Overview 2024
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Learning Outcomes
Career outcomes
Graduates of the Bachelor of Medicines Management with Professional Honours in Complementary Medicines will be able to expand the scope of their health service delivery by integrating knowledge and skills related to evidence-based medicine and complementary medicine with their existing knowledge to enable them to confidently practise truly evidence-based integrative medicine.
Course structure
Year 1
Core Units
This unit introduces students to applied research methodology through literature review and research project design. Students carry out online studies of readings and tutorials, participate in online discussion forums to develop their research skills through discussion, and undertake a literature…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for CSA408 Research Methodology and Project Design
This unit will focus primarily on the use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) for the treatment of medical conditions and will complement the material covered in CSA514, CSA515 and CSA516. Conditions considered in CSA513 include menopause, irritable bowel syndrome,…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for CSA513 Integrative Approaches to Common Clinical Problems A
This unit will focus primarily on the use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) for the treatment of medical conditions and will complement the material covered in CSA513, CSA515 and CSA516. Conditions considered in CSA514 include hypertension, metabolic syndrome, Alzheimer’s…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Online | Semester 2 |
View all details for CSA514 Integrative Approaches to Common Clinical Problems B
This unit will focus primarily on the use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) for the treatment of medical conditions and will complement the material covered in CSA514, CSA513 and CSA516. The aim will be for you to develop knowledge…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Online | Semester 2 |
View all details for CSA515 Integrative Approaches to Common Clinical Problems C
This unit will focus primarily on the use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) for the treatment of medical conditions and will complement the material covered in CSA514, CSA513 and CSA515. The aim will be for you to develop knowledge…
Credit Points: 12.5
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Online | Semester 2 |
View all details for CSA516 Integrative Approaches to Common Clinical Problems D
This unit provides students with an understanding of research literature in health sciences. Scientific literature and related pharmaceutical literature including trade publications will be appraised. The principles and skills in evaluation and interpretation of the literature will be discussed and…
Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for CSA727 Critical Evaluation of Research Literature
Entry requirements
For Domestic students
Tertiary: Successful completion of an AQF (or equivalent) Bachelor degree in a health- related discipline. Questions relating to equivalence can be referred to the course coordinator, Dr Jason Hawrelak. Competence: Supporting Statement/Personal Competency Statement with extensive or sustained work experience in a health or complementary medicine field. An Advanced Diploma in a health-related discipline (e.g. Western Herbal Medicine, Naturopathy, Nutrition) in addition to extensive work experience will be considered advantageous. Please refer to the list of approved registered training providers at the end of this guideline document. Refer all applications ‘outside the norm’ or from an unfamiliar training provider to the course coordinator, Dr Jason Hawrelak for review.
Credit transfer
Credit for appropriate studies completed from other university courses may be granted. Refer Rule 6: Part 3 Credit and Recognition of Prior Learning
Articulation
Students who are enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Complementary Medicines will be able to articulate into the Bachelor of Medicines Management with Professional Honours in Complementary Medicines – the four units in the Graduate Certificate will represent the first four units of the Professional Honours course. Students may choose to exit the Bachelor of Medicines Management with Professional Honours in Complementary Medicines with either a Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Complementary Medicines (4 units) or a Graduate Diploma in Evidence-Based Complementary Medicines (6 units).
Detailed Admissions Information
Detailed admissions information and advice for all undergraduate courses, including comprehensive, course-level student profiles, is available from UTAS Admissions.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
This is a full-fee course, which means you’ll need to pay the full amount for your studies. Commonwealth Supported Places are not available in this course. However, there are still support options available for eligible students to help you manage the cost of studying this course.
You may be able to fund all or part of your tuition fees by accessing a FEE-HELP loan from the Australian Government. FEE-HELP is a loan scheme that assists domestic full-fee students to pay for University, which is repaid through the Australian Tax System once you earn above a repayment threshold. This means you’ll only have to start repaying the loan once you start earning above a specific amount
Our scholarships and prizes program also offers more than 400 scholarships across all areas of study. You can even apply for multiple scholarships in one easy application.
Further informationDetailed fee information for domestic students is available at Scholarships, fees and costs, including additional information in relation to the compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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