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THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
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The Therapeutic Massage curriculum prepares graduates to work in direct client care settings to provide manipulation, methodical pressure, friction and kneading of the body for maintaining wellness or treating alterations in wellness throughout the lifespan.
Courses will include content in normal human anatomy and physiology, therapeutic massage, ethical/legal issues, business practices, nutrition and psychology.
Employment opportunities include hospitals/rehabilitation centers, health depart- ments, home health, medical of ces, nursing homes, spas/health/sports clubs and private practice. Graduates may be eligible to take the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Exam.
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE (AAS) - A45750 FALL SEMESTER 1
Pre x Number ACA 111
BIO 163 ENG 111 MTH 110
Title Class
Lab Clinical Credit 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 3 9 3 10
11 3 19
9 3 10 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 6 15
SPRING SEMESTER 1
MTH 120 MTH 121 MTH 125 MTH 130
Therapeutic Massage Applications Clinical Supplement I
Ethics of Massage
Therapeutic Massage Management Totals 10
Summer Semester 1
ENG 114 PSY 150 CIS 110
Fall Semester 2
MED 121 MED 122 MTH 210
Spring Semester 2
HUM 115 MTH 220 NUT 110 PSY 241
Professional Research & Reporting
General Psychology
Introduction to Computers
Totals 8209
Total Program Hours: 73
College Student Success
Basic Anatomy & Physiology I
Writing & Inquiry
Fundamentals of Massage
Totals 14
Medical Terminology I
Medical Terminology II
Advanced Skills of Massage
Totals 10
Critical Thinking 3 Outcome Based Massage 4 Nutrition 3 DevelopmentalPsychology 3 Totals 13
0 0 3 0 0 3 9 3 8 9 3 14
0 0 3 6 3 7 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 3 16
2019-20 Catalog
1 4 3 6
6 0 2 2
3 3 2
0 0 3 0 0 3 2 0 3
3 3 4