The document summarizes information about studying chiropractic at the Barcelona College of Chiropractic (BCC) in Barcelona, Spain. BCC offers a 5-year chiropractic program based on the principles of science, art, and philosophy. The program is taught in both Spanish and English and has collaboration agreements with the University of Pompeu Fabra and Autonomous University of Barcelona. Admission requires a high school diploma equivalent and passing an entry exam and interview.

2. Study Chiropractic in Barcelona
ENROLMENT OPEN
ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-13
BARCELONA COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC (BCC)

3. Study Chiropractic in Barcelona

4. The advantages of being a chiropractor…
• Flexible scheduling
• Helps people
• Physical work
• You are your own boss
• Develops a community
• High demand profession

5. Ser quiropráctico tiene más ventajas…
• Estilo de vida sana
• Desarrollo personal
• Viajes
• Ambiente positivo
• Cambias vidas
• Un trabajo social

6. What is Chiropractic?
• The largest natural health profession in the world.
• Born in 1895 in the hands
of U.S. by D.D. Palmer
• Vitalist philosophy, natural
and holistic.
• It's what allows your body to function harmoniously at any
time and keep your natural state of health.

7. Something more about Chiropractic…
• Purpose - To achieve maximum health potential
throughout life.
• Is safe.
• NO-invasive: no surgery or drugs.
• It focuses on the spine and nervous system

8. The 3 basic pilars of Chiropractic
ART
(how?)
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SCIENCE PHILOSPHY
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(what?) (
(why?)
What? How? & Why?

9. Chiropractic Philosophy
INNATE INTELLIGENCE
• responsible of the improvement of our body.
• makes our wounds heal, defend, evolve, adapt ...
• the nervous system is Todo lo que necesita
responsible for the innate
intelligence that flows
through our body.
está en su interior…

10. Nervous system & its function

11. The science of Chiropractic
• Is the part of Health Science that
studies disorders in our nervous
system.
• It corrects subluxations
• Through your spine.

12. The chiropractic adjustment
• Is a precise, specific and safe movement.
• Its purpose is to eliminate interferences in your nervous
system.

13. CHIROPRACTIC IS FOR EVERYONE
Give MORE YEARS
to your life and
MORE LIFE to your
years…

14. Benefits of Chiropractic
• Better physical, chemical and emotional well-being.
• Positive mentality.
• Better quality of life.
• More flexibility.
• More defences.
• More health.

15. More benefits of Chiropractic
• More energy
• Better posture
• More sport
• Better sleep

16. Chiropractors around the world
There are 80.000 chiropractors in the world
• USA……………..1 Chiropractor for every 3.500 res.
• CANADA………...1 Chiropractor for every 5.300 res.
• AUSTRALIA…….1 Chiropractor for every 3.500 res.
• SPAIN………….1 Chiropractor for every 370.000 res.

17. Now you can study Chiropractic in Barcelona
SPORT
Quality of life
CULTURE

18. BARCELONA COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC
• IS BASED ON 3 PILARS:
SCIENCE
ART
PHILOSOPHY
• Unique in the world of Chiropractic
• International: bilingual program; classes both
in Spanish and English.

19. BCC: Chiropractic Center
Mallorca 364
08013
Barcelona, Spain
bcc@bcchiropractic.es
+34. 9342 080 419

20. BCC: Study program
• 5 years study program.
• Private BCC title.
• The last course is given in collaboration
with UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra).
• Offers a curriculum that agrees with the
Bologna Declaration settlement.
• Candidate to the European Accreditation by
the Council of Chiropractic Education, approved by
the ENQA.

21. BCC: Collaboration agreements
Universitat Pompeu Fabra:
• #1 University in Spain.
• In collaboration with BCC on the
last year of the course.
•Access to one of Spain’s best
University libraries.
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona:
•#2 University in Spain.
- Provides its laboratories for the
Basic Sciences modules.

22. BCC: Our commitment
• To provide Chiropractic’s future professionals an
excellent and lifetime education.
• To apply a good quality care to those who want to
maintain their health.
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23. BCC: Admission requirements
• The candidates that have studied in Spain will have
to have their “bachillerato” title and will have to
pass an entry test.
• Students from foreign countries will have to have
an equivalent to the Spanish “bachillerato” title.
• A personal interview will be necessary to be
admitted.
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24. Chiropractic in Spain
Asociación Española de Quiropráctica (AEQ)
•Created in 1986: The only professional association in Spain capable of
regulating the practice of this profession.
•More than 190 associates practice Chiropractic in Spain.
•The AEQ approved of the BCC project in November of 2007, and signed an
agreement in 2009.
www.quiropractica-aeq.com
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25. Do you want to know more?
Contact us:
• Send us an email at: scb.student@gmail.com
• Visit our web page: www.bcchiropractic.es
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