Introduction

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SHUTCM) was established in 1956, is one of first four colleges of traditional Chinese medicine in China. Boasting of complete disciplines and a group of celebrated experts, the university has taken an academic leadership among the colleges of traditional Chinese medicine in China, with integration of education, clinic and scientific research. Since 50 years ago, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine has cultivated various kinds of TCM professors for our country. In 1999, the university passed the evaluation of “National Excellent college of Undergraduate Education”, being the first university of traditional Chinese medicine honored with this reputation in China. SHUTCM has approximately 600 professors, including academicians of the Academy of Sciences, national-celebrated TCM doctors. SHUTCM has 19 subsidiary colleges and departments, 5 affiliated hospitals, 20 independent or affiliated research institutes.

Main Courses Fundamentals of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostics, Science of Chinese Herbs, Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbal Formulae, Gross Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Biochemistry, Fundamentals of Diagnostics, Internal Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine Internal Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine External Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine Gynecology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Pediatrics, etc.

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine has more than 8200 students. There are more than 800 international students for academic degree programs and more than 1000 short-term students from 30 countries every year. The large scale of the overseas students of our university is listed as the top of the colleges of traditional Chinese medicine in China. Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is active in international cooperation, having agreements with 14 countries and regions just as UK, USA, Italy, Germany, Romania, France, Finland, Japan, and Thailand, etc.. An extensive international network has been formed in education, clinic and research of traditional Chinese medicine.

International Education College is the institution for overseas students in SHUTCM. Supported by the university’s educational resources, the college has trained nearly 6,000 TCM doctors, acupuncturists and physiotherapists from almost 100 countries and regions for almost 30 years. The college passed the accreditation of ISO 9001:2000 International Quality System and was awarded the CNAB certificate in China and RAB certificate in United States. International Acupuncture Training Center entrusted by WHO is in the International Education College, providing multiple TCM programs with professional interpretation in English, Japanese, French and Korean.

(Source: Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Admission Requirements

1. Teaching Language: Chinese
2. Graduation from high school
3. HSK-4 or better