Orientation
This program will enable students to maintain upstanding value orientation of Chinese medicine, understand its essential theory, grasp its expertise and practical skills and improve their self-learning ability.
Core subjects
Preclinical Chinese medicine
Clinical Chinese medicine
Main courses
Essential theory of Chinese medicine
Diagnosis in Chinese medicine
Chinese materia medica
Chinese herbal formulae
Normal human anatomy
Physiology
Pathology
Biochemistry
Fundamentals of diagnostics
Internal medicine
Chinese internal medicine
Chinese external medicine
Gynecology in Chinese medicine
Pediatrics in Chinese medicine
Acupuncture & moxibustion, tuina
Medical classic literature
Medical ethics
Teaching methods
These include classroom lectures, group discussions, bedside teaching, simulated demonstration, practical training, social practice and problem-based learning (PBL). The teaching will highlight the training on students’ self-learning ability.
Graduation and academic degree
A Bachelor of Medical Science will be awarded upon completion of
Required credits all courses in the teaching scheme
General points average (GPA)
Pass of all examinations
New HSK-4≥195 (excluding those of Chinese origin)
Future career development
After graduation, students may conduct medical practice in Chinese internal medicine, external medicine, gynecology, pediatrics and traumatology. They may also work in the fields of prevention, healthcare and rehabilitation. Alternatively, they may conduct Chinese medical education and research and management in medical institutions.
Type of class
Independent
Time of study
Every September
Admission prerequisites
High school diploma
New HSK≥195
Tuition fees
450 RMB per person for application
1,250 RMB per person for registration
28,000 RMB per year for tuition
Purchase fee for textbooks
Application documents
Aforementioned documents
Application Form for Foreign Students Studying in China
Copy of the passport
Invoice of the application fee
Scholarships
Chinese government scholarship
Shanghai municipal government scholarship
Scholarships provided by the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine