Course details

CRICOS course code: 084576J

Level of study: Undergraduate

Summary

Naturopathy today occupies an important and prominent role in the contemporary health-care system due to the guiding principles of disease prevention, encouraging the body’s inherent ability to heal, treatment of the whole person using an individualised prescriptions, education of patients on beneficial health practices and in taking responsibility for their own health. A Torrens University trained Naturopath uses a patient-centered approach incorporating traditional and research knowledge to inform safe and effective prescribing.

Naturopathy combines the core science, herbal and nutritional medicine subjects with traditional energetic medicines and iridology. This will be accompanied by subjects covering the biomedical sciences, essential for all healthcare professionals. You will gain hands-on experience at the Think Wellbeing Centre under the guidance of experienced naturopaths, treating public patients. This will prepare you to confidently start practice in the community.

Available via blended learning. This combines online and on-campus study with lessons in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. International students on a student visa must not enrol into any more than a third of 33% online subjects over their course and must study at least on subject that is face-to-face in each trimester.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Naturopathic Philosophy and Principles of Practice
• Health Science and Clinical Assessment
• Nutritional Medicine Therapeutics
• Naturopathic and Clinical Studies
• Western Herbal Medicine Therapeutics
• Naturopathic Clinical practice

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