Holistic Health Care Programs in Maryland

Maryland University of Integrative Health:
Maryland University of Integrative Health, located in Laurel, Maryland (20 miles north of Washington D.C.), is an accredited leader in wellness education and holistic Eastern medicine. We provide a range of Graduate Degree and Certificate programs in a variety of Holistic & Wellness topics. Courses include Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Yoga Therapy, Nutrition, and many more, We also offer community wellness resources, continuing education programs, online / hybrid courses, and clinical services.

Holistic & Wellness Education Certificate & Degree Programs

Masters Degree Programs:

Master of Acupuncture:
As the first accredited acupuncture program in the United States, Tai Sophia's Master of Acupuncture offers a comprehensive curriculum combining rigorous classroom teaching with rich clinical experiences. Our graduates are excellent practitioners with the business knowledge to create successful practices, and the theoretical and philosophical foundation to treat each patient with skill, compassion, and care.

Master of Science in Herbal Medicine:
Tai Sophia's Master of Science in Herbal Medicine program, the nation's first, is designed and delivered by an international faculty with the clinical and research background to redefine the practice of herbalism. Our graduates are leaders in the field with the scientific knowledge, the clinical skills, and the apothecary's craft to convert plants into safe, effective remedies.

Futher Masters Degree Programs:
- Oriental Medicine
- Health Education and Integrative Health
- Health and Wellness Coaching
- Nutrition and Integrative Health
- Yoga Therapy

Certificate Programs:

Graduate Certificate Program in Chinese Herbs:
Tai Sophia Institute offers a stand-alone post-baccalaureate Chinese herb certificate program that is unique and remarkable for its integration of the five-element and eight-principle Zang/Fu diagnostic and treatment models. The course includes a comprehensive didactic component as well as a clinical rotation. Students will learn how to move seamlessly from intake through pattern discrimination, formula selections and modifications, while developing a thorough and integrated picture of each patient. Chinese herbalism enables you to offer your patients a powerful and complementary modality for healing.

Graduate Certificate in Health Coaching:
- Exclusively designed for licensed and certified health-care professionals
- Taught by nationally recognized leaders and innovators in the fields of health and wellness, transformative leadership, and coaching
- Presented in an executive weekend format to accommodate working professionals
- 15 graduate-level academic credits delivered over 11 months (one weekend a month)
- Approved for continuing education units and contact hours toward licensure requirements for select professions
- Eligible for federal financial aid
- Easily paired with a Graduate Certificate in Medical Herbalism

Graduate Certificate in Herbal Studies:
This course provides a context for a wide variety of studies relating to perspectives on health and wellness by introducing basic health philosophies, history of the current healthcare system, proposed healthcare reform legislation, balance/imbalance in health, and the investigation of how these issues apply to an informed perspective on our current healthcare system. Concepts of wellness and sickness are discussed, including the role that language plays in supporting health and wellness. The foundations of health and wellness are further examined focusing on the current knowledge of the physiologic basis for wellness practices.

Graduate Certificate in Medical Herbalism:
Tai Sophia Institute’s Graduate Certificate in Medical Herbalism provides a foundational knowledge of herbal medicine that emphasizes issues of quality, safety, and efficacy. Grounded in both modern science and traditional herbal wisdom, the program provides an integrated and comprehensive perspective on the use of herbs in a variety of health-care models.

Graduate Certificate in Wellness Coaching:
This pioneering program — the nation’s first and only graduate certificate in wellness coaching — will prepare you with the skills and expertise to empower people to take charge of their own health and create sustainable change.

Individual Graduate-level Academic Courses:
- Foundations of Health and Wellness (3 credits)
- Fundamentals of Human Physiology (3 credits)
- Foundations of Health and Wellness (3 credits)
- Fundamentals of Herbal Medicine: Past to Present & Soil to Clinic (3 credits)
- Becoming a Healing Presence (3 credits)

Continuing Professional Education:
Tai Sophia Institute is proud to offer continuing professional education programs to enrich the learning of our graduates and other professionals for the sake of serving others to live life more fully on the course of life's journey.

Online Learning:
As one of the nation’s leading accredited universities completely dedicated to integrative health, our academic programs are in very high demand. Until recently, the only way to earn one of our graduate degrees or certificates was in person on our campus.

Now that we’ve added the option for online learning, you can participate in courses with our outstanding faculty, study with others who are passionate about this field, and become part of our vibrant community no matter where you live or how your life is currently structured.