Massage Therapy Program
A.A.S. (Associate of Applied
Science)
|
General Education Requirements:
|
Credits
|
|
____SPCM 101
|
Fundamentals of Speech Communication
|
3
|
|
____BIOL 109
|
Anatomy and Physiology
|
4
|
|
____MATH 111
|
Ideas in Mathematics
|
3
|
|
____ENGL 101
|
College Composition I
|
3
|
|
____PSYC 101
|
Introduction to Psychology
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
General Education Electives: (Choose courses in each category
from the list of approved General Education courses)
|
|
____Diversity
|
3
|
|
____HLTH 101
|
Health and Wellness
|
3 or
|
|
____PEFT 101
|
Lifetime Fitness and Wellness
|
3
|
|
General Education Total
|
22
|
Enrollment is limited and selective based on CCBC admissions procedures.
The student applicant must submit a selective admission application
along with three character references and a short biography stating the
reasons for pursuing a
Massage Therapy career. These will be required
no later than five weeks before the end of the prerequisite Introduction
to Massage course MASS 101.
|
First Semester
|
Credits
|
|
____BIOL 109
|
Anatomy and Physiology
|
4
|
|
____MATH 111
|
Ideas in Mathematics
|
3
|
|
____ENGL 101
|
College Composition I
|
3
|
|
____HLTH 111
|
Stress Management
|
3
|
|
____MASS 101
|
Introduction to Massage
|
2
|
|
Total Credits
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
Second Semester
|
Credits
|
|
____PSYC 101
|
Introduction to Psychology
|
3
|
|
____ALHL 115
|
Medical Terminology
|
3
|
|
____MASS 110
|
Musculoskeletal System/Structure
|
3
|
|
____MASS 210
|
Level I Massage
|
5
|
|
Total Credits
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
Third Semester
|
Credits
|
|
____PEMJ 112
|
Body Movement
|
3
|
|
____MASS 220
|
Level II Massage
|
6
|
|
____MASS 222
|
Pathology for Massage Therapists
|
3
|
|
____SPCM 1011
|
Fundamentals of Speech Communication
|
3
|
|
____Elective
|
Diversity Class
|
3
|
|
Total Credits
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
Fourth Semester
|
Credits
|
|
____MASS 230
|
Level III Massage
|
6
|
|
____MASS 225
|
Client Assessment
|
3
|
|
____HLTH 101
|
Health and Wellness
|
3 or
|
|
____PEFT 101
|
Lifetime Fitness and Wellness
|
3
|
|
____MASS 240
|
Seminar in Massage Therapy
|
3
|
|
Total Credits
|
15
|
|
Total Number of Credits Required for Degree
|
62
|
Program Description:
(Selected Admissions Process)
This program was approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission in
November 2000. The program is designed to prepare students to work as
professional Massage Therapists in a variety of health settings. The
curriculum is designed to prepare students to work as holistically
trained members of allied health and integrative medicine teams. Upon
completion, the successful graduate will have finished an approved
Massage Therapy program prepared to immediately attain national
certification and Maryland State licensure with an Associate of Applied
Sciences degree. Graduates will legally be able
to work in hospitals
and clinics, chiropractor and doctor offices, wellness centers, fitness
centers and salons, various sports activities, corporate wellness
programs, performing arts programs, as well as establish their own
private practice. Graduates will receive courses relevant for further
degrees. They will be prepared to express themselves orally and in
writing, do related Internet research, establish their own practices
properly and be an active member in relevant professional associations.
The courses listed in the total curriculum must be taken in the sequence
given. The exceptions are: MATH 111, ENGL 101, PSYC 101, the Diversity
class, SPCM 101,HLTH 101/PEFT 101, HLTH 111.
Students are responsible for satisfying the prerequisites for these
courses.
Program Director:
Theodora Welsh, CMT
410-780-6431
