Course Description

In-Person and Online Class

Course Description

This is a course about distribution and functions of channels and collaterals, categories of special points, body landmarks, point locating methods, and basic needling methods. This course also includes practice of physical point location.

This is a 100-hour course offered in the 4 modules of the first four months.

Teaching-Learning Style:

Live lecture and demonstration, hands-on exercise and class practice. The participants should also read the related materials before class, practice actively both in and after class.

Course Learning Objectives:

1.  Describe, identify and explain the channel system
    and distribution, acu-point location and their
    functions.

2. Explain, compare and contrast uses and
    contraindications, and safely perform, the basic
    and advanced acupuncture needling techniques
    and other East Asian medical treatment methods.

3. Describe, explain, analyze and evaluate East
    Asian medical disease, pattern diagnosis, and
    acupuncture and relevant East Asian medical
    treatment plans.

4. Formulate, integrate and apply fundamental East
    Asian medical theories, diagnostic techniques and
    assessment, syndrome differentiation,
    acupuncture channel and point location, point
    prescription, and techniques of needling and other
    East Asian medical treatment methods.

Required textbooks:

1. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion