Admissions
Curriculum
DIPLOMA – Ayurvedic Lifestyle Counselor (21 credits / 308 hrs) prepares the student for a career as an Ayurvedic Lifestyle Counselor, integrating body/mind assessment, nutrition, use of herbs, and lifestyle counseling. Graduates of the Diploma Program may practice independently as Ayurvedic Lifestyle Counselors under the provisions and conditions of the California Health Freedom Act, join the staffs of Yoga studios or spas, or become licensed as massage therapists and work in health resorts. The Diploma is a prerequisite for the Certificate – Ayurvedic Practitioner Program, a 74 credit certificate program featuring on-site, supervised clinical internship in Ayurvedic Medicine.
Prerequisite: High School graduation or equivalent.
Required Courses : AY 100, AY 100A, AY 101, AY 102, AY 103, AY 104, AY 106, AY 107, and AY 108.
CERTIFICATE – Ayurvedic Practitioner (49 credits / 756 hrs + diploma hrs = 1,064 hrs total) prepares the student for a career as an Ayurvedic Practitioner, integrating body/mind assessment, nutrition, herbal medicine and lifestyle counseling. Graduates of the Certificate Program may practice independently as Ayurvedic Practitioners under the California Health Freedom Act, join the staffs of some hospitals offering complementary modalities, or become licensed as massage therapists and work in upscale health resorts. The Certificate program offers onsite, supervised clinical internship in Ayurvedic Medicine as well as externships offsite.
Prerequisite: Diploma in Ayurveda including satisfaction of the Anatomy and Physiology requirement.*
Required Courses: AY109A and B, AY 201, AY 202, AY 203, AY 204, AY 304, AY
305, AY 306, AY 307, AY 308, AY 309, AY 310, AY 311, AY 312, AY 314, AY 316,
AY400, and AY406.
* To fulfill the Anatomy and Physiology requirement, MMI accepts the following options: a college or junior college transcript showing satisfactory completion of an A&P course, AY109 (a weekend program offered by MMI annually), or documentation of satisfactory completion of the on-line course offered by Corexcel (www.corexcel.com/anatomy.physiology.online.htm).
MASTER OF ARTS – Ayurveda (48 credits / 416 hrs + diploma & certificate hrs = 1,480 hrs total) offers comprehensive education and training in this traditional form of medicine from India. It combines classroom education and clinical training with an emphasis on creating a skilled Ayurvedic Practitioner. The Master’s program provides education and training in Ayurvedic medical theory, diagnosis, philosophy and treatment modalities. Students learn herbal medicine, constitutional analysis, nutrition, and rejuvenation therapies in the clinic and classroom. The Master of Arts – Ayurveda program offers clinical internship in Ayurvedic Medicine, externships offsite and a required Masters’ Thesis.
Prerequisite: B.A. or B.S. and Certificate – Ayurvedic Practitioner.
Required Courses: AY 500, AY 501, AY 505, AY 510, AY 511, AY 515, AY 520, AY 525, AY 530, AY 535, AY 540, AY 560, AY 560, and AY 561.