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Continuing Education

Pacific Rim College is pleased to offer some of the most unique continuing education programs in natural health available anywhere. Below is a list of multi- week courses, most of which are offered several times yearly. If you are interested in shorter duration educational opportunities and events, please visit Lectures, Workshops and Events.

To register for any course, please contact our Admissions Office at 250.483.2119 or admissions@pacificrimcollege.ca.

15-Week Courses (September - December 2010)

Anatomy and Physiology
Instructor: Dr. Viktor Benedek
Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:15-11:15am (90 hours total)
($900*)
Students are introduced to the fundamental structures and functions of the human body both internally and externally, including all of the major systems, organs and tissues. This course includes theoretical and practical components.

Foundations of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Instructor: Reuven Freesman
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:15-11:15am (90 hours total)
($900*)
This course introduces students to the basic principles and philosophies of acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, including the history of acupuncture, theories of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, and diagnostic and therapeutic concepts inherent to Chinese Medicine.

Intro to Tuina
Instructor: Gillian Marsollier
Fridays from 8:15-11:15am (45 hours total)
($450*)
This course introduces students to the basic principles and common therapeutic techniques of the Chinese therapeutic massage known as Tui Na. Tui Na uses the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taoism and martial arts to bring the body back into a state of balance through various techniques such as kneading, rolling and pressing. This course includes both theoretical and practical components.

Medical Mandarin
Instructor: Yong Hu
Fridays from 12:00-3:00pm (45 hours total)
($450*)
This course introduces students to the basics of Mandarin Chinese, including the Romanised alphabet known as Pin Yin. Pronunciation of this tonal language is emphasized as well as word recognition. Many terms relevant to the study of Traditional Chinese Medicine are covered.

Introduction to Herbal Medicine
Instructor: James Christian
Tuesdays from 12:00pm-3:00pm (45 hours total)
($450*)
This course explores the early origins of herbal medicine focusing on pre-1900 history with a look forward to the future of herbal medicine in the 21st century. Students learn about herbal traditions of the world including European Herbal Medicine, Indian Herbal Medicine (Ayurveda), Chinese Herbal Medicine (TCM), African Herbal Medicine, Australian Herbal Medicine (Aboriginal), North American Herbal Medicine and finally South American Herbal Medicine.

Holistic Nutrition
Instructor:  Gillian Marsollier
Fridays from 12:00-3:00pm (45 hours total)
($450*)
This course provides a basic understanding of nutrition, with an emphasis on preventative nutrition and curative foods of Chinese cultures. Detail is provided on the energetic and physiologic effects of food on the human digestive system. Upon completion students have the knowledge and ability to create preventative and curative nutritional plans for patients. This course contains both a theoretical and practical component.

Practical Herbal Pharmacy
Instructor: James Christian
Fridays from 3:30pm-6:30pm (45 hours total)
($485*)
This course provides students with a practical education in the making of herbal preparations including tinctures, infusions, decoctions, creams, salves, ointments, lotions, capsules, suppositories, syrups, lozenges, flower essences, fomentations, liniments and poultices. The concept of polypharmacy is introduced and students learn the techniques of dispensing.

Surface Anatomy
Instructor:  Dr. James Lander
Tuesdays from 3:30-6:30pm (45 hours total)
($450)
This course examines the musculoskeletal and integumentary systems through palpation, allowing students to understand the tissue layers that are affected during massage and acupuncture. This course has both diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Theoretical and practical components are included.

Intro to Tai Qi Chuan
Instructor:  Malcolm Clark
Mondays from 3:30pm-5:00pm (22.5 hours total)
($225)
Tai Qi Chuan is a Chinese system of healing that uses specific movements and exercises that are intended to harmonize and improve both body and spirit. This course, a continuation of OM112, delves deeper into the philosophies, history and practice of Tai Qi Chuan. This course has both theoretical and practical components.

Ethnobotany
Instructor: Fiona Chambers Hamersly
Tuesdays from 3:30-6:30pm (45 hours total)
($450)
The aim of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to learn about the relationships between people and plants, with a focus on traditional plant knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and how this knowledge reflects and is reflected by environmental perceptions. Major topics within the field of ethnobotany are covered, with examples drawn in most cases from northwestern North America. Readings relating to subtopics covered are assigned from the textbook or additional materials. PowerPoint presentations, plant samples and a field trip are used to familiarize students with the plants and plant products being discussed. An important learning goal of this course is for each student to find personal meaning in the course materials, including an increased awareness of the key role played by plants in our daily lives, and in motivation to continue studying plant and human culture relationships.

This is only a partial list of Continuing Education courses. The full course schedule can be seen by clicking here. Non-matriculating students who have met all course prerequisites may be permitted to enrol in any program course provided that space is available. If you are interested in shorter duration educational opportunities and events, please visit Lectures, Workshops and Events.

^{*Prices are in Canadian dollars and are for non-credit-seeking students.

Credit-seeking students should contact the Admissions Office for tuition information.}