The overall aim of the programme is to provide in-service CM practitioners with a formal educational opportunity for developing their knowledge, skills and values in relation to the scientific practice of CM at a bachelor degree level. On successful completion of the programme, graduates should be able to demonstrate the following attributes:

This programme places a strong emphasis on the overall integration of the curriculum in that courses are organized around CM management of the body in overview. It adopts a spiral approach in organizing the curriculum materials. Briefly speaking, concepts and theories are not covered once and for all with each course, but are given a brief introduction at first and revisited in greater depth as students progress from one year of study to the next. Such an arrangement of the curriculum topics, which are delivered on the basis of structured learning portfolio and innovative teaching strategies, should provide students with much better opportunities for integration, problem solving and evidence-based clinical decision making and learning. Another special feature of this programme is that clinical practice is heavily emphasized. It takes up considerable weighting, of about one third of the total curriculum hours. Students are required to study the concepts and principles and test their understanding in practice under close supervision of the instructors concurrently throughout their programme of study. Furthermore, to reinforce students' understanding of what they learn from class, students will meet either individually or in small group during directed study hours.