Alternative Medicine Program
Description:
ASU’s Alternative Medicine Program provides students with experiential learning of cannabis and hemp derived cannabinoids in all areas of alternative medicine drug development. Students will focus on researching and developing target ailments such as Cancer, Epilepsy, Chronic Pain, Parkinson’s Disease, Arthritis, PTSD, Autism, and HIV/AIDS. Other plants used for alternative medicine will be discussed, such as popular traditional African plants. This program is a hands on experience with work to be completed online, in the classroom, and in the field.
Working with Cannabinoid drug development experts Cannabis Science (OTC: CBIS) and their Global Consortium of drug development initiatives and research collaborations, ASU’s Alternative Medicine program will be able to leverage this expertise for its student’s maximum knowledge and real market place exposure.
For example Cannabis Science has had successful laboratory work using Nanoparticle Drones to target Lung cancer with radiosensitizers and cannabinoids as recently published in the world-renowned cancer research journal, Frontiers in Oncology.
Research Topics of Alternative Medicine
Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Autism, Parkinson’s Disease, Epilepsy, PTSD, Chronic Pain, and Arthritis.
Program Curricula:
1. Regulatory Compliance
2. Company Creation
3. Company Structure
4. Department Management
5. Team Management
6. Planting and Harvest
7. Formulation Creation
8. Manufacturing
9. Wholesale Distribution
10. Observational Studies
11. Clinical Studies
12. Retail, Sales and Marketing
Hemp 101 Certificate
Description:
ASU’s Hemp 101 Certificate provides an overall understanding of the the hemp plant in terms of its agricultural and economic use. This program will cover the basics of history, anatomy, growth, and cultivation, as well as its legal and social implications. This program concludes with discussion of Hemp’s CBD applications and uses. Students will receive hands on experience of working with the plant in the field to gain skills that can be used their career.
Curriculum
Laws & Regulations, Field Work Preparation, Medical Terminology, Seed Selection & Planting, Field Work Crop Maintenance, CBD’s, Field Work Harvesting
Length
16 weeks
8 hour/week minimum
Credential
Certificate
Course Syllabus
Hemp 101 Certificate Program
Preparatory Procedures
Review all Glossary terms. The Hemp plant is to many Americans, a foreign agricultural plant which is accompanied by a foreign language of medical terminology. It is important to know and understand the terms and its history. Industrial hemp was first domesticated 10,000 years ago; was required in 1619 to be grown by all farmers in Jamestown, Virginia; was legal tender in America and accepted as payment for taxes from 1631 to the early 1800’s; was a cash crop grown on the plantations of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson; was grown in America and regulated by the Department of Agriculture until 1937; and was the domestic source of maritime rope during the 1942 to 1945 World War II ‘‘Hemp for Victory’’ campaign. Industrial hemp provided the ropes and sails for Christopher Columbus’ ships and the paper on which the Declaration of Independence was first drafted. Industrial hemp has been used to produce more than 25,000 products.
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Material |
Subject |
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Weeks 1 & 2
Industrial Hemp 101
Text: Handbook |
Compliance, Laws, Regulations, Licensing, C.U.P.’s, Permits, & Legal Exemptions Practical Application Questions & Answers Introduction to the botany, biology and agronomy of the hemp plant, and the origins, historical contexts and implications of contemporary legal and social issues surrounding its use for food, fiber, and building products. Taught via E-Campus only. (Certification Core Course) Instructor: Dr. Roger Agajanian JD |
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Weeks 3 & 4 |
Field Work, Field Evaluation & Preparation Meet at the Holt Hemp Project location. Check in with Mr. William Bills Instructors: Mr. Glen Burgin & Mr. William Bills |
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Study Record Due |
Study Record Summary of Weeks 1-4 Due Monthly 18 hours per week minimum |
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Weeks 5 & 6 |
Practical Application Questions & Answers Medical Terminology Instructor: Dr. Allen Herman MD, PHD |
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Weeks 7 & 8 |
Field Work Seed Selection & Planting Meet at the Holt Hemp Project location. Check in with Mr. William Bills Instructors: Mr. Glen Burgin & Mr. William Bills |
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Study Record Due |
Study Record Due Monthly Summary of Weeks 5-8 Due Monthly 18 hours per week minimum |
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Weeks 9 & 10 |
Practical Application Questions & Answers The Science of Soils. Crop Creation & Maintenance Instructor: Mr. William Bills |
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Weeks 11 & 12 |
Field Work Crop Maintenance Pests & Diseases Meet at the Holt Hemp Project location. Check in with Mr. William Bills Instructors: Mr. Glen Burgin & Mr. William Bills |
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Study Record Due |
Study Record Due Monthly Summary of Weeks 9-12 Due Monthly 18 hours per week minimum |
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Weeks 13 & 14 |
CBD’s & its effects on Immunotherapy Innate and Adaptive Immunity, Biologically Significant Molecules, Cells and Cell properties. Exposure to Antigens, How to Identify Cells, how to recognize T Lymphocytes, and B Lymphocytes.. Know this will put you into a professional category with exceptional knowledge that most in the natural health do not possess. This course is “a must” of all who intend to enter the health care field. Immunotherapy Genetics of Immunoglobulin Diversity, Immunoglobulins Allotypes and Idiotypes, T-cell Receptor Diversity, Cellular Interactions and Cytokines, Humoral Immune Response, Cell-Mediate Immunity, and the Classical Pathway and Membrane Attack Unit are discussed. This last part delves into Passive Immunity, Active Immunity, Immune System Responses, Immunity at Surfaces, Effects of Antibodies, Cell-Mediate Immune Instructor: Dr. Allen Herman MD, PHD |
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Weeks 15 & 16 |
Field Work Harvesting, Transportation & Disposal Meet at the Holt Hemp Project location. Check in with Mr. William Bills Instructors: Mr. Glen Burgin & Mr. William Bills |
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Study Record Due |
Study Record Due Monthly Summary of Weeks 13-16 Due Monthly 18 hours per week minimum |
