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Mary Segretario
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Cuyahoga Community College
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Cleveland OH 44115-3196

Massotherapy (General)

Area of Study: Massotherapy

Degree/Certificate: Associate of Applied Science degree in Massotherapy with a concentration in General Massage Therapy

Program Description

General Massage Therapy provides the students the competencies that enable them to learn not only the basic massage therapy skills but also the advanced techniques in a clinical setting. Students complete 1,100 Massotherapy instruction hours and are eligible to take the State Medical Board of Ohio licensure exam and the National Board Certification exams (NCBTMB).

This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following program outcomes:
Massotherapy (General Massage Therapy) Degree Outcomes.pdf

Program Requirements

Suggested Semester Sequence

Summer Semester		Credits
BIO 1050	Human Biology	3
BIO 105L	Human Biology Laboratory	1
ENG 1010	College Composition I	3
MT 1100	Introduction to Massotherapy	3
MT 1240	Fundamentals of Somatic Studies for Massage Therapists I	3
	Total	14

First Semester		Credits
MT 1270	Fundamentals of Somatic Studies for Massage Therapists II	4
MT 1301	Massotherapy I	3
MT 1311	Applied Musculo-Skeletal Anatomy	4
PSY 1010	General Psychology (1)	3
	Total	14

Second Semester		Credits
EMT 1310	Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	1
HTEC 1110	Ethics for Health Care Professionals	1
MT 1320	Functional Assessment in Massotherapy	3
MT1330	Masotherapy II	3
PSY 2100	Introduction to Aging (1)	3
SPCH 1000 OR SPCH 1010	Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication OR Fundamentals of Speech Communication	3
	Total	14

Third Semester		Credits
MATH 1060	Survey of Mathematics or higher (2)	3
MT 2301	Pathology for Massage Therapists	3
MT 2310	Advanced Massotherapy I	3
MT 2341	Massotherapy Practicum	3
Arts & Hum/Soc & Beh Sci	See catalog for AAS Degree requirements (1)	2
	Total	14

Fourth Semester		Credits
BADM 1300	Small Business Management	4
MT 2330	Advanced Massotherapy II	3
MT 2700	Comprehensive Somatic Studies for Massage Therapists	2
MT 2852	General Massage Practicum	2
MT 2990	Comprehensive Massotherapy (C)	1
	Total	12

Program Total		Credits
		68

	Notes
	(1) Minimum 8 semester credits of Arts & Hum/Soc & Beh Sci required--must include PSY-1010 and 2100.
	(2) MATH-1800-1819/2800-2819 & 1820/2820 may not be used to meet this requirement.
	(C) = Capstone Course

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