Massage Therapy Curriculum

Williston State College offers 2 educational options in Massage Therapy:  A Certificate option or an Associate in Applied Science option.

The Certificate Program (850 hours)

This option is designed primarily for individuals coming into the program with prior college education, particularly in other health/science related fields.  At a minimum, the student must have completed the pre-requisites of 2 semesters of  Anatomy/Physiology.  The College views these individuals as students seeking to add massage skills to their current knowledge base. 

Pre-requisites:

BIOL 220 Anatomy & Physiology I L/L

BIOL 221 Anatomy & Physiology II L/L

Semester One                    

BIOL 260 Kinesiology....................3              

PTA 130 Pathology for PTA.........3               

or

NURS 234 Adult Health.................4               

MASG 120 MT Theory I................3               

MASG 121 MT Clinical I................3                                    

MASG 150 MT Techniques I..........2                                  

MASG 101 Intro to MT..................2

Total..........................................16-17

Semester Two

HPER 210 First Aid......................1

MASG 220 MT Theory II...............3

MASG 221 MT Clinical II..............6

MASG 250 MT Techniques II........6

Total.........................................16

The Associate in Applied Science Degree

This program is designed primarily for individuals with no prior college education or those seeking a stronger background prior to establishing their own businesses.  Students will complete other course work, in addition to those required for the Certificate program.  These courses are primarily designed to strengthen the individual in being an independent practitioner.

          Semester One                                  

BIOL 220 Anatomy & Physiology I L/L.....4             

ENTR 170 Intro to Entrepreneurship...........3             

or                                                                                     

BUSN 120 Fundamentals of Business.........3             

MASG 101 Intro to Massage Therapy.........2                    

Electives.............................................................6              Electives..........................................................6

                                                    Total..........................................16

Semester Two

BIOL 221 Anatomy & Physiology II L/L...............4

PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology...............3

HPER 210 First Aid..........................................1

ENGL 110 College Composition I.......................3

or

Computor Course.............................................1       

ENGL Intro to Professional Writing....................3

Total..............................................................16     

Semester Three                               

BIOL 260 Kinesiology.....................................3            

MASG 120 MT Theory I..................................3            

MASG 150 MT Techniques I............................2             

PTA 150 Pathology for PTA.............................3                                     

NURS 234 Adult Health...................................4

MASG 121 MT Clinical I..................................3                                     

Total...........................................................14-15

Semester Four

MASG 220 MT Theory II.............................3

MASG 221 MT Clinical II.............................6

MASG 250 MT Techniques II.......................6

Total.........................................................15