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2019 Winter Trimester

Associate of Applied Science in Therapeutic Massage (Evening)

Curriculum**

Trimester 1

SBS1001ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1

4
BLS1001BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

0
SMT1160ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM

2
SMT0040FIRST AID

0
SBS1500MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

1
SMT1700RELAXATION MASSAGE 1

2.5
Total Credit Hours:9.5

Trimester 2

SBS1002ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2

4
SMT2200FOUNDATIONS OF EVIDENCE INFORMED PRACTICE

1
SNU1112FUNDAMENTALS OF NUTRITION

2
SMT1162LEGAL ASPECTS OF THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE

0.5
SMT1900PRE-CLINIC WORKSHOP

1.5
SMT1701RELAXATION MASSAGE 2

2
Total Credit Hours:11.0

Trimester 3

SMT1210APPLIED ANATOMY

2
SMT1170BUSINESS AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

1.5
SMT1935-1CLINIC ROTATION 1: FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

1
SMT1935-2CLINIC ROTATION 2: ENHANCEMENT OF CLINICAL SKILLS

1
SMT1163MASSAGE THERAPY'S EVOLVING ROLE IN HEALTHCARE

1
SMT1171PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT

0.5
SMT1702CLINICAL MASSAGE 1

3.5
Total Credit Hours:10.5

Trimester 4

SMT1935-3CLINIC ROTATION 3: REFINEMENT OF CLINICAL SKILLS

1
SMT1935-4CLINIC ROTATION 4: MASTERY OF CLINICAL SKILLS

1
SMT1800HYDROTHERAPY

0.5
SMT2621MASSAGE THERAPY FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS

2
SBS2100PATHOLOGY

2
SMT1703CLINICAL MASSAGE 2

3.5
Total Credit Hours:10

* does not include electives requirement

** classes per trimester will vary per start time

Electives

NUE1112ADVANCED NUTRITION

1.5
SME1100REFLEXOLOGY 1

1.5
SME1105REIKI LEVEL 1

1
SME1107FOUNDATIONS OF HEALING TOUCH, COURSE 1

1
SME1220FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY

1.5
SME1230INTRO TO CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY

1
SME1240TRAUMA INFORMED BODYWORK

1
SME1300INFANT AND PEDIATRIC MASSAGE

1.5
SME1320SPORTS MASSAGE

0.5
SME1330ADVANCED CLINICAL TRAINING: NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY AND FASCIAL TECHNIQUES

3.5
SME1360ORTHOPEDIC CARE

2.5
SME1400INSURANCE BILLING PRACTICES FOR MASSAGE THERAPY

0.5
SME1610INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE MEDICINE AND CUPPING

1.5
SME2950MASSAGE THERAPY FOR THE MEDICALLY COMPLEX

2

Total Credit Hours: 41

* Other NWHSU courses may be eligible based on prerequisite requirements.

In addition to the course requirements, students in the AAS program must complete the following coursework:

6.0Credits from the Communications category
6.0Credits from the Social Sciences category
3.0Credits from the Humanities category
6.0Credits of Electives