Program Presentation
The World Health Organization has recommended the combined use of scientific medicine and traditional methods, since there are increasingly solid results in recovering the population quality of life.
To achieve this symbiosis, they are needed qualified Naturopathic professionals with a broad and inclusive vision.
Society today requires people to be able to deal, from a naturopathic perspective, with those fields not covered by conventional medicine.
Thus, training is necessary to provide a systemic, integral and global thinking on organ dysfunction regarding human body and health, which enables the implementation of protocols related to the particular needs of each individual.
Following the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), FUNIBER offers the Master’s Degree in Naturopathic Sciences with the main objective to prepare people with a solid training in naturopathy.
This program is oriented to professional research, access to relevant technologies and the implementation of the different assessment and therapeutic methods.
The MASTER’S DEGREE IN NATUROPATHIC SCIENCES has a complete, flexible and customized curricular structure. This master's degree offers the following elective modules:
- Homeopathy
- Natural Methods Implementation
- Biological-Naturophatic Methods
Who is the programme for?
The Master’s Degree in Naturopathic Sciences program is aimed at:
- Graduates in Health Sciences who wish to deepen their knowledge in Naturopathy.
- Other graduates who wish to develop their professional practice in the Naturopathic medicine.
Diploma
Successful completion of the Program will enable you to be awarded the degree in Master’s Degree in Naturopathic Sciences.
After successfully completing the Program, the student will receive the degree as awarded by the University where they have enrolled.
Program Structure
The credit structure of the Master’s Degree in Naturopathic Sciences program is shown in the following table. It should be noted that the duration is merely indicative, as the methodology followed integrates the knowledge and skills to be acquired in each part through integrative exercises of knowledge acquisition and internalization of project practices:
| CREDITSb | |
|---|---|
| Introductory Modulea | 36 |
| Compulsory Module | 24 |
| Elective Module: | 22.5 |
| Supervised Face-to-Face Internship or Elective Module | 22.5 |
| Scientific Research Methods and Master’s Degree Final Project | 15 |
| TOTAL | 120 |
a. The equivalence in credits may vary according to the university where he/she has enrolled. One (1) ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credit is equivalent to 10 + 15 hours. If the student is enrolled in a university that does not belong to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), the relation between credits - hours may vary.
Duration
The Master’s Degree in Naturopathic Sciences has 120 credits.
The duration of the Master’s Degree in Naturopathic Sciences varies between 12 and 24 months, depending on the student's dedication. In this period of time, the student must have successfully passed all the evaluated activities and approved the Final Project.
Objectives
General objective
- Training Naturopathy professionals who can relevantly contribute to the scientific development of the health sciences and arts, as well as creating a more productive and healthy society.
Specific objectives
- Educating and orienting on the different aspects and modalities of Naturopathy, its techniques, lifestyles and natural therapies that are in harmony with this practice.
- Interacting and participating with physicians and other health professionals in the interdisciplinary management of the patient’s health.
- Recommending food that is whthin naturopathic or integral medicine and other natural products that do not require a medical prescription.
- Training for the practice of therapeutic methods.
Study Plan
The Master’s Degree in Naturopathic Sciences has a curricular structure based on the following modules:
- PREPARATORY MODULE (120 hours)
The Introductory Module has as a prerequisite the accreditation of sufficient knowledge in Human Anatomy and Physiology and in Organic Chemistry. The following subjects must be taken by all students.
Below are the subjects of the preparatory module:
| PREPARATORY MODULE | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | |
| 1 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | |
| 2 | Organic Chemistry | |
Note: The preparatory module is made up of a number of subjects which conform a pre-requisite for studying this Master's Degree. Therefore, these subjects do not have a credit workload.
- INTRODUCTORY MODULE (310 hours)
The following are the subjects of the Introductory Module:
| INTRODUCTORY MODULE | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | CREDITS |
| 1 | History of the Biological-Naturist Medicine | 4 |
| 2 | Biological Vision of Organ Dysfunction | 5 |
| 3 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 5 |
| 4 | Nutritional status assessment | 5 |
| 5 | Constitutional types in Naturopathy | 4 |
| 6 | Naturist Food and Food Sensitivity | 4 |
| 7 | Electroacupuncture of Voll and Bioresonance | 4 |
| TOTAL | 31 | |
- COMPULSORY MODULE (240 hours)
Below are the subjects of the compulsory module:
| COMPULSORY MODULE | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | CREDITS |
| 1 | Nutrition in Common Pathologies | 4 |
| 2 | Anti-aging Therapy, Free Radicals and Antioxidants | 4 |
| 3 | Orthomolecular Therapy and Trace Elements | 4 |
| 4 | Colon Hydrotherapy | 4 |
| 5 | Phytotherapy | 4 |
| 6 | Aromatherapy | 4 |
| TOTAL | 24 | |
- ELECTIVE MODULE (225 hours)
In this part, the student must choose one of the following elective modules:
| ELECTIVE MODULE: HOMEOPATHY | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | CREDITS |
| 1 | Homeopathic Foundations and Principles | 4 |
| 2 | Homeopathic Applications | 4.5 |
| 3 | Homeopathic Medical Field | 3 |
| 4 | Homeopathic Therapeutics in Acute Pathology | 5.5 |
| 5 | Homeopathic Therapeutics in Chronic Pathology | 5.5 |
| TOTAL | 22.5 | |
| ELECTIVE MODULE: NATURAL METHODS IMPLEMENTATION | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | CREDITS |
| 1 | Bach Flowers | 4 |
| 2 | Schüssler Salts | 4 |
| 3 | Hydrology, Mining-medicinal Waters and Balneotherapy | 4.5 |
| 4 | Magnetic Pulsed Wave and Hyperthermia | 4 |
| 5 | Biological-Naturist Therapies of Common Illness | 6 |
| TOTAL | 22.5 | |
| ELECTIVE MODULE: BIOLOGICAL-NATURIST METHODS | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | CREDITS |
| 1 | Kousmine Method | 4 |
| 2 | Homeopathy and Homotoxicology | 4 |
| 3 | Sophrology | 5 |
| 4 | Spagyric Medicine | 4 |
| 5 | Neural Therapy and Neurofocal Dentistry | 5 |
| TOTAL | 22 | |
- SUPERVISED FACE-TO-FACE INTERNSHIP (OR OTHER ELECTIVE MODULE)
In this module, the student must choose between taking Supervised Face-to-Face Internship or studying one of the optional modules specified in the previous section.
The Supervised Face-to-Face Internship (SFI) consist of a set of activities that are temporary basis which emphasize the process of learning and employment training, the student must develop it individually in public or private centers or institutions.
The SFI allow the student to approach, for the first time, the professional reality in different contexts. Its purpose is the development of skills and basic skills of the professional practice, favoring the integral student’s training with the combination of the theoretical, technical and practical knowledge acquired during their specialization.
The development of the SFI shall be in accordance with the SFI’s guidelines that the institution will provide to the student. It is important to inform the students that they will be responsible for looking for an internship’s institution, which will need the approval of the Academic Program’s direction. This module is passed once the FP has been passed, too.
- SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS AND MASTER’S DEGREE FINAL PROJECT (150 hours)
| SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS AND MASTER’S DEGREE FINAL PROJECT | ||
|---|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS | CREDITS |
| 1 | Scientific research methodology | 5 |
| 2 | Master’s degree final project | 10 |
| TOTAL | 15 | |
The objective is to present a complete document that shows the total development of the proposed project, including the possibility of its practical implementation in accordance with the guidelines and details of the Master's Degree Final Project.
The project must be a contribution to some of the studied fields or related to them, in a theoretical or applied way and must do so in accordance with the theories and related disciplines.
Note: The contents of the academic program may be subject to slight modifications, depending on the updates or the improvements made.
Management
Academic Administration
- Dr. Carlos Llopis Martínez. General Secretary of the European Foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicine. Department Director of Traditional Chinese Phytotherapy from the Higher School of TCM.
General Academic Coordination
- Vânia Alexandre. Coordinator of the Area in Natural Health.
FUNIBER Training Scholarships
The Iberoamerican University Foundation (FUNIBER) allocates periodically an extraordinary economic item for FUNIBER Training Scholarships.
To apply, please fill out the information request form that appears in the web of FUNIBER or contact directly the Foundation’s headquarters in your country that will inform you if you need to provide some additional information.
Once the documentation is received, the Evaluation Committee will determine your application's eligibility for the FUNIBER Training Scholarship.