* Tuition fees listed are for two semesters (unless otherwise noted) and include both Health Insurance and mandatory non-tuition-fees.
Humber’s Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Practitioner advanced diploma program is the first and only publicly funded program of its kind offered at a postsecondary institution in Canada. This intensive program is grounded in the TCM Practitioner skillset which has been approved by all provincial TCM regulators in Canada and provides students with the skills and professional experience necessary to become a TCM Practitioner in Ontario. Through a combination of theoretical course-based instruction, as well as several clinical placements, you will gain a necessary understanding of Traditional Chinese and Western medicine practices. Moreover, graduates of the TCM Practitioner program will be trained to conduct a TCM diagnosis and develop appropriate treatment plans by utilizing their skills in acupuncture, herbal medicine, clinical practice management, professionalism and safety. This program is also committed to the promotion of evidence-informed practice of TCM through scientific research.
There are seven mandatory clinical placements that provide students with progressive, professional practice experience in diagnosing, preparing treatment plans, inter-professional collaboration and safe practices. Clinical placements occur throughout the year at community TCM and multi-discipline clinics within the greater Toronto area, as well as at our on-site partner clinic, the Tzu Chi Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The clinical component of the program offers more than 800 hours of direct patient contact, which exceeds the regulatory body minimum requirement of 500 hours.
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Semester 1
TCM 102: Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Preservation
TCM 105: Foundations of Traditional Chinese Medicine
TCM 106: Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine Mandarin
TCM 107: Traditional Chinese Medicine Professional Identity and Responsibility
TCM 115: Basic Anatomy and Physiology
WRIT 100: College Reading and Writing Skills
Semester 2
PSYC 150: Psychology: Introduction
TCM 150: Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis
TCM 154: Anatomy Laboratory
TCM 157: Traditional Chinese Medicine Materia Medica
TCM 158: Clinical Internship 1
TCM 203: Traditional Chinese Medicine Jurisprudence
WRIT 200: Workplace Writing Skills
Semester 3
GNED 101: An Introduction to Arts and Sciences
TCM 200: Meridian and Point Theory
TCM 204: Pathophysiology
TCM 206: Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbal Formulas
TCM 207: Acupuncture Laboratory
TCM 253: Traditional Chinese Medicine Safety
Semester 4
TCM 250: Traditional Chinese Medicine - Internal Medicine 1
TCM 252: Acupuncture Techniques
TCM 254: Pharmacotherapeutics
TCM 255: Clinical Placement 1
TCM 257: Tuina
TCM 258: Clinical Internship 2
Select 1 from the following courses
GNED: General Elective
Semester 5
TCM 251: Traditional Chinese Medicine Internal Medicine 2
TCM 303: Over-The-Counter and Natural Health Products
TCM 304: Health Assessment
TCM 305: Clinical Placement 2
TCM 306: Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology
Select 1 from the following courses
GNED: General Elective
Semester 6
TCM 350: Traditional Chinese Medicine Gynaecology
TCM 351: Traditional Chinese Medicine Paediatrics and Gerontology
TCM 353: Research Methods and Biological Statistics
TCM 355: Clinical Placement 3
TCM 356: Clinical Internship 3
TCM 357: Integrated Theory and Therapeutics in Traditional Chinese Medicine
TCM 358: Traditional Chinese Medicine Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics
EAP is taught at Humber College - Lakeshore Campus
The TCM profession is a newly regulated and growing health profession in Ontario and across Canada, and employment futures for graduates are positive. There is a nationwide trend toward alternatives to traditional medicine, and consequently the number of general public members seeking practitioners of natural healing (including Chinese medical practitioners) is increasing.
Graduates will gain the knowledge, skills and judgment necessary to launch a career in professional practice, research and practice management. Possible employment opportunities include work in private TCM and multi-discipline health clinics, and increasingly, conventional medical clinics, long-term care facilities, homes for seniors, rehabilitation clinics, community health clinics and acute care hospitals.
