We are happy to announce the recent publication of our new Prospectus.
It gives an overview of the Irish College of Traditional Chinese Medicine including our history and development. Acupuncture and TCM are clearly described and there is a summary of each of the courses that we offer.
To obtain a copy of the Prospectus, please send a request and your postal address via the Contact Us link on the website.
On request we can also include a paper copy of the detailed Syllabus and Application form for the part-time Professional Acupuncture Training course or (if you are already an Acupuncturist or TCM professional) the Masters Degree/Doctoral Degree in Chinese Medicine.
Applications are invited for Acupuncture Training (Lic.TCM), Masters Degree and Doctoral Degree
Master and Doctoral Degrees (Held in Dublin and Guangzhou):
Applications for the 2014 entry to the Master of Chinese Medicine and Doctor of Chinese Medicine Degrees must be received by us no later than 31st July 2014. (This is a slightly extended deadline as we have recently received a number of additional requests from prospective students wishing to join the programme this year.)
Please ensure that you have submitted ALL the required documents and enclosures as set out in the Prospectus pack.
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine will ONLY consider applications that are complete in all particulars.
Professional Acupuncture Training (Part time – held in Dublin):
We are now interviewing applicants for the three year part time professional training course “The Licentiate in TCM – specialising in Acupuncture” for the October 2014 intake (which will be our 31st year running the course.)
We will be interviewing throughout the summer and applications should be submitted as early as possible to ensure that places are still available.
The deadline for applications for this year will be mid-September.
Qigong Workshops
Another weekend workshop is being run in Dublin on 26th and 27th July. Bookings are now being accepted.
Please see the relevant sections of the website for details of each of the above programmes.
2014 Postgraduate Degree Application Packs
Application packs for Masters and Doctoral Degree courses are now available online.
Master of Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Doctor of Chinese Medicine
This is a two year, full time or part time program. It is run jointly between Guangzhou University of TCM and the ICTCM. The Degree “Master of Chinese Medicine”, or “Doctor of Chinese Medicine”, will be conferred by Guangzhou University of TCM and the Ministry of Education of China. According to the agreements in place between, for example, Ireland and China and the UK and China, this Masters degree qualification is fully recognised in Ireland and the UK and most other European countries.
The course is taught in English and is based mainly at the ICTCM, in Dublin Ireland. Students attend the University in Guangzhou for certain blocks of time during which they conduct scientific research into their chosen TCM specialism of either Medical Qigong, Acupuncture Moxibustion or Chinese Herbal Medicine.
Newstalk 106-108 FM – interview with Professor Shanahan
The ICTCM’s Director, Professor Tom Shanahan, took part in an interview with Newstalk’s reporter Henry McKean on Friday 31st January 2014.
Professor Shanahan contributed to a feature celebrating the Chinese New Year of the Horse, in which he discussed a number of Chinese Traditions and some typical characteristics of the Year of the Horse, while also discussing the role that the Irish College of Traditional Chinese Medicine has played in establishing Chinese Medicine – including Acupuncture, Medical Qigong and Herbal Medicine – in Ireland.
Listen to the interview:
Year of the Horse
新年快乐
Happy Chinese New Year of the Horse. The Irish College of TCM would like to wish all its friends, colleagues, students, teachers and supporters a very healthy, happy and successful Year of the Horse. Professor Tom Shanahan
Happy New Year
The Irish College of Traditional Chinese Medicine wishes all its friends, colleagues, students, staff and academic collaborators at home and abroad a very HAPPY NEW YEAR.
We hope that 2014 will be a peaceful, happy and successful year for you all.
Professor Tom Shanahan
Dublin
Ireland.
International Students at the ICTCM
The Irish College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ICTCM) is delighted to welcome the new students who will soon be joining the undergraduate Licentiate in TCM.
Our present students come from more than nine countries including:
Ireland
Wales
England
Spain
Poland
Finland
Russia
Canada
The U.S.A.
The Irish College of TCM is currently running undergraduate level and post graduate courses in Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical Qigong and Chinese Herbal Medicine.
Acupuncture Training 2013 – last chance to apply
We are pleased to announce that there are still a few places available for the next intake to our Professional Acupuncture Training course.
We look forward to receiving applications from suitable candidates. No prior knowledge of Western Medicine or Chinese Medicine is required.
The application form and fee information is available online by pressing the DOWNLOAD PROSPECTUS button on our website.
This year’s course begins, as always, in mid-October, so if you are thinking of making a last minute application you are advised to phone us on 01 8559000 or 087 9552139. For international students the prefix for Ireland is +353 .
Details of the course can be found under Course information.The part time 3 year course is run from our purpose-designed college and teaching clinic in Dublin 3 – only 10 minutes walk from the O2 Centre.
Graduates who wish to do so can progress to a 2 year part time Masters degree – validated by Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and mainly run in Dublin.
Post Graduate Degree Applications 2014
We are pleased to announce that we will soon be accepting applications for the September 2014 intake for the:
Masters Degree in Chinese Medicine
Doctoral Degree in Chinese Medicine
The updated Prospectus pack and application procedures will be available on line in about 1 months time.
Applications have closed for the post graduate degrees 2013.
To attend the Masters degree applicants must have a Bachelor level degree or equivalent in a related discipline.
Applicants for the Doctoral Degree MUST already have a recognised Masters degree, or be due to complete one before the start of the Doctoral Programme.
Acupuncture Training 2013 – applications
We are pleased to announce that there are still a few places available for the next intake to our Professional Acupuncture Training course.
We look forward to receiving applications from suitable candidates. No prior knowledge of Western Medicine or Chinese Medicine is required.
The application form and fee information is available online by pressing the DOWNLOAD PROSPECTUS button on our website.
This year’s course begins, as always, in mid-October, so if you are thinking of making a last minute application you are advised to phone us on 01 8559000 or 087 9552139. For international students the prefix for Ireland is +353 .
Details of the course can be found under Course information.The part time 3 year course is run from our purpose-designed college and teaching clinic in Dublin 3 – only 10 minutes walk from the O2 Centre.
Graduates who wish to do so can progress to a 2 year part time Masters degree – validated by Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and mainly run in Dublin.
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