Aromatherapy
Faculty of Natural Health Science
MODULE: Aromatherapy
Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 15 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.
DESCRIPTION:
This program deals with the art of employing volatile plant oils, externally and internally, for preventive health care, healing, beauty and relaxation. Essential oils are highly concentrated plant extracts distilled from the roots, flowers, leaves, and stalks of plants as well as from certain trees. They release their specific aromatic scents acting on the hypothalamus of human brain and deeply affecting the physical and mental condition.
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).
Aromatherapy Massage
Hydrotherapy Essential Oils Aromatherapy Natural Perfumes
Academic Supervisor: Ruben Von Stopeck
More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.
* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.
* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.
* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.
* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.
* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.
* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.
BIU issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.
Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
Aromatherapy Massage
This course combines the properties of essential oils with a variety of forms of massage to restore and enhance health, beauty and overall well-being. It integrates two of the oldest forms of therapy, aroma and massage, to calm, relieve, nurture and to balance the patient´s body-mind-soul.
Instructor: Stefan Batran
Hydrotherapy
This course explains the application of water treatments to reinforce the therapeutic process and the physiological effects of hot and cold as applied to illness and injury. It describes several spa and hydrotherapy treatments including ice therapy, hydrotherapy tub/whirlpool, alternate hot and cold therapies, vichy shower, mud treatments, and fomentation. It also considers water treatments combined with aromatherapy through the use of different inhaled essences.
Instructor: Stefan Batran
Essential Oils
This course covers the history and uses of volatile plant oils, externally and internally, for preventive health care, healing, beauty and relaxation. Essential oils, extracted from the roots, flowers, leaves, and stalks of plants as well as from certain trees, release their specific aromatic scents acting on the hypothalamus of human brain and affecting our physical and mental condition.
Instructor: Ruben Von Stopeck
Aromatherapy
This course explains the preparation and therapeutic use of essential oils, how they influence the patient's nervous and lymphatic system, and how they help to restore a variety of health conditions with the appropriate aromatherapy support. It shows the characteristics of the different administration options of essential oils: orally, rectally, vaginally, by inhalation or massage.
Instructor: Ruben Von Stopeck
Natural Perfumes
This course explains the uses of essential oils in cosmetology to create natural perfumes for skin care, and also how to mix aromatic oils and natural cosmetic products without harsh chemical ingredients for the use in natural beauty treatments.
Instructor: Ruben Von Stopeck
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Accredited (Non USA CHEA). International legalization available.
