Module Descriptors
AROMATHERAPY 2
XHFD50049
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
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Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 60
Independent Study Hours: 240
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
  • PRACTICAL NOT IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 30%
  • PROJECT- INDIVIDUAL weighted at 50%
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 20%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
This module will cover:
- The use of aromatherapy in treating a variety of health conditions
- Advanced massage techniques
- A working knowledge of an additional 15 essential oils
- Production processes
- The anatomy and physiology of the olfactory and endocrine systems
- Clinical application of aromatherapy
- A critical understanding of the chemical composition of 40 oils
Module Additional Assessment Details
Formative Assessment: Observation of practical application

Summative Assessment:
Application of 3 advanced massage techniques against performance criteria with personal reflection (30% weighting) (Learning Outcome 5)
Research project 2500 words (50% weighting) (Learning Outcome 6)
Exam - 1 hour in length (20% weighting)( Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4)

Module Learning Strategies
Learning will initially be lecture-room based, making use of web sites, specific work books and CD Roms
College clinic and placements to complete clinical practice (20%)
The module will integrate theory and its application in practice. This will be achieved by the application of three treatments using advanced techniques.
Independent study to complete assignments (80%)
Module Resources
Library
Internet
Access to essential and carrier oil supply
Access to college clinic
Access to valid work placement settings
Module Texts
Price, Shirley, Price, Len (1999), Aromatherapy for Health Professionals, Churchill Livingstone ISBN 0443062102
Schnaubelt, Kurt, (1998), Advanced Aromatherapy, ISBN 0892817437