Advanced Diploma in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Chinese) Evening (Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Course Information
Description
Course Overview
To cultivate TCM professionals with both medical ethics and medical skills. The curriculum includes TCM theory and clinical subjects. Graduates can receive an advanced diploma in Chinese Medicine from the Singapore College of Chinese Medicine, and can apply to take the Singapore Chinese Medicine Practitioner Registration Qualification Examination sponsored by the Singapore Chinese Medicine Council, and pass the exam to become a qualified registered Chinese medicine practitioner.
Entry Requirements
Singapore Cambridge GCE 'A' Level [pass in 2 majors and 2 minors] or equivalent or higher.
Note: Overseas students who hold a high school degree or equivalent or higher qualifications can also apply.
Language requirement: Singapore Cambridge “O” level Chinese subject with a pass or equivalent or higher.
Career Opportunities
Information not available.
Modules
| sequence | Subject | hours |
| 1 | Basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine | 120 |
| 2 | Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostics | 120 |
| 3 | Pharmacy | 140 |
| 4 | Prescriptions | 140 |
| 5 | Internal Medicine | 120 |
| 6 | Treatise on | 120 |
| 7 | Essentials of the Golden Chamber | 100 |
| 8 | febrile diseases | 100 |
| 9 | Traditional Chinese Medicine Internal Medicine | 240 |
| 10 | Traditional Chinese Medicine Surgery | 120 |
| 11 | Traditional Chinese Medicine Pediatrics | 80 |
| 12 | Traditional Chinese Medicine Gynecology | 80 |
| 13 | Traditional Chinese Medicine Orthopedics | 60 |
| 14 | Traditional Chinese Medicine Ophthalmology | 40 |
| 15 | Traditional Chinese Medicine Otolaryngology | 60 |
| 16 | Traditional Chinese Medicine Geriatrics | 40 |
| 17 | Acupuncture | 240 |
| 18 | Massage (including massage techniques) | 120 |
| 19 | Ancient medical texts | 80 |
| 20 | Chinese medical history | 40 |
| twenty one | Various theories of traditional Chinese medicine | 60 |
| twenty two | Traditional Chinese Medicine Medical Records | 60 |
| twenty three | Traditional Chinese Medicine Literature | 20 |
| twenty four | Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Care/Rehabilitation (Elective) | 40 |
| 25 | Traditional Chinese Medicine Nutrition/Food Therapy (Elective) | 40 |
| 26 | Practical Chinese Medicine Technology (including identification, pharmacy, and processing) (elective) | 120 |
| 27 | normal human anatomy | 100 |
| 28 | Physiology | 100 |
| 29 | biochemistry | 40 |
| 30 | Microbiology and Immunology | 40 |
| 31 | pathology | 60 |
| 32 | Pharmacology | 60 |
| 33 | Basics of Western Medicine Internal Medicine and Diagnostics | 100 |
| 34 | emergency medicine | 40 |
| 35 | Preventive Medicine | 30 |
| 36 | Medical Psychology (Elective) | 30 |
| total period: | 3100 |
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