Diploma (Advanced) Nutritional Medicine Part A
| Course Code | 30243 |
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| Fee Code | FD |
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| Duration (approx) | 3080 hours |
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| Qualification | Advanced Diploma |
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Advanced Diploma of Nutritional Medicine (Part A)
Part A
FOUNDATION DIPLOMA IN NATURAL HEALTH
Undertaken with ACS Distance Education (1st year).
Part A of the Advanced Diploma is ACS's Foundation Diploma. When you finish part A you will be awarded a Foundation Diploma in Natural Health. The Course Fees displayed on the righthand side are for the ACS Distance Education's Foundation Diploma only.

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Modules
Note that each module in the Diploma (Advanced) Nutritional Medicine Part A is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.
Part B
Part B is undertaken with Health Schools Australia (Final 2 years). Modules include:
- Disorder Profiles
- Clinical Practice 2-4
- Chemistry
- Iridology
- Advanced Anatomy & Physiology
- Pathophysiology & Symptomatology
- Advanced Nutrition
- History & Philosophy Of Natural Medicine
- Ethics & Jurisprudence
- Practice Management
- Occupational Health & Safety 2
- 200 Seminar Hours + 150 Clinical Hours.
- Additional Requirements: Senior First Aid Cert.
Please check with Health Schools Australia for total costs involved.
Aims
- Contribute to effective workplace relationships.
- Develop professional expertise.
- Manage a practice.
- Communicate effectively with clients/patients.
- Make referrals to other health care professionals when appropriate.
- Apply advanced first aid (O/S).
- Apply basic first aid.
- Contribute to organisational effectiveness in the health industry.
- Provide leadership in the health industry.
- Develop a natural health assessment framework.
- Apply elementary Patho physiological research to client assessment.
- Manage work within a natural health framework.
- Research human health issues and apply results to client assessment.
- Advise clients on appropriate preventative health strategy.
- Provide advice on nutritional supplementation.
- Analyse clinical tests to assist diagnosis.
- Provide basic counselling.
- Apply human health sciences data to an assessment program.
- Apply natural health assessment framework.
- Plan the natural health and fitness regime with client.
- Assess clinical disorder profiles.
- Apply advanced iridology as diagnostic technique.
- Provide functional nutritional advice.
- Provide specialised nutritional care.
- Apply basic iridology as a diagnostic technique.
- Apply literature research findings to clinical nutritional practice.