Bircham International University offers a Bachelor’s Degree in Herbology & Phytotherapy delivered via distance learning. The course covers modern herbology practices and considers influences from different cultures. It classifies herbal prescriptions by the organs they affect, and teaches the fundamentals of growing, drying, storing, and cooking herbs, plus making infusions, decoctions, oils, and ointments.
The program includes 130 academic credits and combines general education with Herbology & Phytotherapy online study. It uses a textbook-based structure and includes reports, projects, and a thesis for credits earned through BIU. Fees include the program of study, textbooks, study guide, evaluation and assessment, diploma, and transcript. Academic supervision is provided by Nuria Lorite Ayán.
Modules
- 301HER - Human Anatomy & Physiology
- 303HER - Medicinal Plants
- 304HER - Chinese Herbology
- 306HER - Botanical Materia Medica
- 307HER - Herbology & Phytotherapy
- 308HER - Case Taking & Analysis
- 411HER - Immunology
- 412HER - Herbs Psychopharmacology
- 413HER - Human Pathology
- 414HER - Therapeutic Physiology