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Profesisonal Diploma
Turner Department of Herbal Medicine
Duration: 1-3 years (self-paced)
Award: LSH Professional Diploma
LSH Course Code: PH11
Course overview
The Prodessional Diploma in Evidence-Based Herbal Medicine is designed for existing herbalists looking to join the College of Herbalists and register with the General Herbal Council.
This course provides herbalists with a postgraduate-level understanding of the science and evidence behind herbal medicine, phytology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology. It explores where there is and isn't good evidence behind common herbal practice, why evidence-based practice is important, and the impact it has on patient safety and care.
Course content
The Professional Diploma in Evidence-Based Herbal Medicine is a fully online, self-paced course. It is a year long if taken full-time, or up to 3 part-time.
The course is designed to re-teach the fundamentals of herbalism to existing practitioners, but from an evidence-based, scientific perspective. It is not a clinical course, instead focusing on the theoretical aspects of evidence-based herbal medicine.
The course is organised into four modules. The first provides a comprehensive introduction to scientific herbology, including phytology.
The second module
At the end of the course, students have the opportunity to develop their research by taking the Associateship in Herbological Medicine, earning an additional qualification from LSH. Find out more about this ➜
Entry requirements
Minimum requirements
Applicants must be an existing herbal practitioner with at least a prior degree or diploma in herbalism to undertake this Professional Diploma.
If you do not have an exisiting qualification, our other courses in herbal medicine will suit you more. Alternatively, if you have a degree that is not in herbalism, you should explore our graduate-entry herbal medicine course. Explore our other courses
Recommended
This course is designed for practitioners that did not undertake a science-based qualification in herbalism. Applicants are best suited to this Professional Diploma if they were taught using psuedoscientific methods, for instance energy-fields health.
Careers
This course provides a comprehensive theoretical understanding of herbology and herbal medicine, preparing students for further practical training, apprenticeships, or clinical practice.
Career options can include further study to become a clinical herbalist, as well as becoming herbal pharmacologists, academics, naturopaths, and more.
Please note this course is pre-clinical, and further clinical training is necessary to qualify fully.
Tutition
At LSH we aim to offer traditional learning for all. The DHDS is primarily delivered online and is self-paced, allowing flexible study and enrolment at any time. Clinical rotations and the year 4 clerkship necessitates 500 hours of in-person attendance, although students are welcome to arrange this local to them.
You will have 60 months of access to content from the date of enrolment. The tuition fee is £3525. Explore funding options ➜
We aim to provide regular live tutorials and question-and-answer for students from independent specialist tutors, and students are welcome to contact their assigned tutor with for any questions or support.
Assessment varies by module, including exams, reflections, and essays. All assessments are online and open-book, but fast-paced to best reflect real-life problem-solving. A 5,000 word dissertation concludes third year. Students that are not able to, or choose not to complete this will be awarded a Certificate in Herbal Sciences. See more about our lower awards.
Additional information
This Diploma is awarded by the London School of Herbology, representing successful completion of a structured course of study and is recognised within LSH. It is not an academic degree eligible for credit-transfers and is not regulated by the OfS. The course is intended for educational and personal development purposes. Students are encouraged to use the knowledge responsibly and in accordance with local laws and healthcare regulations.
Accreditation
This course is approved by the College of Herbalists, exempting graduates from the Part A (theoretical) examination, making it ideal for existing herbalists that already meet clinical hour requirements to become a Member of the College of Herbalists (MCH) and register with the General Herbal Council immediately after graduation.
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