Aim of the vocational training course in Acupuncture is to prepare future therapists for professional practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This requires insight into both the classical methods of TCM and modern developments and practice. It is important that students should be able to recognize and treat diseases, analyze new developments and apply TCM to patients who have been diagnosed under western medicine. An apprenticeship and thesis form a part of the course.

Course Code	Course Title	TCH*	SLH**
AC001	Meridians	12	60
AC002	Acupoints	48	240
AC003	Acupuncture techniques	24	120
AC004	Moxibustion and Cupping	12	60
AC005	Ear, Scalp, Electric Acupuncture	12	60
AC006	Clinical acupoints selection	12	60
AC007	Acupuncture therapeutics	120	600
Total		240	1200

* TCH = Teacher Contact Hours
** SLH = Study Load Hours

Duration: 2 years
Total apprenticeship hours: 240 (136 practical + 104 thesis)
First year : € 1450,--
Second year : € 1550,--

Study material and study books
Students have to buy a number of books. Supplementary syllabi, if applicable, may be distributed during the course.

Required study books
1st year: Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (revised edition)
Foreign Languages Press, Beijing, China.
Clean Needle Technique for Acupuncturists
J. Belluomini
2nd year: The Practical Application of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Shenzhou University of TCM

Recommended books for Acupuncture Course
1st year: A manual of Acupuncture
P. Deadman e.a.1998
2nd year: The Practice of TCM
G. Maciocia. Churchill Livingstone