| MCAOM offers
two degree programs, leading to the Master of Acupuncture and
the Master of Oriental Medicine.
The Master of Oriental Medicine program is a full-time day
program that may be completed in three calendar years (averaging
about 25 hours per week) and by attending nine consecutive
trimesters.
The Master of Acupuncture program can be completed in two
and two-thirds calendar years in a full-time day schedule
and by attending eight consecutive trimesters.
Students are accepted into the programs in the Fall and Winter
trimesters, which begin in September and January, respectively.
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Fall
2008 Class Schedule
|
PROFESSIONAL MASTER'S DEGREE in ACUPUNCTURE
First Year
TRIMESTER 1
Course Number |
Course Description |
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact
Hours |
AAC3214 |
TCM Pathology and Diagnosis
1 |
5.00 |
|
|
75.00 |
AAC4025 |
Acupuncture Point Location
1 |
|
2.00 |
|
60.00 |
AWM3011 |
Anatomy and Physiology
1 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
|
75.00 |
| AWM1500 |
Medical Terminology |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
ACH3010 |
Introduction to Chinese
Language |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
ACH3030 |
Qi Gong 1 |
|
0.50 |
|
15.00 |
TOTALS: Trimester 1, 1st
year |
11.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
255.00 |
TRIMESTER 2
Course Number |
Course Description |
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC3215
|
TCM Pathology
and Diagnosis 2 |
4.00 |
|
|
60.00 |
AAC4026
|
Acupuncture
Point Location 2 |
|
2.50 |
|
75.00 |
AHB3010
|
Introduction
to Chinese Herbal Medicine |
0.50 |
|
|
7.50 |
AWM3012
|
Anatomy
and Physiology 2 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
|
45.00
|
ARS4040
|
Ethics
in Health Care |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00
|
ACL3020
|
Clinical
Observation |
|
|
1.00 |
30.00
|
ARS6030 |
Critical Appraisal
of the Literature |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
TOTALS:
Trimester 2, 1st year |
8.50 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
247.50
|
TRIMESTER 3
Course Number |
Course Description |
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC4255 |
Needling Techniques 1 |
|
1.60 |
|
48.00 |
AAC3216 |
Diagnostic Analysis in
Chinese Medicine |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
AAC4230 |
Acupuncture Treatment
Strategy |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00 |
AAC4250 |
Accessory Techniques |
|
1.50 |
|
45.00 |
AAC4257 |
Medical
Asepsis and Risk Management for Acupuncturists |
|
0.40 |
|
12.00 |
AWM4031 |
Pathophysiology 1 |
2.00 |
|
|
30.00 |
AWM4034 |
Needling
Anatomy 1 |
1.00 |
0.50 |
|
30.00 |
ACL3020 |
Clinical Observation |
|
|
1.00 |
30.00 |
TOTALS: Trimester 3, 1st
year |
7.00 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
255.00 |
Second Year
TRIMESTER 4
Course Number |
Course Description |
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC4030 |
Pre-Clinical Workshop |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00 |
AAC4256 |
Needling Techniques 2 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
|
75.00 |
AWM4032 |
Pathophysiology
2 |
2.00 |
|
|
30.00 |
AWM4041 |
Western Medical Screening
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
|
45.00 |
AWM0150 |
CPR |
|
0.13 |
|
4.00 |
AWM4035 |
Needling Anatomy 2 |
1.00 |
0.50 |
|
30.00 |
ARS5060 |
Interactive Skills |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
ACL3020 |
Clinical Observation |
|
|
1.00 |
30.00 |
TOTALS: Trimester 4, 2nd
year |
10.00 |
3.13 |
1.00 |
274.00
|
TRIMESTER 5
Course Number |
Course Description |
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC5151 |
Acupuncture Clinical Medicine
1 |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00 |
AAC5060 |
Tui Na |
|
1.00 |
|
30.00 |
AWM4042 |
Western Medical Screening
2 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
|
45.00 |
AWM5075 |
Western Clinical Medicine
1 |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00 |
ACL3020 |
Clinical Observation |
|
|
1.00 |
30.00 |
ACL5040 |
Clinical Internship |
|
|
4.00 |
120.00 |
ACL5050 |
Clinic Seminar |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
TOTALS: Trimester 5, 2nd
year |
9.00 |
1.50 |
5.00 |
330.00 |
TRIMESTER 6
Course Number |
Course Description |
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC5152 |
Acupuncture Clinical Medicine
2 |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00 |
AAC4245 |
Advanced Needling Techniques |
|
1.00 |
|
30.00 |
AWM5077 |
Western
Clinical Medicine 3 |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00 |
AWM5081 |
Pharmacology
for Chinese Medical Practitioners |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00
|
ACL3020 |
Clinical Observation |
|
|
1.00 |
30.00 |
ACL5040 |
Clinical Internship |
|
|
4.00 |
120.00 |
ACL5050 |
Clinic Seminar |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
TOTALS: Trimester 6, 2nd
year |
10.00 |
1.00 |
5.00 |
330.00
|
Third Year
TRIMESTER 7
Course Number |
Course Description
|
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC5153
|
Acupuncture
Clinical Medicine 3 |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00
|
AAC5291
|
Musculoskeletal
Treatment |
|
1.50 |
|
45.00
|
| ARS5091
|
Practice
Management 1 |
2.00
|
|
|
30.00
|
| AHB5130
|
Traditional
Oriental Food Therapy |
2.00
|
|
|
30.00
|
AWM5076 |
Western
Clinical Medicine 2 |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00
|
ACL5040 |
Clinical Internship |
|
|
4.00 |
120.00 |
ACL5050 |
Clinic Seminar |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
|
TOTALS: Trimester 7, 3rd year |
11.00 |
1.50 |
4.00 |
330.00
|
TRIMESTER 8
Course Number |
Course Description
|
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC6110
|
Acupuncture
Review and Synthesis |
2.00 |
|
|
30.00
|
| AAC6220 |
Nei Jing |
2.00 |
|
|
30.00 |
| ARS5092
|
Practice
Management 2 |
2.00
|
|
|
30.00
|
| ARS6030
|
Critical
Appraisal of the Literature |
1.00
|
|
|
15.00
|
| AWM5078
|
Western
Clinical Medicine 4 |
2.00
|
|
|
30.00
|
| AWM5060
|
Nutrition
|
3.00
|
|
|
45.00
|
| ACL6060
|
Clinical
Internship (Acupuncture only) |
|
|
1.50
|
45.00
|
| ACL5040
|
Clinical
Internship |
|
|
4.00
|
120.00
|
ACL5050 |
Clinic Seminar |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
TOTALS:
Trimester 8, 3rd year |
12.00 |
|
5.50 |
345.00
|
TOTALS FOR ENTIRE PROGRAM |
78.50 |
17.13 |
22.50 |
2366.00
|
|
Total Credits |
118.13 |
|
|
|
|
Total Hours |
2366.50
|
|
|
|
PROFESSIONAL MASTER’S DEGREE in ORIENTAL MEDICINE
First Year
TRIMESTER 1
Course Number |
Course Description
|
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC3214
|
TCM Pathology
and Diagnosis 1 |
5.00 |
|
|
75.00
|
AAC4025
|
Acupuncture
Point Location 1 |
|
2.00 |
|
60.00
|
AWM3011
|
Anatomy
and Physiology 1 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
|
75.00
|
ACH3010
|
Introduction
to Chinese Language |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00
|
ACH3030
|
Qi Gong
1 |
|
0.50 |
|
15.00
|
AWM1500 |
Medical Terminology |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
TOTALS:
Trimester 1, 1st year |
11.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
255.00
|
TRIMESTER 2
Course Number |
Course Description
|
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC3215
|
TCM Pathology
and Diagnosis 2 |
4.00 |
|
|
60.00
|
AAC4026
|
Acupuncture
Point Location 2 |
|
2.50 |
|
75.00
|
AHB3010
|
Introduction
to Chinese Herbal Medicine |
0.50 |
|
|
7.5 |
AWM3012
|
Anatomy
and Physiology 2 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
|
45.00
|
ARS4040
|
Ethics
in Health Care |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00
|
ACL3020
|
Clinical
Observation |
|
|
1.00 |
30.00
|
| ARS6030 |
Critical Appraisal of
the Literature |
1.00 |
|
|
15 |
TOTALS:
Trimester 2, 1st year |
8.50 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
247.50
|
TRIMESTER 3
Course Number |
Course Description |
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC4255 |
Needling Techniques 1 |
|
1.6 |
|
48.00 |
AAC3216 |
Diagnostic Analysis in
Chinese Medicine |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
AAC4230 |
Acupuncture Treatment
Strategy |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00 |
AAC4250 |
Accessory Techniques |
|
1.50 |
|
45.00 |
AAC4257 |
Medical
Asepsis and Risk Management for Acupuncturists |
|
0.40 |
|
12.00 |
AWM4031 |
Pathophysiology 1 |
2.00 |
|
|
30.00 |
AWM4034 |
Needling Anatomy 1 |
1.00 |
0.50 |
|
30.00 |
AHB4021 |
Materia
Medica 1 |
4.00 |
|
|
60.00 |
ACL3020 |
Clinical Observation |
|
|
1.00 |
30.00 |
TOTALS: Trimester 3, 1st
year |
11.00 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
315.00 |
Second Year
TRIMESTER 4
Course Number |
Course Description |
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC4030 |
Pre-Clinical Workshop |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00 |
AAC4256 |
Needling Techniques 2 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
|
75.00 |
AWM4032 |
Pathophysiology
2 |
2.00 |
|
|
30.00 |
AWM4041 |
Western Medical Screening
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
|
45.00 |
AWM0150 |
CPR |
|
0.13 |
|
4.00 |
AWM4035 |
Needling Anatomy 2 |
1.00 |
0.50 |
|
30.00 |
ARS5060 |
Interactive Skills |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
AHB4022 |
Materia Medica 2 |
5.00 |
|
|
75.00 |
ACL3020 |
Clinical Observation |
|
|
1.00 |
30.00 |
TOTALS: Trimester 4, 2nd
year |
15.00 |
3.13 |
1.00 |
349.00
|
TRIMESTER 5
Course Number |
Course Description |
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC5151 |
Acupuncture Clinical Medicine
1 |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00 |
AAC5060 |
Tui Na |
|
1.00 |
|
30.00 |
AWM4042 |
Western Medical Screening
2 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
|
45.00 |
AWM5075 |
Western Clinical Medicine
1 |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00 |
AHB5035 |
Herbal Formulas and Strategies
1 |
4.00 |
|
|
60.00 |
ACL3020 |
Clinical Observation |
|
|
1.00 |
30.00 |
ACL5040 |
Clinical Internship |
|
|
4.00 |
120.00 |
ACL5050 |
Clinic Seminar |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
TOTALS: Trimester 5, 2nd
year |
13.00 |
1.50 |
5.00 |
390.00 |
TRIMESTER 6
Course Number |
Course Description |
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC5152 |
Acupuncture Clinical Medicine
2 |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00 |
AAC4245 |
Advanced Needling Techniques |
|
1.00 |
|
30.00 |
AWM5077 |
Western
Clinical Medicine 3 |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00 |
AWM5081 |
Pharmacology
for Chinese Medical Practicitioners |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00
|
AHB5036 |
Herbal Formulas and Strategies
2 |
5.00 |
|
|
75.00 |
ACL3020 |
Clinical Observation |
|
|
1.00 |
30.00 |
ACL5040 |
Clinical Internship |
|
|
4.00 |
120.00 |
ACL5050 |
Clinic Seminar |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
TOTALS: Trimester 6, 2nd
year |
15.00 |
1.00 |
5.00 |
405.00
|
Third Year
TRIMESTER 7
Course Number |
Course Description
|
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC5153
|
Acupuncture
Clinical Medicine 3 |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00
|
AAC5291
|
Musculoskeletal
Treatment |
|
1.50 |
|
45.00
|
| ARS5091
|
Practice
Management 1 |
2.00
|
|
|
30.00
|
| AHB5130
|
Traditional
Oriental Food Therapy |
2.00
|
|
|
30.00
|
AWM5076 |
Western
Clinical Medicine 2 |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00
|
AHB5091
|
Herbal
Clinical Medicine 1 |
3.00 |
|
|
45.00
|
ACL5040
|
Clinical
Internship |
|
|
4.00 |
120.00
|
| ACL5050 |
Clinic Seminar |
1.00 |
|
|
15.00 |
TOTALS:
Trimester 7, 3rd year |
14.00 |
1.50 |
4.00 |
375.00
|
TRIMESTER 8
Course Number |
Course Description
|
Didactic Credits |
Lab Credits |
Clinic Credits |
Contact Hours |
AAC6110
|
Acupuncture
Review and Synthesis |
2.00 |
|
|
30.00
|
ARS5092
|
Practice
Management 2 |
2.00 |
|
|
| 
