Penn Global Seminar: Exploring Traditional Chinese Medicine
Course Description
This seminar is an immersive experience emphasizing interdisciplinary learning that introduces students to Traditional Chinese Medicine as a specific form of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. This course includes both integrative classroom teaching and hands-on fieldwork in TCM hospitals in China or Taiwan. Specifically, the course will cover: introduction to basic principles, discussions, demonstrations with TCM practitioners, cultural experiences, and a field study with clinical observation in China or Taiwan. In addition, we will cover TCM theory, most common TCM modalities, and the regulations, safety, efficacy, and ethics of TCM. We will invite experts in the field to provide guest lectures and in-class demonstrations.
Please note that this course has a travel component involving immersive clinical experiences with Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and affiliated hospitals. This travel component will take place following the end of the semester.
Registration Details
Counts as 1cu
Grading
A/B/C/D/F grading scale
Finances/Program Costs
| Course fee and expenses can be considered for financial aid formula (loans only) | |||
Program/Course Fee ~$950 includes: |
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Application
Contact Laurie Jensen (lauriej@upenn.edu) for application forms and questions about application.
Contact Dr. Liu (jhliu@nursing.upenn.edu) for questions about course.
Application Deadline
October 2020; specific dates to be announced
Required Forms (provided after application is accepted)
When course is offered as Penn Nursing course, the following application forms are needed:
- Student Health Services*
- Registration*
- My Trips International Travel Registry*
- Report/Questionnaire (completed after travel)
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