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

  
 
 
 
 
  
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

 
 
 
 
 
 
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

 
Program Outcome