Master of Chinese Medicine
Course details
| NZQF Level | 9 |
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About the course
The aim of this programme is to produce graduates with knowledge and advanced practical experience that enables them to practice in Chinese Medicine. Students will select courses in the area of herbal medicine or acupuncture in consultation with NZCCM. The content, assessment and practice components of courses will be aligned with the student’s chosen practice area (Chinese herbal medicine or acupuncture). The purpose and aim of Master of Chinese Medicine is to provide communities in New Zealand with individuals who have attained advanced knowledge, practical skills, and behavioural attributes in using advanced traditional Chinese Medicine practices and philosophies. Graduates will have developed a set of knowledge and skills in clinical inquiry, critical appraisal and scholarship and the ability to initiate change to effect positive outcomes for patient groups/populations. Enabling them to undertake innovative, specialist roles in Chinese Medicine and provide leadership to other health professionals in the health care team.
This programme is delivered, both part-time and full-time, consisting of compulsory courses and elective courses. The programme is open to both domestic and international students. Students of this programme will complete a coursework master’s degree programme. The programme can be completed between one-and-a-half and three years of full-time study or between three and six years of part-time study.
Methods of delivery are likely to include but are not limited to: * Activity-Based Learning *
Flipped Classrooms * Academic Research and Best Practice * Blog – Scenario-Based Learning
and Case Studies * Reflective journaling * Case based learning * Group tutorial * Blended and
Self-Directed Learning * Block delivery (face-to-face) * Class lectures.
Students should note that while much of the programme will be delivered online or at a
distance there will be two block course weeks on campus in the first semester – these will be
scheduled for week 1 and week 10 of the programme – attendance is compulsory. In addition,
students will be required to join regular voice conferences with staff and other students.
Entry requirements
The minimum age to enter this programme is 20 years. The minimum entry qualification for the Master of Chinese Medicine is a bachelor's degree in Chinese Medicine/Acupuncture or equivalent (to a bachelor's degree listed at level 7 on the NZQF). Admission as an individual to a master's degree is based on the evaluation of documentary evidence (including the academic record) of the individual applicant's ability to undertake postgraduate study in the specialist field of Chinese Medicine.
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree with either a major in Chinese Herbal Medicine or Acupuncture with at least 360 credits or equivalent (equivalent means a level 7 Diploma or in Acupuncture or Chinese Medicine with at least 360 credits and minimum recent continuous five years relevant working experience) from institutions either in New Zealand or abroad.
Final approvals are made by the Programme Management Committee and are subject to
verification of documents, capability to complete the programme and availability of
programme places.
About the provider
The New Zealand College of Chinese Medicine (NZCCM) is registered and accredited by NZQA. The College was founded on the realisation that Acupuncture and Chinese herbal training in New Zealand have been developed well but would be improved with greater input from Chinese-trained professionals and courses more closely related to the standard syllabus used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) colleges and universities. Such practices have been developed, tried and proven over thousands of years.