Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of Ayurveda, a holistic health care system based on the use of dietary, lifestyle, spiritual, pharmacological and physical therapies to remove imbalances and restore health as defined in Vedic and other classical Sanskrit authorities in the Indian tradition. Includes instruction in Sanskrit; history, philosophy, and principles of Ayurveda; Ayurvedic pharmacology; anatomy and physiology; internal medicine; herbology; diagnostic techniques; patient examination and communication; therapeutic modalities; detoxification theory and practice; mind and body behavior modification; Yoga; clinical pediatrics and gynecology; diet therapies; treatment of specific diseases; and professional standards and ethics.

Numbers at a glance

1192nd
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
1
Colleges offer it
3
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
0
Women
3

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Colleges

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Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Maharishi University of Management3
Average private university graduating class: 3 students.

O's Insights on Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • Relatively newly introduced major