Complementary Therapies (Aromatherapy), BSc Hons

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University of Greenwich

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• Academic title
  Complementary Therapies (Aromatherapy), BSc Hons
• Course description
  The programme offers three routes: general, aromatherapy or stress management. The first year is common to all, and provides an overview of the knowledge and skills health care professionals require to underpin their advanced studies.
  
  Programme content from year 2 will vary depending on the route and options chosen. There is the unique opportunity to undertake 120 hours supervised clinical practice in a variety of National Health Service settings.
  
  Year 1
  -Introduction to Complementary Therapies
  -Academic Skills
  -Anatomy and Physiology
  -Concepts of Health
  -Basic Skills for Complementary Practitioners
  -Understanding Qualitative Data 1
  -Basic Chemistry for Life Sciences
  
  Year 2
  -Integrated Health Care
  -Research Methods
  -Counselling Skills
  -Clinical Massage
  -Science and Art of Clinical Aromatherapy
  -Options chosen from within the school
  
  Year 3
  -Synoptic Project
  -Genetics and Neurobiology
  -The Influence of Mind-body Therapies on Health
  -Adapting Complementary Therapies for Cancer and Palliative Care
  -Therapeutic Uses of Touch
  -Work-based Learning
  
  Career options
  Opportunities within institutional and non-institutional health care, as well as voluntary agencies, social services and health-related businesses

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