taking, and communication and professional interaction.

This course is available in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.  Semester Two starts 2 August, 2010.  

Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) BHSc (NAT) Course Structure
Year One: Semester One
CodeSubjectPrerequisitesAustudy %Available Online
CHBIO Chemistry and Biochemistry * Nil 25 Y
FCC Foundations of Communication and Counselling Nil 13 Y
FET Flower Essence Therapy Nil 13 Y
HBS1 Human Biological Science 1* Nil 25 Y
NHP Naturopathic History and Philosophy Nil 13 Y
FEM Foundations of Eclectic Medicine Nil 13 Y
Year One: Semester Two
ELEC Elective Nil 13 N
ELEC Elective Nil 13 N
HBS2 Human Biological Science 2* HBS1 25 Y
HMB Herbal Medicine Botany Nil 13 N
NADT Naturopathic Analysis and Diagnostic Techniques FEM 13 Y
NMED1 Nutritional Medicine 1* CHBIO 25 Y
Year Two: Semester Three
FPH Foundations of Public Health Nil 13 Y
CRS Critical Research Skills Nil 13 Y
HMED1 Herbal Medicine 1* HMB 25 N
HCS1 Human Clinical Science 1* CHBIO/HBS1/HBS2 25 N
NMED2 Nutritional Medicine 2* NMED1 25 N
Year Two: Semester Four
CEX Clinical Examination HCS1 13 N
HCS2 Human Clinical Science 2 HCS1 13 N
HMED2 Herbal Medicine 2* HMED1 25 N
BPT Biomedical Pathology Testing HSC1/NHP 13 N
NCLS1 Naturopathic Clinical Studies 1 HCS1/NADT/NHP 13 N
NTP Nutritional Therapeutics Preparation CHBIO/NMED1 13 N
PHAR Pharmacology CHBIO/HBS1/HBS2 13 N
Year Three: Semester Five
HCS3 Human Clinical Sciences 3 HCS2 13 N
HMED3 Herbal Medicine 3 HCS1/HMED2/NADT 13 N
NMED3 Nutritional Medicine 3 HCS1/NADT/NCLS1 13 N
DPL Dietary Planning HCS1/NADT/NCLS1 13 N
IPH Integrated Pharmacology* HCS1/NCLS1/ NMED1/PHAR 25 N
HTP Herbal Therapeutic Preparation HMED2 13 N
NCLS2 Naturopathic Clinical Studies 2 NCLS1 13 N
Year Three: Semester Six
ELEC Elective Nil   N
ELEC Elective Nil   N
NMED4 Nutritional Medicine 4 NMED3 13 N
HMED4 Herbal Medicine 4 HMED3 13 N
NCLS3 Naturopathic Clinical Studies 3** DPL/HMED3/ IPH/NCLS2 50 N
Year Four: Semester Seven
ELEC Elective Nil   N
ELEC Elective Nil   N
ISH Interpersonal Skills of the Helper FCC 13 N
NCLS4 Naturopathic Clinical Studies 4*** NCLS3 63 N
Year Four: Semester Eight
AHMED Advanced Herbal Medicine HMED4 13 N
ANMED Advanced Nutritional Medicine NMED4 13 N
EMP Establishing and Managing Professional Practice Nil 13 N
NCLS5 Naturopathic Clinical Studies 5*** NCLS4 63 N
Elective Stream 1
Semester 2
FTCM Foundations of Traditional Chinese Medicine Nil 25 N
Semester 6
TCMAD TCM Assessment and Differentiation* Nil 25 N
Semester 7
CHB Chinese Herbal Medicine TCMAD 13 N
CET Chinese Exercise Therapy TCMAD 13 N
Elective Stream 2
Semester 2
FOH Foundations of Homeopathy Nil 13 Y
FOMM Foundations of Materia Medica Nil 13 Y
Semester 6
FOCP Foundations of Constitutional Prescribing* Nil 25 N
Semester 7
HM Homeopathic Methodology* FOH/FOCP 25 N

Course Duration 4 years full time or equivalent part-time.
Study Mode On campus only some subjects available online.
Intake Two semester intakes yearly (late February and early August).
Semesters are 13 weeks long. Most subjects are 3 hours in duration once per week with 39 contact hours and 2 credit points.

* These subjects meet two times per week for 3 hours with 78 total contact hours and 4 credit points.
** These subjects meet 9 hours per week or 117 total contact hours and 6 credit points.
*** These subjects meet 15 hours per week, 195 contact hours and 10 credit points.

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