CMED Curriculum AY2025 Intake
Curriculum Overview
| Academic Unit (AU) requirements for candidates admitted to the First Year of the programme | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | No of AU | |
| Major Requirements | Core | 115 |
| Major PE | 0 | |
| Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core | Common Core | 14 |
| Professional Series | 16 | |
| Care, Serve & Learn | 3 | |
| Broadening and Deepening Electives (BDE) | Broadening & Deepening Electives | 12 |
| Total | 160 | |
| Year 1 Semester 1 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS1103 | Chinese Medicine Foundational Theories (中基-中医基础理论) | 3 | |
| Core | BS2101 | Anatomy | 3 | |
| Core | BS1104 | Ancient Chinese Literature studies (医古文文献选读) | 2 | |
| Core | BS1016 | Physiology | 3 | |
| ICC (Common Core) | CC0001 | Inquiry & Communication in an Interdisciplinary World | 2 | |
| ICC (Common Core) | CC0015 | Health & Wellbeing | 2 | |
| Core | BS1008 | Biostatistics | 3 | |
| Total | 18 | |||
| Year 1 Semester 2 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS1005 | Biochemistry I | 3 | |
| Core | BS3104 | Pathology (病理学) | 3 | |
| Core | BS1105 | Chinese Medicine Diagnostics (中诊-中医诊断学) | 3 | |
| Core | BS1106 | Basics of Acupuncture（针灸基础学） | 4 | |
| ICC (Common Core) | CC0003 | Ethics and Civics in a Multi-Cultural World | 2 | |
| BDE | BDE | BDE | 3 | |
| Clinical training (Core) | BS1107 | CM clinical training 1 (13 weeks - 1 x 3 hr/week) | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | |||
| Year 1 InterSem May-Aug | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ICC (Professional Series) (TCM clinical Internship) | BS1108 | CM clinical internship 1 (8 weeks - 5 x 8hr/week) | 4 | |
| Total | 4 | |||
| Year 2 Semester 1 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS2108 | Clinical Acupuncture (针灸治疗学) | 3 | |
| Core | BS2109 | CM Classic: Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine (中医经典-内经学) | 2 | |
| Core | BS2110 | Materia Medica of Chinese Medicine (中草药学) | 3 | |
| ICC (Professional Series) | BS0004 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | |
| ICC (Common Core) | CC0006 | Sustainability: Society, Economy and Environment | 3 | |
| ICC (Common Core) | ML0004 | Career Design & Workplace Readiness in the V.U.C.A World | 2 | |
| Clinical training (Core) | BS2111 | CM clinical training 2 (13 weeks - 1 x 3 hr/week) | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | |||
| Year 2 Semester 2 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS2112 | Chinese Medicine Tui-Na (中医推拿学） | 4 | |
| Core | BS2113 | Pharmacology | 3 | |
| Core | BS2114 | Chinese Medicine Pharmacology (中药药理学) | 3 | |
| Core | BS2115 | Chinese Medicine Formulary (中医方剂学) | 3 | |
| ICC (Common Core) | CC0007 | Science & Technology for Humanity | 3 | |
| ICC (Professional Series) | HW0218 | Communication Across the Sciences | 2 | |
| Clinical training (Core) | BS2116 | CM clinical training 3 (13 weeks - 2 x 3 hr/week) | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | |||
| Year 2 InterSem May-Aug | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ICC (Professional Series) (TCM clinical Internship) | BS2117 | CM clinical internship 2 (12 weeks - 5 x 8hr/week) | 6 | |
| Total | 6 | |||
| Year 3 Semester 1 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS3110 | Internal Medicine of Chinese Medicine (中医内科学）Part 1 | 5 | |
| Core | BS3111 | CM Classic: Treatise on Febrile Diseases (中医经典-伤寒论) | 2 | |
| Core | BS3112 | Chinese Medicine Maintenance (中医养生学) | 3 | |
| Core | BS3113 | Chinese Medicine Gynaecology (中医妇科学） | 3 | |
| ICC (Care, Serve, Learn) | TBC | Care, Serve, Learn (CSL) | 3 | |
| ICC (Professional Series) | MLxxxx | Profession Preparation Course | 1 | |
| Clinical training (Core) | BS3114 | CM clinical training 4 (13 weeks - 3 x 3 hr/week) | 3 | |
| Total | 20 | |||
| Year 3 Semester 2 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS3115 | Internal Medicine of Chinese Medicine (中医内科学）Part 2 | 5 | |
| Core | BS3116 | CM Classic: Synopsis of the Golden Chamber (中医经典-金匮要略) | 2 | |
| Core | BS3117 | Chinese Medicine Paediatrics (中医儿科学） | 3 | |
| Core | BS3118 | Chinese Medicine Geriatrics (中医老年病学 ) | 3 | |
| Core | BS3119 | Basics of Diagnostics (诊断学基础） | 3 | |
| Clinical training (Core) | BS3120 | CM clinical training 5 (13 weeks - 3 x 3 hr/week) | 3 | |
| Total | 19 | |||
| Year 3 InterSem May-Aug | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCM clinical Internship (Core) | BS3121 | CM clinical internship 3 (12 weeks - 5 x 8hr/week) | 6 | |
| Total | 6 | |||
| Year 4 Semester 1 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS4103 | CM Classic: Seasonal Febrile Diseases (中医经典-溫病学) | 2 | |
| Core | BS4101 | Modern Internal Medicine (西医内科学) | 2 | |
| Core | BS4102 | External Medicine of Chinese Medicine (中医外科学） | 4 | |
| BDE | Any | Any BDE | 6 | |
| Clinical training (Core) | BS4104 | CM clinical training 6 (13 weeks - 2 x 3 hr/week) | 3 | |
| Clinical training (Core) | BS4104 | Western clinical training 6 (13 weeks - 1 x 3 hr/week) | ||
| Total | 17 | |||
| Year 4 Semester 2 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS4105 | Selected Literature in TCM (各家学说） | 2 | |
| Core | BS4106 | Chinese Medicine Orthopaedics (中医骨伤科学) | 3 | |
| Core | BS4107 | Chinese Medicine Oncology (中医肿瘤病学 ) | 3 | |
| BDE | Any | Any BDE | 3 | |
| Clinical training (Core) | BS4108 | CM clinical training 7 (13 weeks - 2 x 3 hr/week) | 3 | |
| Clinical training (Core) | BS4108 | Western clinical training 7 (13 weeks - 1 x 3 hr/week) | ||
| Total | 14 | |||
| GRAND TOTAL | 160 | |||
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^It is not mandatory to follow the suggested study year. Students can modify this study plan based on their learning needs.
Students may take BDE offered by any school in NTU or approved MOOCs. Although these BDE electives may be taken in any year of study, students are advised to plan carefully when to take these electives in order not to delay your graduation.
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