UWL, BSc (Hons), Homeopathy

Level 4: Builds the essential underpinning principles, philosophies, knowledge and skills to guide the developing homeopathic practitioner in casework, assessment and treatment of their patients; medical science is taught within a holistic framework, the emphasis being on anatomy and physiology (the body working in health); moving into pathology (the body working in disease); and the body in acute conditions; repertory and Materia Medica are also introduced and their use explored; modules: Acute clinical education and medical science 1, 2 and 3; philosophy; Materia Medica 1; practitioner development 1. Level 5: places a greater emphasis on practitioner training; students are encouraged and facilitated to recognise the difficulties students face as practitioners, by relating to their own life experiences; chronic and more serious illnesses are addressed, underpinned by relevant pathology; homeopathy research methods will also be studied; modules: applied clinical education and pathology 1, 2 and 3; Materia Medica 2; practitioner development 2; homeopathy research methods. Level 6: concentrates on the journey to becoming a homeopathic practitioner, focusing on supervised case work including analysis of cases and strategies for treatment and interpretation; professional practice development will take a critical stance with regard to clinical practice, reflexively using critical incidents; continuing professional development planning is also addressed; an integrative homeopathic project provides the opportunity for students to critically appraise and evaluate the evidence basis which underpins the practice of homeopathy; modules: professional practice development; advanced clinical skills 1 and 2; integrative homeopathic project.