Oriental Medicine Terminology

OM300 Oriental Medicine Terminology

3 Units/30 Hours
Prerequisites: None

This course is an overview of Oriental Medicine concepts and terminology. This course introduces basic Oriental medicine concepts and Chinese characters; which are useful in understanding Oriental Medicine theory, zangfu, the twelve officials, acupuncture, herbology, and diagnosis. Students will also learn how to pronounce and understand basic Chinese terms, using the standard system of transliteration known as pinyin.