Homoeopathy Course

Course overview

This course is designed to give you a good background knowledge of the subject. Each lesson will cover a different topic, as well as introduce a number of remedies. Thus, by the end of the course, you will have covered a substantial number of the most commonly indicated, and most commonly used, remedies in the Homoeopathic Materia Medica. The course was written by a medical doctor and homoeopath.

Syllabus

Lesson One
- Introduction/ Remedy Work
  - The Two Types of Medicine
  - The Origin of Homoeopathic Medicine
  - The Vital Force
  - Arnica
  - Hypericum

Lesson Two
- The Main Principles/ Remedy Work
  - The Law of Similars

The Arndt-Schultz Law
Potency and the Infinitesimal Dose
High and Low Potencies
The Law of Cure
Aconite
Belladonna

Lesson Three
- Profiles/ Remedy Work
  - Symptom Profile
  - Remedy Profile
  - What is in the Profile?
  - The Materia Medica and Repertories
  - How to Take the Remedies
  - Colocynth
  - Cuprum metallicum
  - Magnesia phosphorica
Lesson Four
- The Constitution/ Remedy Work
  - Two Models of Illness
  - Two Methods of Treatment
  - Arsenicum album
  - Calcarea carbonica
  - Natrum muriaticum
  - Nux vomica
  - Sulphur
Lesson Five
- Acute and Chronic Conditions/ Remedy Work
  - Acute and Chronic Prescribing
  - Allium cepa
  - Euphrasia
  - Bryonia
  - Rhododendron
  - Rhus toxicodendron
Lesson Six
- Miasms/ Remedy Work
  - The Psoric Miasm
  - The Sycotic Miasm
  - The Syphilitic Miasm
  - The Tubercular Miasm
  - Toxins
  - The Nosodes
  - Self-study
Lesson Seven
- The Emotions/ Remedy Work
  - Characteristic Emotional Features
  - Vulnerable Constitutions
  - Argentum nitricum
  - Aurum metallicum
  - Ignatia
  - Kali phosphoricum
  - Lachesis
  - Pulsatilla
Lesson Eight
- Bach Flower Remedies
  - The Remedies
  - Rescue Remedy
  - Taking the Remedies
Lesson Nine
- The Modalities/ Remedy Work
  - Some Commonly Encountered Modalities
  - Gelsemium
  - Graphites
  - Sepia
Lesson Ten
- Taking a History/ Remedy Work
  - Warning Symptoms
  - Repertorisation
  - Self-study
Lesson Eleven
- Reactions to Treatments/ Remedy Work
  - The Homoeopathic Aggravation
  - The Second Prescription
  - Duration of Action
  - ‘Sided’ Remedies
  - China
  - Silicea
Lesson Twelve
- Summary
  - Index of Remedies
  - Therapeutic Index

Practical training

No practical training is required to complete this course.

Prerequisites

You do not need to have any previous qualifications to study this course.

Level

On successful completion of this course you will have received professional training at level 3. This is ideal if you wish to start a practice, or expand a career. Graduates of this course wishing to start their own practice can also obtain professional liability insurance. It has also been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme and graduates will receive the QLS Certificate of Achievement as above. This course has been designed by BSY to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme, endorses high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes.

Certification

On successful completion students will receive dual awards: Award 1- The professional BSY Homoeopathy Diploma and will become a Registered BSY Homoeopathy Practitioner.

Award 2- Certificate of achievement at QLS Level 3 from Quality Licence Scheme. Registration through BSY is essential with this course.

How the course works

This course is delivered online or via mixed study*.

Online study

Upon enrolment you receive your first course lessons via our unique online learning platform providing you with the learning resources you need to complete the course.

You can study in your own time, at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home. You will be able to progress through your course whenever and wherever you wish – all you need is access to the internet, and a computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone.

If you have any questions, or would like feedback or encouragement about your course or your studies then you can contact our friendly tutors by phone, email or post.

At the end of each lesson are a set of questions. Completing these can aid your learning and help you master each step before moving on to the next. Your next lesson will then be provided for you to continue when it suits you. This allows us to continually assess understanding and competence of the subject.

Having progressed through each lesson you can take your final examination at home, and at a date and time that suits you. Then, on successful completion of final examination, you will be awarded both your BSY Diploma and QLS Level 3 Certificate of Achievement.

Additional study options

Mixed Study

As part of your enrolment onto this course you will receive access to our unique online platform which will provide you with online access to your course materials – making them easy to access on-the-go.

Once logged on, you can also request to have the materials supplied in printed format for you to keep, make notes and use for future reference.

*Mixed study option is available to request from within the online platform, a small one-off fee is payable to cover printing and postage costs.

Support

Your tutor will mark your lessons, giving valuable, constructive feedback - helping you to master each step before moving on to the next. You can contact them for support or advice throughout your studies.

You can also contact the support team who are here to help you Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

We are proud of our friendly, caring ethos and aim to do all we can to help you succeed.