Chinese Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Traditional Diagnosis & Microsystems Acupuncture Degree Level Diploma Course (2 year)

Online Options Available

Please text 0773 4668402 to arrange a Callback

All theory classes on Zoom on one Saturday afternoon per month, (these are recorded for those unable to attend).

One Saturday per month all day clinical practice

Saturdays 1st year and Sundays 2nd Year Clinical

Course Venue:

BCOM Clinic

Room F1
6, Netherhall Gardens
London NW3 5RR
(Near Finchley Road Station)
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One Saturday all day clinical per month, and one Saturday afternoon Zoom over 2 years with the option of 3rd year or 2 years full time (this includes extra clinical experience)

Cost £2500 per year

(Prospective Students who are interested in joining this course can attend Open Days on the following weekends free of charge by prior arrangement, to see how you like the course. Email Paul to book your Open Day attendance: acusoc@yahoo.co.uk).

January 2025 Winter Break

15/16 February 2025
22/23 March 2025
26/27 April 2025
24/25 May 2025
21/22 June 2025
12/13 July 2025

Aug 2025 Summer Break

20/21 Sept 2025
18/19 Oct 2025
22/23 Nov 2025
13/14 Dec 2025

January 2026 Winter Break

21/22 February 2026
21/22 March 2026
18/19 April 2026
16/17 May 2026
20/21 June 2026
11/12 July 2026

Aug 2026 Summer Break

Next 2 Year Weekend Course and Admission Dates

19/20 Sept 2026
17/18 Oct 2026
14/15 Nov 2026
12/13 Dec 2026

Zoom Theory Dates at 2pm
on the following Saturday afternoons:

Winter 2025 Break
8 February 2-6pm
15 March 2-6pm
19 April 2-6pm
17 May 2-6pm
14 June 2-6pm
5 July 2-6pm

Summer 2025 Break
13 September 2-6pm
11 October 2-6pm
15 November 2-6pm
6 December 2-6pm

Winter 2026 Break
14 February 2-6pm
14 March 2-6pm
11 April 2-6pm
9 May 2-6pm
13 June 2-6pm
4 July 2-6pm

Summer 2026 Break
12 September 2-6pm
10 October 2-6pm
7 November 2-6pm
5 December 2-6pm

Interviews by appointment only:
Contact Paul Robin acusoc@yahoo.co.uk txt or call 07734 668402

Content

This two-year degree level course with an optional 3rd-year clinical attachment and Tuina Training is a practical professional training course to enable students to achieve high standards of competence, safety and confidence as practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

There is a further option to do this course as an Acupuncture and TCM Diagnosis course without Chinese Herbal Medicine.

Students will be applying TCM diagnosis and practising on each other under supervision in a clinical environment from their very first lesson as well as being taught the theoretical understanding of what they are learning because TCM is a practical subject and is best learnt in a practical way.

There are 10 weekend modules (10 contact days) in the first year and the same in the second year. Students can begin the course on any module and provided that all 10 modules are successfully completed they can then proceed to the second year which has a similar continual arrangement.

There’s an option to attend an additional day each month to gain valuable extra clinical experience this additional course day costs £1000 per year and is payable by monthly Direct Debit payable over the year

The ‘Ethos of the College’ is to ‘fit treatments to patients’ rather than ‘patients to treatments’ thus depending on Traditional TCM diagnostic skills to make patient assessments rather than follow theories which may pre-anticipate a patient’s condition. Accurate assessment is the key to successful and effective treatment, this is confirmed through Pulse, Face, Tongue, Eye and other Traditional Chinese methods of examination with targeted questioning about the patient’s condition and medical history.

The Clinical training aspects of the course are taught by by Paul Robin Head TCM at The College of Chinese medicine and Chairman of the Acupuncture Society on Wednesdays and Saturdays and Sundays

The weekend 1st and 2nd-year classes in Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine and Diagnosis are run by Paul Robin

This object of this course is to achieve standards set out by the Acupuncture Society Accreditation process and is a professional training diploma course in Chinese acupuncture, herbal medicine and diagnosis, the emphasis is on achieving set standards of practical and clinical training. Students will be treating each other during the modules and through clinical experience combined with TCM theory to learn practical clinical skills in the correct setting.

The course will cover Chinese anatomy, meridians and points, pathology, pulse reading and analysis, tongue, face, Chinese Sclerology and skin diagnosis, TCM traditional, Auricular, Orthopaedic, Paraspinal, Hand and Abdominal Microsystems, and Cosmetic Acupuncture, knowledge of around 200 herbal medicines and their appropriate use in clinical practice. Students will be tested on the contents of each module.

This course is taught in the same practical way that a practitioner would treat their patients, this is the way masters taught students in China through the centuries.

We hear the patient describe their symptoms and explain any western medical diagnosis they may have been given, then we use traditional Chinese diagnostic methods to identify signs and formulate acupuncture and herbal formulas appropriate to the condition, either herbs, acupuncture or both.

The whole process is discussed in depth during the session.

Treatment formulations take into account what the patient has told the practitioner and what the practitioner has discovered through TCM diagnosis. By being taught how to incorporate all this information together the student can see the big picture from the onset.

There are 10 modules in each of the first and second years. The lectures are on weekends, each lesson lasts 6 hours, from 10 am till 5 pm Saturday (first years) and Sunday (Second Years) there is also an option for Wednesdays for additional learning with a one hour break for lunch.

2 year Degree Level Chinese Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine & Traditional Diagnosis Diploma Course

Cost: £2500 per Year (total £5000 over 2 years)

Total Contact hours: 240 (6 hours x 40 Contact Days)

Total Home study 1040 (10 hours per week over 2 years)

Total Contact and Home Study Hours 1280 (over 2 years)

Clinical Hours 120 over 2 years

Optional clinical attachment 160 hours per year (see below)

Qualification:

Degree Level Chinese Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine & Traditional Diagnosis Diploma

1 Year Optional Clinical Attachment contact hours (Can also be done as a 3rd year)

Cost £1500 per year

contact hours
160 (4 hours per day over 40 days)

Home study
312 (6 hours per week)

Total Contact and Home Study Hours 472 (over 1 year)

Optional clinical attachment 160 hours per year

Full time 2 year course

Total Contact hours: 560 (including 2 years clinical option)

Total Home study 1352

Total Contact and Home Study Hours 1912

Course Transcript Click Here

Qualification:

Degree Level Advanced Chinese Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine & Traditional Diagnosis Diploma

Each module will include clinical and theoretic training in acupuncture, herbal medicine and Chinese diagnosis and Chinese anatomy/physiology.

The course is designed on a modular basis to allow for our roll on roll off entrance policy, applicants can join the course starting on any module.

Short written test and oral questioning on the main acupoints and herbs of the previous module and relevant homework assignments are given each month around understanding the modern and traditional concepts of the topics covered each month.
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The natural processes of the organ that the module is teaching and its relationship with the other organs.

The pathway of the meridian and its connections with other organs and meridians. The points that are used in clinical practice on that meridian, their location, the correct needle length and depth of insertion and the correct direction.

For excessive conditions, the needle is inserted against the direction of the energy flow in that meridian, for deficiency conditions the needle is inserted in the direction of the energy flow of the meridian.

Also taught are:

The relevant needle manipulation techniques for each point

Diseases, illnesses and injuries that can affect each organ/meridian.

The pulse, tongue and face diagnosis that relates to each organ/meridian.

Common acupuncture and herbal formulations used to treat ailments in each organ/meridian system.

The medicinal use, action and contraindication of each herbal medicine and its common use is taught as well as how the herbs work together in a formula.

Successful graduates will be awarded a Degree level Diploma in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine and will be entitled to use the initials Dip Ac TCM after their names and will be accepted as a member of the Acupuncture Society.

Members of the Acupuncture Society, and are also entitled to use the initials MAcS TCM after their names. There is an annual subscription fee of £100 and insurance can be arranged for around £89 per annum.

Short written and oral testing on the main content of the previous module, monthly home assignments researching the modern Western and traditional Chinese aspects of each topic with class discussions

Pulse diagnosis, theory, interpretation and practice, cross-correlating between Chinese pulse tongue eye theory and diagnostic terminology with common western conditions

Detailed practical pulse face tongue eye theory analysis
common conditions and treatment by acupuncture and herbal formulations

Practical needling of acupoints, herbs and herbal and acupuncture formulations for common conditions.

Understanding acupoint and herbal formulations also practical medicinal use and contraindication and the progression from diagnosis to treatment formulation

Students can elect to cover Acupuncture or Chinese Herbal Medicine only but all are obliged to cover the full TCM diagnosis and theory

End of year Examinations

Syllabus see below: