Previous Preparatory Course in Health Sciences

Program Presentation

Health Sciences is the discipline that provides proper knowledge about health, diseases and well being. It is based on a set of different disciplines (applied sciences) aimed at or dedicated to the health of human beings. These disciplines may be biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, etc.

Note: This program is only offered in Spanish.

Who is the programme for?

The program’s Common Core: Previous Preparatory Course in Health Sciences is aimed at:

Those with university degrees NOT from Health Sciences who are studying the Master in Biological-Naturist Specializing in Acupuncture and/or Traditional Chinese Phytotherapy.
Those with NONE university degrees who are studying the University Expert Degree in Acupuncture or the University Expert Degree in Traditional Chinese Phytotherapy.

Program Structure

Regarding the distribution of time, it is established that:

The credit structure of the program’s Common Core: Previous Preparatory Course in Health Sciences Acupuncture is displayed in the following table:

	CREDITS^a	DURATION^b	HOURS
1 ^st Part	15	2	150
2^nd Part	15	2	150
3^rd Part	15	2	150
TOTAL	45	6	450

a. The equivalence in credits may vary according to the University that issues the degree. One (1) ECTS credit (European Credit Transfer System) is equal to 10 + 15 hours. The relationship between credits and hours may vary for those students in the Program who are enrolled in a University not belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).
b. Length in months.

Being a distance learning Program and not subject to in situ classes, there is no specific starting date, by which the student may complete the enrollment process at any time provided that there is available space.
Due to reasons of academia and learning, the Program has a minimum duration of 6 months, starting from the date the two textbook volumes are delivered to the student, until the end date.
The maximum time available for completing this program is of 6 months. During this time, the student should have submitted all of the corresponding evaluations.

Objectives

Provide the students with the required knowledge for the necessary practice skills to develop their understanding of the health sciences.

Study Plan

The academic program consists of a curricular structure based on 3 sequential instructive parts:

1^st PART

The following are the subjects for the First Part:

1^st PART
#	SUBJECT	HOURS
1	Anatomy and Histology	50
2	Biology and Biochemistry	50
3	Physiology	50
TOTAL		150

2^nd PART

The following are the subjects for the Second Part:

2^nd PART
#	SUBJECT	HOURS
1	Semiology and Pathology	75
2	Complementary and Analytical Examinations	75
TOTAL		150

3^rd PART
The following are the subjects for the Third Part:

3^rd PART

# SUBJECT HOURS

1 Pharmacology 75

2 Emergency Assistant Situations 75

TOTAL 150

3^rd PART
1	Pharmacology	75
2	Emergency Assistant Situations	75
TOTAL	150

Nota: The subject content may be subjected to slight modifications due to updates and improvements.

Management

Dr. Carmen Peréz Morales. Full Professor in Botanics from the University of León.
Dr. Carlos Llopis Martínez. General Secretary of the European Foundation in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Director of the Traditional Chinese Phytotherapy Department from the TCM School of Higher Education

Coordinación

Dra. Irma Domínguez Azpíroz. Academic Coordinator from the Area of Health and Nutrition in FUNIBER.