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The College of Osteopaths dates from 1948 and provides training leading to a BSc (Hons) Osteopathy. The degree course is designed in part-time mode and spans five years. It is validated by two separate universities and thus, uniquely, offered in two locations in the United Kingdom. One programme of study is in collaboration with Middlesex University
and is centred around Borehamwood In Hertfordshire and the second in collaboration with Keele University
and is based in Staffordshire. The Middlesex degree holds Recognised Quality (RQ) with the regulating Osteopathic body The General Osteopathic Council
(GOsC) and the Keele degree is currently in the process of gaining RQ status.
The College of Osteopaths also offers a three year Diploma in Naturopathy course. In 2007 this was validated by the General Council and Register of Naturopaths (GCRN) and its practitioners accepted into membership.
The College is also offering a post-registration naturopathic qualification based on the completion of a modular programme of study.
Middlesex University
Middlesex University is a university in north London, England. It is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex from which it takes its name. It is one of the post-1992 universities and is a member of Million+ working group...
and is centred around Borehamwood In Hertfordshire and the second in collaboration with Keele University
Keele University
Keele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain...
and is based in Staffordshire. The Middlesex degree holds Recognised Quality (RQ) with the regulating Osteopathic body The General Osteopathic Council
General Osteopathic Council
The General Osteopathic Council is one of the 13 health and social care regulators in the UK that are set up with the primary aim of protecting the public. It is regulated by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence....
(GOsC) and the Keele degree is currently in the process of gaining RQ status.
The College of Osteopaths also offers a three year Diploma in Naturopathy course. In 2007 this was validated by the General Council and Register of Naturopaths (GCRN) and its practitioners accepted into membership.
The College is also offering a post-registration naturopathic qualification based on the completion of a modular programme of study.