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Unit of Study NATM5011 - Professional Contexts in Naturopathic Medicine 3: Transition to Practice (2023)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    Students are required to attend on-campus classes and participate in online activities.

Unit description

Explores the impact of health policy, professional advocacy, leadership and research on contemporary naturopathic medicine practice. Potential career pathways and professional development opportunities are also examined within the context of naturopathic medicine.

Unit content

  1. Health policy and naturopathic practice
  2. Professional advocacy
  3. Leadership in naturopathic medicine
  4. Research in naturopathic medicine
  5. Career pathways
  6. Professional development

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2023

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

discuss how naturopathic medicine practice is shaped by health policy

advocate a professional issue impacting contemporary naturopathic medicine practice

consider how research integrates into contemporary naturopathic medicine practice

assess possible career pathways and professional development opportunities in the context of naturopathic medicine