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Oriental Therapies Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
Faculty of Natural Health Science via distance learning
Oriental Therapies via distance learning
This program of oriental therapies reviews the oldest system of medicine in the world. It refers to a range of medical practices that originated throughout India and Asia like Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Yoga Therapy and other disciplines aimed to balance the mind, the body and the spirit. While Western medical doctors believe that most diseases are caused by microorganism such as bacterial and viruses, or genetic disorders, the oriental medicine believes illnesses are caused by an imbalance of the energy flow in the body. Health results from keeping a person’s spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical balance.
Academic Supervisor : Laurence Cheng Wen Hung
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Oriental Therapies Online via distance learning
Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Oriental Therapies.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Animal Assisted Therapy - Anti-Aging Therapy - Aromatherapy - Art Therapy - Bioenergetic Therapy - Gestalt Therapy - Herbology & Phytotherapy - Holistic Integral Therapy - Hypnotherapy - Manual Therapy & Massage - Music Therapy - Naturopathy - Psychosomatic Therapy - Psychotherapy - Quantum Healing Therapy - Regenerative Cellular Therapy - Sensory Therapy - Yoga Therapy .
Specialist - Expert Diploma - Oriental Therapies Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Oriental Therapies via distance learning = Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.
Bachelor's Degree - Oriental Therapies Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Oriental Therapies via distance learning = Academic credits + 60 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Natural Health Science from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: TCM Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Master's Degree - Oriental Therapies Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Oriental Therapies via distance learning = Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Natural Health Science from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: TCM Traditional Chinese Medicine. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Oriental Therapies Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Oriental Therapies via distance learning = Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Natural Health Science from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: TCM Traditional Chinese Medicine. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...
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Oriental Therapies Online
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
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Energy: Beyond the Physical Self
This course explores the commonality between conventional physical wellness and good health. It explains how multidimensional wellness and nontraditional bioenergetics therapies play a role in our mental, emotional, and physical health. It discuses the relationship between health and the meaning of life.
Academic Supervisor: Robert Burton Bradley
Movement & Meditation
This course analyzes the role of movement in our lives through an exploration of the relationship between the energy of motion, the body, and the emotions. It describes several methods of meditation and concentration and focuses on their physiological and psychotherapeutical effects. It relates breathing, chanting, movement, and meditation in various traditions.
Academic Supervisor: Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha
Qi Energy Development
This course introduces the principles and practices of Qi (internal energy) energy development. It portrays the methods used to balance Qi while stressing on exercises and techniques of Qi awareness, on enhancing Qi circulation throughout the body, and finally improving health using our internal energy.
Academic Supervisor: Laurence Cheng Wen Hung
Understanding Disease
This course discusses different emotional states and their influence on health. It focuses on the relationship between emotion and illness as influenced by the subconscious. It also examines evidence that prove the effectiveness of the techniques that uses the channeling of stuck emotions in curing diseases and promoting health.
Academic Supervisor: Jean Mutabaruka
Principles of Yoga
This course introduces the art and science of yoga. It explores its history and philosophy, current issues and trends, and health benefits. It examines the cultural aspects of yoga and its relevancy to modern day life and health.
Academic Supervisor: Bibhuprasad Bhattacharyya
Holistic Nutrition
This course explores the role of nutrition and diet in promoting a healthy mind, body, and spirit; preventing diseases; and maintaining wellness. It also discusses the interdependence between eating choices and environmental sustainability and the principles and practical uses of various alternative nutritional approaches. It also teaches how to differentiate between whole food and synthetic supplements.
Academic Supervisor: Boris Wydoff
Diets & Fasting
This course provides an analysis and evaluation of various dietary regimes. It focuses on the nutritional, spiritual, and social aspects of food beliefs: Vegetarianism, macrobiotics, raw food, food combining, and hereditary predisposition. It explains the benefits of fasting and the different approaches used to ensure tissue cleansing and detoxification. It finally considers the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual issues related to diets and fasting.
Academic Supervisor: Boris Wydoff
Mind, Body & Spirit
This course highlights the importance of the interconnection between mind, body, and spirit. It discusses different practices of stress management, meditation, guided imagery, physical exercise, art expression, and biofeedback related to emotional states, wellness, and disease.
Academic Supervisor: Robert Burton Bradley
Ayurveda - Science of Life
This course studies the role of philosophy in Ayurveda and how to distinguish different aspects of consciousness, health, and wellness from an Ayurvedic perspective. It explains the different constitutional types, basic physiological functions, the role of ayurvedic nutrition in health, and how to apply the concept of Agni in the context of digestion and metabolism for health maintenance. The history of Ayurveda is viewed in relation to the Vedas and its philosophy (Vedanta). This course shows how to promote healing and rejuvenation.
Academic Supervisor: Bibhuprasad Bhattacharyya
Oriental Therapies
This course of oriental therapies reviews a range of medical practices that originated throughout India and Asia. Oriental therapies believe that illnesses are caused by an imbalance of the energy flow in the body. Each discipline develops its own way of explaining and dealing with the energy balance to achieve optimal health.
Academic Supervisor: Laurence Cheng Wen Hung
Chinese Herbology
This course classifies Chinese medicinal herbs according to their functions, therapeutic uses, taste, energy, actions, indications, dosage, contraindications, and methods of preparation. It describes how these herbs are therapeutically used to alleviate symptoms, detoxify, reduce fever, warm the body, open orifices, relax the shen, reduce gases, regulate Qi, and activate blood.
Academic Supervisor: Laurence Cheng Wen Hung
Meridians Anatomy
This course revises the theory of Meridians, the internal and external courses of the Twelve Meridians, the Eight Extra Meridians, the Collateral, and the Muscle/Tendon Meridians. It studies the acupoints of the major Meridians from a corporal anatomical and topographical perspective. It highlights the micro-system acupuncture points found in the ear system.
Academic Supervisor: Laurence Cheng Wen Hung
Acupoints & Acupressure
This course presents the major principles of acupoint selection and their application to the treatment of various diseases. According to the theory of Tui-Na (manipulative therapy); acupressure stimulates the acupuncture points located on the meridian pathways of the body and facilitate healing through the movement of Qi energy.
Academic Supervisor: Laurence Cheng Wen Hung
Indian Philosophies
This course addresses the doctrines and arguments of the major Indian schools of philosophy (Samkhya, Buddhist, Vedanta, Nyaya-Vaisesika, and Navya-Nyaya). It demonstrates how these schools ground their religious systems by logically discussing the human soul, God, and the path to nirvana.
Academic Supervisor: Robert Burton Bradley
Yoga Therapy
This course discusses the therapeutic use of yoga. It reviews the common health problems and the application of yoga asana, breathing, and meditation as a modality of healing. It explores the effects of yoga in the body structure, cellular dynamics, organs response mechanisms, and neurology. It also involve control techniques and treatments for common conditions.
Academic Supervisor: Bibhuprasad Bhattacharyya
Bioenergetic Therapy
This course explores the various forms of bioenergetic therapy used to intervene, through pre-established energy patterns, in the subtle anatomy and physiology of humans. It covers the following: spirituality as opposed to religion, acupressure, homeopathic remedies, polarity therapy, respiration, chakras, auras, Bach flowers, channeling, chi as expressed in body movement, crystals, and "healing" vs. medical curing.
Academic Supervisor: Ángela Gandaria Marsillí
TCM Traditional Chinese Medicine
This course explains the Traditional Chinese Medicine views on health and disease, diagnostic techniques, treatment modalities, herbal medicine, and nutrition, including concepts such as Yin/Yang, five elements, vital substances, Zang Fu organs, and acupressure channels. It explores the theories of disease including etiology, pathology, and treatment.
Academic Supervisor: Laurence Cheng Wen Hung
Ayurvedic Medicine
In Ayurveda, disease is a progression from Ama (metabolic toxins) buildup to actual appearance symptoms. This process is contrasted to that of allopathic medicine. Imbalances are examined in relation to each core constitution. According to Ayurvedic principles, each stage has its ways to return a person back to health: Cleansing regimes, medicinal plants, ayurvedic nutrition, lifestyle, and body therapies. Ayurveda has proven useful in the restoration of vitality and the treatment of chronic disease and immune system disorders.
Academic Supervisor: Bibhuprasad Bhattacharyya
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Oriental Therapies Online via distance learning
Recommended Professional References.
Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.
Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...
AIYA - Asociación Internacional de Yoga y Ayurveda
AMT - The Association for Meridian & Energy Therapies
AOBTA - American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia
EAYYA - European Association of Yoga, Yogatherapy & Ayurveda
GP-TCM - Good Practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Association
ISAH - International Society for Ayurveda and Health
PEFOTS - Pan European Federation of TCM Societies
WFAMS - World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies
WFCMS - World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies
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Admission requirements - Oriental Therapies
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education
This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...
Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
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Duration - Oriental Therapies Online via distance learning
For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...
All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.
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Faculty of Natural Health Science via distance learning
Oriental Therapies Online
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
