Pacific College of Oriental Medicine College Acupuncture Degrees

The purpose of the Master's program in Acupuncture is to train practitioners of Acupuncture so they can function as exemplary independent health care providers. The MSAc program focuses on Acupuncture and related physical skills modalities of Oriental Medicine to achieve health and well-being.

After a fascinating introduction to the history and classical texts of Oriental medicine, the Department of Oriental Medicine systematically presents physiology, etiology, pathomechanisms, pathophysiology, and the diagnostic and treatment systems of Chinese medicine. These are integrated with relevant biomedicine as faculty members reinforce information from the biomedical science department and model the use of biomedicine in the modern Oriental medicine practice.