经络腧穴学
经络腧穴学是针灸学的基础理论和核心内容，是针灸推拿专业学生的专业基础课程和必修课。本科先修课程是中医基础理论和正常人体解剖学，后期将继续学习刺法灸法学以及针灸治疗学。本门课程是针灸推拿学专业学生学到的第一门重要的专业基础课，又与临床实践密切相关，具有沟通基础与临床的桥梁作用。
本课程的教学内容分经络腧穴概论和经络腧穴各论两部分。经络腧穴概论系统阐述经络腧穴的基本概念、经络系统的组成内容及其分布概况，腧穴的定位方法、分类、作用以及腧穴主治的基本规律；经络腧穴各论主要讲述经脉的循行、病候及与腧穴的定位、主治及刺灸方法。通过本课程的教学，使学生全面了解针灸学的概貌及其分支，基本掌握经络腧穴的概念和相关的专业名词，充分理解十二经脉和奇经八脉的循行，并能在人体上准确地对常用十四经穴和经外奇穴进行定位。通过本课程的学习，使学生全面、系统地掌握经络腧穴学的基本理论、基本知识和运用技能，为今后学习刺灸学、推拿学及和临床各科打好扎实的基础。
Channels and Acupoints is a basic and core course for study of acupuncture and moxibustion. It is a professional basic course and compulsory for acupuncture-moxibustion and tuina major students to study. Students are required to learn Fundamental Theory of TCM and Human Anatomy before Channels and Acupoints, and will continue with Needling and Moxibustion Techniques and Acupuncture-Moxibustion Therapeutics. As an essential part to professional study of acupuncture and moxibustion, this course is closely relevant to clinical practice, bridging the gap between theoretical and clinical study. This course is composed of two parts, namely, a general introduction to the theory and specific study of each channel and its acupoints. In the general introduction, students will learn the basic concepts and definitions of channels and acupoints, the composition and distribution of channel system; the classification of acupoints, principles of acupoints function and locating methods for acupoints. In the specific study of each channel and its points, students will learn the running pathway of each channel, pathological conditions by each channel; the locations, indications and needling/moxibustion methods of acupoints on each channel. After studying this course, students are expected to have a comprehensive understanding of acupuncture and moxibustion, a good knowledge of basic concepts and terminologies in acupuncture and moxibustion and a clear picture of 12 regular channels and 8 extraordinary channels’running pathway. Besides, the practical skill of locating commonly used acupoints on human body is also emphasized in this course. All the theories, concepts and practical skills taught in this course are prerequisite basis for future study of other acupuncture-moxibustion and TCM courses.