Welcome to Graduate Institute of Natural Healing Sciences at Nanhua University
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Established in 2003, Nanhua University's Graduate Institute of Natural Healing Sciences (NHS) is the first graduate unit of its kind ratified by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan. We offer a Master of Sciences degree under the College of Science and Technology. Our curriculum emphasizes both the fundamentals of health-related research methodology in the context of natural healing sciences and skills for life-long learning, in order to prepare our students for a successful career in the competitive and ever-changing world of health research. Fewer than twenty students including international students are admitted annually into the Institute to ensure academic excellence.
The mission of the Graduate Institute of Natural Healing Sciences is to provide broad, interdisciplinary training in research methodology related to natural healing sciences for health professionals, and to serve as a resource for bringing together the many emerging and disparate activities already underway in natural healing sciences.
What is Natural Healing Sciences? Natural healing sciences is an emerging field that applies advances in preventive medicine, public health sciences, biotechnology, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) to promote health and prevent disease. |
The Institute¡¦s faculty is drawn from a wide range of academic backgrounds including epidemiology, nutritional sciences, traditional Chinese medicine, biotechnology, and natural healing sciences. Faculty members have supervised students on a wide spectrum of research topics such as:
Effect upon the autonomic nervous system after ultrasonic stimulations on the Shenmai (BL 62) and Zhaohai (KI 6) acupoints (2007)
Comparison of Heart Rate Variability between Listening Soft Music and Inhaling Bergamot Essential Oil (2007)
Effects of Inhalation of Essential Oils on Heart Rate Variability (2007)
The Association Between the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Glycemic Control in Patients with Diabetes (2007)
The effect of Tai Chi Chuan on exercise capacity, lipid profiles, autonomic function and left ventricular function in patients with coronary artery disease (2007)
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: The Application of Hypnotherapy in the Treatment of Depressive Disorder and Depressive Mood (2007)
The Association Between Music Movement Growth Camp and Disturbed Behaviour in Elementary School Students (2007)
The Institute also has a very diverse student body with a broad range of backgrounds and experience. Some students enter the program directly upon completion of their undergraduate degrees, whereas others have earned degrees in health-related professions such as medicine and nursing, or have been employed in the field of public health or health-related industries and want acquire additional formal training.
The curriculum focuses on understanding current advances in natural healing sciences and the development of fundamental research skills in health and disease. The requirements for a Master Degree in Natural Healing Sciences consist of the successful completion of course credits. In addition, students are required to submit a written master's thesis completed under the supervision of a faculty member and pass an oral examination defending that thesis.
The compulsory courses in NHS include:
Seminars on Natural Healing Sciences
Dissertation Planning and Research Methods
Biostatistics I
Biostatistics II or Experimental Design & Data Analysis
Examples of elective courses in NHS include:
Nature and Health Food
Organic Vegetables and Vegetarian Diet Ingredient Analysis
Aromatherapy
Introduction to Chinese Medicine
Special Topics in Natural Healing Sciences
Directed Readings in Natural Healing Sciences
The Theory and Practices of Natural Healing Sciences
Energy Medicine Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology
Hypnotherapy
Health Survey Methodology
Courses from other departments at Nanhua University may be counted towards a degree in NHS with the permission of the director of the Institute.
The official language at Nanhua University is Chinese (Mandarin). Currently, there is no course in NHS that is offered entirely in English. Although some courses are taught partly in English, comprehension in Chinese is a requirement for all NHS students.
Applicants to the Graduate Institute of Natural Healing Sciences are expected to have an excellent academic record with a bachelor's degree in health-related field.
For more information on admission requirements, please refer to http://www.nhu.edu.tw/~exam (in Chinese).
For admissions information for prospective international students, please refer to http://web.nhu.edu.tw/nnhu/english/a-3.htm.
Graduate Institute of Natural Healing Sciences
Nanhua University
32 Chung Keng Li, Dalin, Chiayi, 62248 Taiwan
Telephone: 886-5-2721001 extension 2641
Fax: 886-5-2427195
Email: nhs@mail.nhu.edu.tw
Nanhua University
Admissions Office
32 Chung Keng Li, Dalin, Chiayi, 62248 Taiwan
Telephone: 886-5-2721001 extension 1160
Email: ycleu@mail.nhu.edu.tw
Last updated: August 5, 2007