Университет Западного Лондона, BSc (Hons), Homeopathy

Level 4: Builds the essential underpinning principles, philosophies, knowledge and skills to guide the developing homeopathic practitioner in casework, assessment and treatment of their patients; medical science is taught within a holistic framework, the emphasis being on anatomy and physiology (the body working in health); moving into pathology (the body working in disease); and the body in acute conditions; repertory and Materia Medica are also introduced and their use explored; modules: Acute clinical education and medical science 1, 2 and 3; philosophy; Materia Medica 1; practitioner development 1. Level 5: places a greater emphasis on practitioner training; students are encouraged and facilitated to recognise the difficulties students face as practitioners, by relating to their own life experiences; chronic and more serious illnesses are addressed, underpinned by relevant pathology; homeopathy research methods will also be studied; modules: applied clinical education and pathology 1, 2 and 3; Materia Medica 2; practitioner development 2; homeopathy research methods. Level 6: concentrates on the journey to becoming a homeopathic practitioner, focusing on supervised case work including analysis of cases and strategies for treatment and interpretation; professional practice development will take a critical stance with regard to clinical practice, reflexively using critical incidents; continuing professional development planning is also addressed; an integrative homeopathic project provides the opportunity for students to critically appraise and evaluate the evidence basis which underpins the practice of homeopathy; modules: professional practice development; advanced clinical skills 1 and 2; integrative homeopathic project.

This part-time programme is designed to prepare students with all of the necessary skills to enter into professional practice in homeopathy; the different subject areas studied are integrated to ensure students understand the influence of one upon the other, eg discussing the effects of certain remedies from the Materia Medica on aspects of the anatomy and physiology.