Massage Therapy Therapeutic Massage Course Sequence, A.A.S.

General Education Requirements: 20 Semester Hours

• ENG 101 - Rhetoric
• BIO 146 - Ecological Conservation
• HEAL 109 - Principles of Normal Nutrition
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology
• SOC 240 - Introduction to Comparative Religion
• SOC 290 - Cultural Diversity in America
• SPCH 101 - Principles of Speech Communication

Major Core Requirements: 33.5 Semester Hours

• MT 100 - Palpation and Superficial Anatomy
• MT 101 - Massage Therapy and Bodywork
• MT 102 - Fundamental Massage Techniques
• MT 103 - Scientific Foundations of Bodywork
• MT 104 - Kinesiology
• MT 105 - Introduction to Wellness Concepts
• MT 106 - Body/ Mind in Prospective
• MT 107 - Movement and Energy in Massage
• MT 108 - Professional Practice
• MT 109 - Deep Tissue Massage
• MT 111 - Massage Therapy - Integrative Studies
• MT 112 - Myofascial Massage
• MT 120 - Clinical Experience in Massage Therapy I
• MT 121 - Clinical Experience in Massage Therapy II
• MT 210 - Somatic Techniques
• MT 211 - Case Studies in Massage Therapy
• MT 212 - Survey of Bodywork Styles

Major Core Electives: 10.5 Semester Hours

• MT 236 - Prenatal Massage Techniques
• MT 237 - Trigger Point Techniques
• MT 238 - Geriatric Massage Techniques
• MT 239 - Introduction to Skin Disease
• MT 240 - Seated Massage Techniques
• MT 241 - Introduction to Sports Massage
• MT 242 - Positional Release and Massage
• MT 243 - Active-Assisted Stretching
• MT 244 - Esalen Massage Techniques
• MT 245 - Principles of Structural Massage
• MT 246 - Studies in Massage Therapy Techniques
• MT 247 - Advance Sports Massage Techniques
• MT 248 - Pressure Sensitivity Techniques
• MT 249 - Massage Practitioner Series
• MT 250 - Introduction to Reflexology
• MT 252 - Introduction to Ortho-Bionomy
• MT 253 - Basic Jin Shin Do
• MT 254 - Introduction to Shiatsu
• MT 255 - Introduction to Cranial Sacral Work
• MT 257 - Readings in Bodywork Theory
• MT 258 - Presence, Energy and Intention
• MT 259 - Bodywork Practitioner Series
• MT 260 - Special Topics in Bodywork
• MT 275 - Tai Chi I
• MT 278 - Ethical Considerations in Massage
• MT 281 - Bodywork Seminar I
• MT 282 - Bodywork Seminar II

Total Required Hours: 64 Semester Hours