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Guide for Admission of Overseas Students
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Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
 
Brief Introduction
 
    Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM) founded in 1956, is one of the earliest established institutions of higher learning of TCM in China, and it is the only one that is incorporated into the “211 Project” among the universities and colleges of TCM, with a key role in higher education directly under the supervision of the Education Ministry of China.
    BUCM has the east and west campuses. The teaching organizations includes School of Pre-clinical Medicine, School of Chinese Pharmacology, School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Administration School, and School of Chinese Nursing, International School, School of Clinical Medicine,School of Distance Education, School of Extension Studies, Faculty of Humanities & Social Science, Department of Postgraduate Studies, TCM Department for Students from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, Higher Vocational Education Department, Sports Department, etc. The public service systems and assistant teaching organizations such as Library, Information Center, Museum of Chinese Herbs, Museum of the History of Chinese Medicine, and Educational Technology Center are also included in the university. The university offers 9 undergraduate programs, 16 master degree programs and 15 doctoral degree programs and 3 postdoctoral stations.
    According to the statistics in September 2006, there are 9,186 registered full-time students in total, among whom 7,501 are undergraduates, 1217 are master degree students, 468 are doctoral degree students. Foreign students have been trained in the university from 1957. In 2006, 1,381 foreign students studied in the university, among them 1062 were undergraduates, 169 were master or doctoral degree candidates, 109 were general or senior scholars. In those 109 scholars, 102 were students in Chinese language training program. BUCM has a strong and qualified teaching faculty. Since its establishment, the university has trained more than 300,000 domestic professionals of TCM, and 13,000 overseas professionals from 87 countries and regions. It ranks a leading place among the TCM schools in China in the following aspects: educational level, scientific research, medical treatment level, social effect and international cooperation, etc. It consists of teaching, research, medical treatment and industry, forming a famous institution of higher learning of Chinese medicine in China and the world.
   The International School   is an administrative organ with the responsibility of enrolment and management of teaching & living for foreign students. It consists of a General Office, an International Training Office and a Foreign Student Administrative Office, Teaching Affairs Administrative Office, Foreign Language Department, and Preparatory Department. Apartments for overseas students are located in both east and west campuses. The International School is in charge of the undergraduate program and short-term program for foreign students on different specialties, for example, TCM, acupuncture and Tuina etc. For the short-term program, the teaching language can be in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, etc. In addition, it runs Undergraduate Preparatory Program and Training Program for Chinese National Medical Qualification Examination. In 2005, the PhD program of TCM taught in English was offered for the Iranian medical doctors graduated from the Mashhad University of Medical Science. In September 2006, the fundamental five-year program of Chinese medicine taught in English was firstly offered. The new education model of “Lectures given in English and Learning Chinese language synchronically” was formed for training foreign students.
   
The overseas people are warmly welcome to study in our university!


 
Introduction to Specialties
Five-year(or 4-year)fundamental programs taught in Chinese
 
Chinese Medicine (5 years)
Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina (5 years)
Chinese Materia Medica (4 years)
Chinese Pharmaceutical Processing (4 years)
Integrated Western and Chinese Medicine (5 years)
Public Health Management – Medicine (5 years)
Commercial Management – Medical Enterprise (4 years)
Nursing – Integration of WM and TCM (4 years)
Five-year fundamental program taught in English
Chinese Medicine (including acupuncture and moxibustion) (5 years)
seven-year programs taught in Chinese(joint fundamental and master degree program)
 
 
Clinical Direction of Chinese Medicine (7 years)
Direction of Integration of WM and TCM (7 years)
Direction of Acupuncture, Moxiustion and Tuina (7 years)
long-term training programs(taught in Chinese, half year to one year)
 
Chinese Medicine Studying Program for Western Medical Doctors
Basic Theory of TCM
Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina
Chinese Materia Medica
Clinical Studies of TCM
short-term training programs(taught in Chinese,English,Japanese,Korean, Spanish and French, 1 week to 5 months)
 
Chinese Medicine Studying Program for Western Medical Doctors (Basic Course/ Advanced Course/ Advanced Clinical Course) – three months
Fixed Date Training Course (Basic Acupuncture Course/ Advanced Acupuncture Course/ Health Preservation of TCM) – three months
Flexible Training Course (Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine/ Chinese Materia Medica/ Acupuncture and Moxibustion/ Orthopedics of TCM/ Tuina/ Qigong/ Chinese Medicated Diet/ Cosmetology and Reducing Weight by TCM/ Anatomy) – one week to five months
Training Program for Chinese National Medical Qualification Examination (one year)
One year continuously studying in different clinical departments of TCM in the affiliated hospitals of BUCM
Preparatory and Chinese Language programs
 
Basic course (1 year)
Intermediate course (Half or 1 year)
 
 
Major Courses
Five-year fundamental program of Chinese Medicine taught in Chinese
Basic Theory of TCM
Traditional Chinese Diagnostics
Chinese Materia Medica
Chinese Medical Formulae
Selection of Chinese Medical Classics
Theory of Various Schools of TCM
Physiology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Biochemistry
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Clinical Subjects of TCM (Internal Herbal Medicine, Surgery, Gynecology, and Pediatrics)
Theory of TCM Emergency
Basic Western Diagnosis
Western Internal Medicine
Medical Ethics
University Chinese
Basic Computer Science
Traditional Chinese Philosophy
Basic Knowledge of Chinese Laws
Ancient Chinese in TCM
Traditional Physical Education in Health Preservation
Clinical Practice
 
 
Major Courses
Five-year fundamental program of Integrated Western and Chinese Medicine taught in Chinese
Basic Theory of TCM
Traditional Chinese Diagnostics
Chinese Materia Medica
Chinese Medical Formulae
Selection of Chinese Medical Classics
Human Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Histology and Embryology
Biology
Biochemistry
Cytobiology
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Immunology and Etiology
Internal Medicine of Integration of WM and TCM
Surgery of Integration of WM and TCM
Gynecology of Integration of WM and TCM
Pediatrics of Integration of WM and TCM
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Ancient Chinese in TCM
Traditional Physical Education in Health Preservation
Clinical Practice
 
Major Courses
Five-year fundamental program of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina taught in Chinese
Basic Theory of TCM
Traditional Chinese Diagnostics
Chinese Materia Medica
Chinese Medical Formulae
Selection of Chinese Medical Classics
Human Anatomy
Theory of Meridians and Acupoints
Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Acupuncture Therapeutics
Massage and Tuina
Experimental Acupuncture
Selection of Acupuncture Classics
Orthopedics of TCM
Human Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology
Biochemistry
Basic Western Diagnosis
Western Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine of TCM
Introduction to Western Surgery
Ancient Chinese in TCM
University Chinese
Traditional Chinese Medical Qigong
Traditional Physical Education in Health Preservation
Clinical Practice
Basic Computer Science
 
Major Courses
Four-year fundamental program of Chinese Materia Medica taught in Chinese
Basic Theory of TCM
Chinese Materia Medica
Inorganic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Computer Science
Medicinal Physics
Higher Mathematics
Chinese Herbal Chemistry
Chinese Herb Identification
Chinese Herb Processing Science
Chinese Herbal Pharmacology
Medicinal Botany
Ancient Chinese in TCM
Traditional Physical Education in Health Preservation
Clinical Practice
 
 
Major Courses
Seven-year program taught in Chinese (joint fundamental and master degree program) -- Clinical Direction of Chinese Medicine
Basic Theory of TCM
Traditional Chinese Diagnostics
Chinese Materia Medica
Chinese Medical Formulae
Selection of Chinese Medical Classics
Human Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology
Biochemistry
Histology and Embryology
Biology
Cytobiology
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Clinical Subjects of TCM (Internal Herbal Medicine, Surgery, Gynecology, and Pediatrics)
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Clinical Essentials of Ancient Chinese Physicians
Research Methods and Thoughts of TCM
Ancient Chinese in TCM
Traditional Physical Education in Health Preservation
Clinical Practice
 
Major Courses
Seven-year program taught in Chinese (joint fundamental and master degree program) -- Direction of Integration of WM and TCM
Basic Theory of TCM
Traditional Chinese Diagnostics
Chinese Materia Medica
Chinese Medical Formulae
Selection of Chinese Medical Classics
Human Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Histology and Embryology
Biology
Biochemistry
Cytobiology
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Immunology and Etiology
Internal Medicine of Integration of WM and TCM
Surgery of Integration of WM and TCM
Gynecology of Integration of WM and TCM
Pediatrics of Integration of WM and TCM
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Research Methods and Thoughts of TCM
Ancient Chinese in TCM
Traditional Physical Education in Health Preservation
Clinical Practice
 
 
 
Major Courses
Seven-year program taught in Chinese (joint fundamental and master degree program) -- Direction of Acupuncture, Moxiustion and Tuina
Basic Theory of TCM
Traditional Chinese Diagnostics
Chinese Materia Medica
Chinese Medical Formulae
Internal Medicine of TCM
Selection of Acupuncture Classics
Theory of Meridians and Acupoints
Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Acupuncture Therapeutics
Experimental Acupuncture
Human Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology
Basic Western Diagnosis
Western Internal Medicine
Neuro-internal Medicine
Massage and Tuina
Ancient Chinese in TCM
Traditional Physical Education in Health Preservation
Clinical Practice
 
 
Major Courses
Five-year fundamentalprogram of Chinese Medicine (including acupuncture and moxibustion) taught in English
Introduction on Traditional Chinese Culture
Basic Theory of TCM
Traditional Chinese Diagnostics
Chinese Materia Medica
Chinese Medical Formulae
Selection of Chinese Medical Classics
Clinical Subjects of TCM (Internal Herbal Medicine, Surgery, Gynecology, and Pediatrics)
Theory of Meridians and Acupoints
Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Acupuncture Therapeutics
Massage and Tuina
Basic Western Diagnosis
Western Internal Medicine
Ancient Chinese in TCM
Traditional Physical Education in Health Preservation
Clinical Practice
 
 
 
 
Preparatory and Chinese Language Program
Specialties
Major Courses
Basic course (1 year)
Basic comprehensive Chinese, Basic Listening Chinese, Basic Spoken Chinese, Chinese Culture, Traditional Physical Education, etc.
Intermediate course (Half or 1 year)
Intermediate Chinese, Listening Chinese of TCM, Spoken Chinese of TCM, Modern Chinese, Ancient Chinese, Basic Theory of TCM, History of TCM, Biology, Chemistry, Traditional Physical Education, Clinical Observation, etc.
 
Short-term Training Program (only available for 5 or over 5 persons of each course)
(1)Chinese Medicine Studying Program for Western Medical Doctors
Specialties
Duration
Training Courses
Teaching Languages
Basic Course
3 months
Brief Introduction on Chinese Culture, Basic Theory of TCM, Traditional Chinese Diagnostics, Meridians, Acupoints, Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Acupuncture Therapeutics, Tuina, Clinical Practice, etc.
English, Chinese
Advanced Course
3 months
Clinical Practice in Acupuncture, Clinical Topic Lectures in Acupuncture, Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Medical Formulae, Chinese Medical Qigong, Selection of Chinese Medical Classics, etc.
 English, Chinese
Advanced Clinical Course
3 months
Clinical Practice in Different TCM Departments, Clinical Topic Lectures, Selection of Chinese Medical Classics, etc.
 English, Chinese
 
(2)Fixed Date Training Course
Specialties
Duration
Training Courses
Teaching Languages
Acupuncture Basic Course
March 15 to June 15
Brief Introduction on Chinese Culture, Basic Theory of TCM, Traditional Chinese Diagnostics, Meridians, Acupoints, Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Acupuncture Therapeutics, Tuina, Clinical Practice, etc.
English, Chinese
September 15 to December 15
Acupuncture Advanced Course
March 15 to June 15
Clinical Practice in Acupuncture and Tuina, Clinical Topic Lectures, Tuina, Traditional Chinese Medical Qigong
English, Chinese
September 15 to December 15
Health Preservation of TCM
June 15 to July 15
Basic Theory of TCM, Brief Introduction of Chinese Herbs, Chinese Medicated Diet, Cosmetology of TCM, Reducing Weight by TCM, Tuina, Acu-pressure, Medical Qigong, etc.
English, Chinese
 
(3)Flexible Training Course
Specialties
Duration
Training Courses
Teaching Languages
Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
1 week – 5 months
Basic Theory of TCM, Traditional Chinese Diagnostics, Theory and Practice of Clinical Subjects of TCM
English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Chinese Materia Medica
1 week – 5 months
Basic Theory of Chinese Materia Medica, Clinical Application of Chinese Herbs, Pharmacology of TCM, Processing Method of Chinese Herbs, Identification of Medicinal Herbs
English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
1 week – 5 months
Basic Theory of TCM, Traditional Chinese Diagnostics, Meridians, Acupoints, Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Acupuncture Therapeutics, Clinical Topic Lectures, Clinical Practice in Acupuncture
English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Orthopedics of TCM
1 week – 5 months
Basic Theory of TCM, Basic Theory of Traditional Chinese Orthopedics, Theory of Bone-setting, Theory of Soft Tissue Injury, Clinical Practice
English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Chinese Medicated Diet
1-2 weeks
Basic Theory of TCM, Basic Theory of General and Dietetic Chinese Herbs, Theory and Practice of Medicated Diet
English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Cosmetology and Reducing Weight by TCM
1-2 weeks
Basic Theory of TCM, Basic Theory of Dermatology of Chinese and Western Medicine, Theory and Manual Techniques of Cosmetology and Reducing Weight by TCM
English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Tuina
1-4 weeks
Basic Theory of TCM, Theory and Manual Techniques of TUINA, Clinical Practice
English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Qigong
1-4 weeks
Basic Theory of TCM, Theory and Practice of Chinese Medicinal Qigong
English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Anatomy
1-4 weeks
Basic Theory of Anatomy, Systematic Anatomy, Topographic Anatomy
Chinese, Japanese, Korean
 
Long-term Training Program
Specialties
Duration
Training Courses
Teaching Languages
Chinese Medicine Studying Program for Western Medical Doctors(only available for 5 or over 5 persons)
1~2年
1-2 years
Introduction on Traditional Chinese Culture, History of Chinese Medicine, Basic Theory of TCM, Traditional Chinese Diagnostics, Meridians, Acupoints, Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Acupuncture Therapeutics, Tuina, Traditional Chinese medical Qigong, Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Medical Formulae, Selection of Chinese Medical Classics, Internal Medicine of Integration of WM and TCM, Surgery of Integration of WM and TCM, Gynecology of Integration of WM and TCM, Pediatrics of Integration of WM and TCM, Clinical Practice
English, Chinese
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
1 year
History of TCM, Basic Theory of TCM, Traditional Chinese Diagnostics, Meridians, Acupoints, Techniques of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Acupuncture Therapeutics, Tuina, Chinese Materia Medica, Formulas of Herbal Medicine, Clinical Topic Lectures, Clinical Practice in Acupuncture
Chinese
Basic Theory of TCM
1 year
History of TCM, Basic Theory of TCM, Traditional Chinese Diagnostics, Chinese Meteria Medica, Chinese Medical Formulae, Selection of Chinese Medical Classics
Chinese
Chinese Materia Medica
1 year
Basic Theory of TCM, Chinese Materia Medica, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Botany, Identification of Medicinal Herbs, Pharmacology of TCM
Chinese
Clinical Studies of TCM
1-2 years
Clinical Practice in Internal Medicine of TCM, Surgery of TCM, Gynecology of TCM, Pediatrics of TCM, Dermatology of TCM, Orthopedics of TCM, Acupuncture, Tuina, etc.
Chinese
 
Training Program for Chinese National Medical Qualification Examination
Duration
Training Courses
Teaching Languages
1 year
Continuous practice in different clinical departments of TCM in the affiliated hospitals of BUCM
Chinese
 
 
Diploma and Certificate
Seven-year programs (joint fundamental and master degree program): A Bachelor Degree in Medicine and a Master Degree in Clinical Medicine will be conferred to those who have completed all required courses, passed the examinations and fulfilled the defense of thesis.
Fundamental Programs: A Bachelor Degree in Medicine will be conferred to those who have completed all required courses and passed the examinations.
 
-Long-term and Short-term training programs: A certificate will be issued to the students who complete the program.
 
- Training Program for Chinese National Medical Qualification Examination: A certificate will be issued to the students who complete the practice and pass the examinations held by the hospitals. Health Ministry of China will issue a certificate of Medical Qualification to the students who pass the Chinese Medical Qualification Examination.
 
- Preparatory and Chinese Language Program: A certificate will be issued to the students who complete the program. Every student in preparatory and Chinese language program who has abided by the regulations of the university, completed the courses as well as meet one of the following requirements could enter undergraduate program automatically:
(1) Obtained the HSK certificate with level 6 or above before graduation
(2) Study hard with outstanding scores and passed the graduating exam of the preparatory program
 
 
Qualifications for Admission
Five or 4-year Fundamental Programs taught in Chinese
Senior high school graduates or those with the same or above level and passed the entrance examination on Chinese language; Healthy
Five-year Fundamental Programs taught in English
No Chinese language background; Senior high school graduates or those with the same or above level and passed the entrance examination on Chinese language; Good ability of listening, speaking, reading and writing in English, Healthy
Seven-year programs (joint fundamental and master degree program) taught in Chinese
Senior high school graduates or those with the same or above level and passed the entrance examination on Chinese language and comprehensive subjects of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English; Healthy
Long-term and Short-term Training Programs
Licensed physicians of Chinese or Western medicine, acupuncturist, or senior students or graduates of medical schools; those who are interested in Chinese medicine could apply for short-term courses; Healthy
Training Program for Chinese National Medical Qualification Examination
Undergraduate students of medical major in Beijing University of Chinese Medicine; Healthy
Preparatory and Chinese Language Program
Senior high school graduates or those with the same or above level; Healthy
 
 
Submitting documents for Application
-Completed Application Form of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
-Letter of guarantee by a Chinese sponsor with evidence of sponsor's identity
-The latest schooling certificate and schooling records and copies of them
-Certificate of level 6 (or above) of HSK and copy of it
-Copies of the Passport or Identification
-Two full-face photos without hat sized 2 inches
 
 
 Admission Procedure
1. The results of the enrollment will be issued publicly by the International School 2 weeks after the entrance examination on Chinese language. The enrolled students will get Admission Notice Form and Visa Application Form (JW202) from the General Office of International School in July of each year.
2.To get an X-status visa, enrolled students should show passport, Admission Notice Form, Form JW202, Form of Physical Exam Record for Foreigners and Blood Test Record to the embassy & consulate of the People's Republic of China in their country.
3. The International Training Office of International School will send Application Form for Medical Internship and Application Form for Advanced Clinical Training Program for Medical Qualification Examination (WS102 Form) to the enrolled students in July of each year.
4. The enrolled students should bring above documents to the corresponding offices of the International School for registration and conducting procedure of resident card within given time in the Admission Notice Form.
5. Medical insurance over one year and a copy of it are necessary for admission. Otherwise the admission procedures will be postponed.
 
Begin Date of Programs
Programs
Duration
Begin Date
Fundamental Programs taught in Chinese
5 Years
Beginning of September
Fundamental Programs taught in English
5 Years
Beginning of March and September
Seven-year programs (joint fundamental and master degree program) taught in Chinese
7 Years
Beginning of September
Long-term Training Programs
1-2 Years
Beginning of March and September
 
 
 
 
Short-term Training Programs
Chinese Medicine Studying Program for Western Medical Doctors
3 months
Available in the whole year (except about 1 month duration of Chinese New Year), Only available for 5 or over 5 persons of each course
Fixed Date Training Course
3 months
Middle of March to Beginning of June; Middle of September to Beginning of December
Flexible Training Course
1week to 5 months
Available in the whole year (except about 1 month duration of Chinese New Year), Only available for 5 or over 5 persons of each course
Training Program for Chinese National Medical Qualification Examination
1 Year
End of August
Preparatory and Chinese Language Program
Half-1 Year
Beginning of March and September
 
Notes:
1. All above short-term courses are only available for 5 or over 5 persons of each course. Teaching languages such as Spanish, French and German are available for groups (over 10 persons).
2. The exact begin date of the short-term training programs can be decided according to the current situation.
3. The academic year credit system is offered for all fundamental programs.
 
Fees (RMB)
Registration Fee
RMB800
Tuition fee(person/academic year)
Fundamental Programs taught in Chinese
RMB35,000
Fundamental Programs taught in English
RMB45,000
Seven-year programs (joint fundamental and master degree program) taught in Chinese
RMB35,000;(1-5 years)
RMB38,000 (6-7 years)
Master Degree Programs taught in Chinese
RMB38,000
Doctor Degree Programs taught in Chinese
RMB47,000
Short-term Training Programs
 
Taught in Chinese
Taught in Foreign Language
1 month
RMB6,800
RMB8,500
3 months
RMB20,000
RMB24,000
Long-term Training Programs taught in Chinese
RMB38,000
Senior Scholar Programs
RMB42,000
Chinese Medicine Studying Program for Western Medical Doctors taught in English
RMB45,000
Training Program for Chinese National Medical Qualification Examination
RMB35,000
Preparatory and Chinese Language Program
RMB28,000
Accommodation fee(person/day/bed)
 
West campus
Single rooms in South Building
RMB70
Four-bed rooms in south building
RMB40
Sunlit Double-rooms in north building
RMB30
Sunless Double-rooms in north building
RMB28
East campus
Double rooms in Area A
RMB50
Double rooms in Area B
RMB75
Textbook Fees
per semester/per student
RMB200-300
 
 


Welcome to study at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(北京中医药大学)