Curriculum for Master of Science in Acupuncture (MSA) 2009-2010
Students earning the MSA must complete their degree requirements within five years including any credits completed as a bachelor's student and applied toward the master's.
In order to receive a license to practice acupuncture in the majority of states a student must earn either an MSA or MSAOM degree, pass the NCCAOM licensing exam and meet any additional state requirements.
Students may enter their course of study either into the combined BS/MS programs or directly into the MS programs. (The programs described below include required curriculum for the bachelor of science in natural health sciences.)
The curriculum tables that follow list the tentative schedule of courses each quarter. Next to each course are the number of credits per course (Crdt.), the lecture hours each week (Lec.), the lab/clinic hours each week (L/C) and the total contact hours for the course over the entire quarter (Tot).
| MSA Year I |
| Quarter |
Cat. No. |
Course Title |
Credits |
Lec. |
L/C |
Total |
| Fall |
BC3100 |
Survey of Organic Chemistry 11 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
44 |
| |
BC3134 |
Living Anatomy |
4 |
4 |
0 |
44 |
| |
OM4106 |
Meridians & Points 1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
44 |
| |
OM4118 |
TCM Fundamentals |
4 |
4 |
0 |
44 |
| |
OM4315 |
TCM Bodywork: Tui Na |
1 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
| |
OM4406 |
Qi Gong |
1 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
| |
OM4800 |
Clinic Entry |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM5121 |
Medical Chinese 1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
| |
|
Quarterly Total:
|
21 |
19 |
4 |
253 |
|
| Winter |
BC3135 |
Anatomy & Physiology 1 Lec/Lab1 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
66 |
| |
OM3110 |
Biochemistry1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
44 |
| |
OM4107 |
Meridians & Points 2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
44 |
| |
OM4211 |
TCM Diagnosis 1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
33 |
| |
OM4221 |
TCM Pathology 1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
33 |
| |
OM4411 |
TCM Techniques 1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM4803 |
Clinic Observation 12 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
44 |
| |
OM5442 |
Tai Chi |
1 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
| |
|
Quarterly Total:
|
24 |
20 |
8 |
308 |
|
| Spring |
BC3136 |
Anatomy & Physiology 2 Lec/Lab1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
55 |
| |
BC4105 |
Introduction to Western Pathology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
33 |
| |
OM4108 |
Meridians & Points 3 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
44 |
| |
OM4212 |
TCM Diagnosis 2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
44 |
| |
OM4222 |
TCM Pathology 2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
33 |
| |
OM4804 |
Clinical Observation 22 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
44 |
| |
OM5430 |
TCM Techniques 2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
|
Quarterly Total:
|
21 |
17 |
8 |
275 |
| MSA Year II |
| Quarter |
Cat. No. |
Course Title |
Credits |
Lec. |
L/C |
Total |
| Fall |
BC4120 |
Microbiology Lec1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
BC4120L |
Microbiology (AOM) Lab1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
| |
OM5321 |
Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
33 |
| |
OM5414 |
Acupuncture Therapeutics 1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM5415 |
Acupuncture Therapeutics 2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM5436 |
TCM Techniques 3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM5803 |
Clinical Observation 32 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
44 |
| |
|
Quarterly Total:
|
14 |
11 |
6 |
187 |
|
| Winter |
BC4125 |
Pharmacology Overview for AOM |
4 |
4 |
0 |
44 |
| |
OM4806 |
AOM Preceptor Observation 3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
44 |
| |
OM5322 |
Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
33 |
| |
OM5416 |
Acupuncture Therapeutics 3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM5417 |
Acupuncture Therapeutics 4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM5438 |
TCM Techniques Lab |
1 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
| |
|
Quarterly Total:
|
14 |
11 |
6 |
187 |
|
| Spring |
OM5300 |
Auricular Therapy |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM5302 |
Public Health Issues in AOM |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM5323 |
Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM5418 |
Acupuncture Therapeutics 5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM5419 |
Acupuncture Therapeutics 6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM6305 |
Survey of Biophysics/Electroacupuncture |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM5805-6 |
Clinical Internship 1-2 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
88 |
| |
|
Quarterly Total:
|
16 |
12 |
8 |
220 |
|
| Summer |
OM5807-10 |
Clinical Internship 3-6 |
8 |
0 |
16 |
176 |
| |
PS5205 |
Patient Communications |
3 |
3 |
0 |
33 |
| |
|
Quarterly Total:
|
11 |
3 |
16 |
209 |
| MSA Year III |
| Quarter |
Cat. No. |
Course Title |
Credits |
Lec. |
L/C |
Total |
| Fall |
OM5405 |
TCM Whole Foods Nutrition |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM6110 |
TCM Medical Classics |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
TR6105 |
Nutrition & Dietary Systems |
3 |
3 |
0 |
33 |
| |
OM6417 |
Acupuncture Therapeutics 7 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM6801-3 |
Clinical Internship 7-9 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
132 |
| |
PS6100 |
Motivational Interviewing |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
|
Quarterly Total:
|
17 |
11 |
12 |
253 |
|
| |
|
| Winter |
OM4101 |
History of Medicine |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM6111 |
Practice Management 1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM6315 |
Clinical Theatre |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM6310 |
Case Review |
2 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| |
OM6804-6 |
Clinical Internship 10-12 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
132 |
| |
|
Quarterly Total:
|
14 |
8 |
12 |
220 |
|
| Spring |
BC5140 |
Research Methods in AOM |
3 |
3 |
0 |
33 |
| |
OM5836 |
Internship Interim Clinic4 |
1.5 |
0 |
3.3 |
36 |
| |
OM6105 |
Jurisprudence/Ethics |
1 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
| |
OM6112 |
Practice Management 2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
| |
OM6807-8 |
Clinical Internship 13-14 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
88 |
| |
|
Quarterly Total:5
|
10.5 |
5 |
11.3 |
179 |
|
| Elective Requirements: MSA |
| Quarter |
Cat. No. |
Course Title |
Credits |
Lec. |
L/C |
Total |
| Variable |
|
Elective & Special Topics6 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
99 |
| |
|
Total Elective Credits and Hours:
|
9 |
9 |
0 |
99 |
|
| Total Requirements: MSA |
| |
Credit |
Lec. |
L/C |
Total |
| Total Core Course Credits and Hours |
105 |
100 |
10 |
1210 |
| Total Prerequisites/Corequisites |
20 |
17 |
6 |
253 |
| Total Elective Credits and Hours |
9 |
9 |
0 |
99 |
| Total Clinic Credits and Hours |
37.5 |
0 |
75.3 |
828 |
|
Total Requirements:
|
171.5 |
126 |
91.3 |
2390 |
|
1Prerequisite/corequisite courses to the MSA program: the MSA curriculum has been designed so students missing one or more of these prerequisites may take a missing course(s) as a corequisite after matriculating at Bastyr University.
2Observation 1-3 can be taken in any of the five quarters preceding intern status.
3Preceptorship can be taken during observation or intern phase, once Observation 1 is completed.
4Students are required to complete a total of 36 interim clinic hours. (Usually students staff the shifts they were assigned to in the quarter just ended.) Students register and pay for this shift in their last quarter of attendance.
5All students who plan to study in China must take the one-credit required elective Clinic Entry for China in summer quarter of year three, just preceding their China internship. This course may be counted towards the nine required elective credits.
6 Electives/Special Topics: The MSA program requires a total of nine (9) elective/special topics credits. These credits may be any general electives/special topics as long as the prerequisites for each course are met.
For students who are approved to take an optional clinic in China internship, eight (8) credits (16 lab hours) will be applied toward AOM Clinical Internship.
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Curriculum and course changes in the 2009-2010 Bastyr University Catalog are applicable to students entering during the 2009-2010 academic year. Please refer to the appropriate catalog if interested in curriculum and courses required for any other entering year. |
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