Duration: This Program has an apprximate duration of around 4000
hours, comprising 3,540 hours of home study and 400 hours of seminars plus 240 hours of
clinical training.
Course Structure
Part A: Undertaken with Courses Direct Distance Education
- Anatomy & Physiology I
- Nutrition I
- Nutrition II
- Nutrition III
- Biochemistry I
- Biochemistry II
- Biochemistry III
- Biology (Cell Biology)
- Introduction to Psychology
- Counselling
Part B: Undertaken with Health Schools Australia
- Herbal Medicine
- Disorder Profiles/Clinical Practice 1-4
- Chemistry
- Advanced Herbal Medicine
- Remedial Massage
- Advanced Anatomy & Physiology
- Advanced Nutrition
- Iridology
- History & Philosophy Of Natural Medicine
- Pathophysiology & Symptomatology
- Ethics & Jurisprudence
- Practice Management
- Occupational Health & Safety
What you should be able to do once you complete the course
Contribute to effective workplace relationships.
Develop professional expertise.
Manage a practice.
Communicate effectively with clients/patients.
Make referrals to other health care professionals when appropriate.
Apply advanced first aid (O/S).
Apply basic first aid.
Contribute to organisational effectiveness in the Health Industry.
Manage the control of infection.
Provide Naturopathic treatment.
Provide the Western Herbal Medicine treatment.
Provide Naturopathic nutritional treatment.
Plan the Naturopathic treatment strategy.
Perform Naturopathic health assessment.
Manage work within the Naturopathic framework.
Apply Naturopathic diagnostic framework.
Work within a Naturopathic framework.
Provide specialised Western Herbal Medicine treatment.
Operate a Western Herbal Medicine dispensary.
Work within a massage framework.
Perform Massage health assessment.
Apply Massage assessment framework.
Plan the massage treatment.
Provide the massage treatment.
Apply literature research findings to Clinical Nutritional practice.
Provide specialised Nutritional care.
The Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy is equivalent to General Practitioner in Natural
Medicine and studied in conjunction with Health Schools Australia. The advanced diploma
will be awarded by Health Schools Australia on completion and endorsed by ACS. ACS and
Health Schools Australia are leading providers of Distance Education.
This course is divided into Part A and Part B. Part A is undertaken with ACS and
Part B is undertaken with Health Schools Australia. Health Schools Australia is the
leading training provider of complementary medicine courses. Health Schools Australia
is accredited by Australian
Traditional Medicine Society (A.T.M.S.), National Herbalist Association of Australia
(N.H.A.A.), IARC and Queensland
Association of Massage Therapists.
This Naturopathic Course is also Accredited in 35-40 States of America, and has been
approved by the American Naturopathic Certification Board (ACNB). Graduates qualify for
ANCB's certification exam in Traditional Naturopathy. Successful completion of this
exam earns one the designation of "Certified Traditional Naturopath," or "CTN.
Career Choices: You can practice as a Naturopath or Nutritionist being able to
register fully as such with ATMS or other complementary medicine associations and
prescribe practitioners' lines nutritional supplements. This Advanced Diploma will
enable you to work in a Health Centre or your own private practice, as a partner in
Complementary Medicine centres or in supplements companies. The recent explosion in
Natural Medicine popularity is set to continue as people seek safer, more natural ways
to heal themselves. Natural Therapists are on the cutting edge of this ‘Wellness
Wave’. And the career options are limitless! Work for yourself, while you help to
transform the lives of people, as well as your own. Other possible careers also include
teaching, research or even life coaching! Follow your spirit to a career in Natural
Medicine today.
