Sai Ayurvedic College Syllabus

Courses Offered*

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First Year

  • AY 101: Ayurvedic Philosophy and Foundations (Tarka, Sankhya and Siddhant)
  • AY 102: Ayurvedic Anatomy & Physiology I (Sharir Vignyan)
  • AY 103: Ayurvedic Anatomy & Physiology II (Sharir Vignyan)
  • AY 104: Ayurvedic Psychology (Manasa Vignyan)
  • AY 105: Ayurvedic Nutrition & Food Science (Ahara Vignyan)
  • AY 106: Ayurvedic Herbology I (Dravya Guna Vignyan)
  • AY 107: Ayurvedic Prevention Science (Swastha Vritta)
  • AY 108: Ayurvedic Pathology (Roga Nidan/ Vikruti Vignyan)
  • AY 109: Ayurvedic Constitutional and Pulse Evaluation (Nadi Vignyan)**
  • AY 110: Ayurvedic Detoxification Program I (Panchakarma I)**
  • AY 111: Ayurvedic Management of Common Disorders
  • AY 112: Ayurvedic Colloquium (Ayurvedic Management of Pain, Ayurvedic Practice Management & Ethics)

Second Year

  • AY 201: Ayurvedic Subtle Therapies
  • AY 202: Introduction to Meditation, Pranayama & Yoga for Ayurveda Practitioners
  • AY 203: Ayurvedic Herbology II (Dravya Guna Vignyan II)
  • AY 204: Ayurvedic Herbal Formulations (Bhaishajya Kalpana)
  • AY 205: Ayurvedic Detoxification Therapy, Beauty Therapy and Marma Therapy II (Pancha Karma II)
  • AY 206: Ayurvedic Protocols I – Respiratory & Digestive Systems (Paranavaha, Annavaha Srotas) (Kaya Chikitsa I)
  • AY 207: Ayurvedic Protocols II – Lymphatic, Blood & Skin Systems (Rasavaha and Raktavaha Srotas) (Kaya Chikitsa II)
  • AY 208: Ayurvedic Protocols III – Muscular and Fat Metabolism Systems (Mamsavaha, Medovaha Srotas (Kaya Chikitsa III)
  • AY 209: Ayurvedic Protocols IV –Skeletal & Nervous Systems (Asthivaha, Majjavaha Srotas) (Kaya chikitsa IV)
  • AY 210: Ayurvedic Protocols V – Reproductive System (Shukravaha, Arthavaha, Sthanyavaha Srotas) (Kaya Chikitsa V)
  • AY 211: Ayurvedic Protocols VI – Pediatric, Geriatric & Rejuvenative Protocols (Bala Roga, Rasayana, Vajeekarna Therapies) (Kaya Chikitsa VI)
  • AY 212: Ayurvedic Protocols VII - Ear, Nose, Throat & Eye Protocols, Psychological Protocols (Salakya, Manasa Rogas) (Kaya Chiktisa VII)

*Students pursuing the online independent study option (to be available early 2012) must complete the course offerings sequentially in order to progress through the program. Course access will be provided to students in packages of four; i.e., the first four courses (AY-101 through AY-104) must be completed satisfactorily before access is given to courses AY-105 through AY-108.
**Practical residential training required for courses AY-109 and AY-110. An intensive residential seminar will be scheduled for this purpose annually.

1st Year Total = 752 Hours

  • In USA (16 hours X 12 months = 192 classroom + 240 directed extramural study = 432 hours
  • Lifestyle Coaching (minimum 2 clients beginning at AY10) = 65 hours + 57 hours preparation = 122 hours
  • Clinical case observations (5 cases with ayurvedic practitioner and self-review) = 20 hours
  • Attendance at relevant extramural seminars, workshops & lectures = 8 hours
  • Research paper(s) (1-2) submitted to College by course AY111 = 70 hours
  • Monthly Faculty-Student Telephone Group Conferences (1 hour sessions) = 10 hours
  • Classroom presentations (Preparation & delivery of 2 class lectures as assigned by instructor) = 10 hours
  • Community outreach lectures (Preparation & delivery of 2 extramural lectures) = 10 hours
  • Book reviews (3 profesional book reviews on topics/works to be assigned) = 70 hours

2nd Year Total = 1504 Hours

  • In USA (16 hours X 12 months) 192 classroom + 240 directed extramural study = 432 hours
  • In India (or other clinical intensive) 320 hours (200 classroom + 120 directed independent study) = 320 hours
  • First Year hours total = 752 hours

Students who are graduates of one year programs offered at another NAMA-approved ayurvedic institution may be permitted direct entry into our program’s second year upon presentation of an official transcript and satisfactory performance on a comprehensive assessment examination. Others with analogous training may be considered for direct admission to the second year program at the discretion of the College on an individual basis in special circumstances.

Students are permitted a period of two years (24 months) following completion of first year classes to submit completed extramural assignments required for graduation (this includes lifestyle coaching case reports, clinical case observations, support documentation for seminar and workshop attendance, presentations and outreach lectures, book reviews, etc.). After a period of two years if such requirements are left unfulfilled, the student will be withdrawn from candidacy for graduation.

Advanced Ayurvedic Studies

4 weeks comprising 320 instructional hours, offered at our affiliated institution in Kerala, India.
(Note: Students unable to participate in the program’s India segment will be required to obtain practical training with mentors located in United States).

Training will include the following areas:

  • Swasthavritta (Preventive Medicine);
  • Clinical internship with experienced Ayurvedic practitioners;
  • Advanced Ayurvedic training with Ayurvedic professors;
  • Theoretical and practical training in modalities such as snehana, swedanan, shirodhara, advartanam, and others;
  • Pachakarma treatments;
  • Field trips to ayurvedic herbal farms and manufacturing/processing facilities;
  • Advanced Nutrition & Ayurvedic Food Preparation;
  • Advanced Herbology & Formulation;
  • Sanskrit language & literature;
  • Attendance/Participation in clinic at local ayurvedic hospital

Ongoing consultations, lectures, workshops and community service projects relating to a variety of topics in Ayurveda, Nutrition, Yoga, Meditation, Astrology, and food preparation constitute an additional, integral part of the program.

The program provided in Kerala, India is divided into two parts, each comprising instruction and practice. The first portion of the program is devoted to an assessment of the students’ level of ayurvedic expertise and comprehension including a review of fundamentals and an introduction to the principles and practice of ayurvedic therapeutic measures, especially in their South Indian usage. This review is essential to a more effective utilization of the students time spent with physicians and patients in the second half of the program.

The second half of the program consists of an intensive exposure to the practice of ayurveda in both out-patient and in-patient hospital settings, allowing the student to develop an advanced level of proficiency in evaluation, examination and history-taking, treatment planning, therapeutic approach to and counseling of patients evincing specific disease conditions.

(Please note: All program details are subject to change without notification.)