"Our massage program is unlike anything around. The curriculum was developed by some of the leading experts in the massage therapy field. Our students will graduate as well-rounded therapists ready to succeed."

Blayne Wiley
Professional Massage &
Bodywork Program Administrator

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PROFESSIONAL MASSAGE & BODYWORK - Diploma

Would you like to work in a spa, resort, on a cruise ship, or own your own business? Do you want to get certified as a massage therapist quickly and not have to go to school on the weekends? Eagle Gate College's accredited Professional Massage & Bodywork Diploma program teaches the essential therapeutic competencies and solid business skills you need to become a well-rounded, successful massage therapist. With no weekend clinical work and an average graduation time of 9 months, you'll quickly get out of the classroom and into an in-demand health & wellness career.

The U.S. Department of Labor projects that massage therapy will be among the fastest growing careers through 2016, with a projected need for 142,000 new jobs over the next eight years. (U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007).

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Professional Massage & Bodywork graduates are trained in:

  • A wide variety of massage modalities
  • Aromatherapy
  • Kinesiology and pathology
  • Self care to ensure career longevity
  • Business management

This program is available at the following location:

  • Salt Lake City, Utah Learning Site
  • Layton, Utah Campus

Average program length:

Diploma in Professional Massage & Bodywork - 10 months

Course Overview:

60 QUARTER HOURS

GENERAL EDUCATION QTR HR
PFT101
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
3
PMB100
INTRODUCTION TO THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
4
PMB120
FIRST AID, CPR & EMERGENCY CARE
2
PMB130
SELF-CARE FOR THE THERAPIST
2
PMB140
AROMATHERAPY
2
PMB150
FUNDAMENTALS OF HYDROTHERAPY
2
PMB160
REFLEXOLOGY
2
PMB175
INTRODUCTION TO TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE & ACUPRESSURE
3
PMB200
ADVANCED THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
4
PMB210
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II
3
PMB220
TRIGGER POINT THERAPY
2
PMB230
SPORTS MASSAGE TECHNIQUES
2
PMB235
SHIATSU
2
PMB240
AYURVEDIC PRINCIPLES
2
PMB250
DEEP TISSUE BODYWORK
3
PMB255
CRANIAL SACRAL THERAPY
2
PMB260
BUSINESS PRACTICES & ETHICS
4
PMB270
CLINICAL WORK EXPERIENCE I
2
PMB280
CLINICAL WORK EXPERIENCE II
2
PMB290
CLINICAL WORK EXPERIENCE III
1
SKL105
STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
4
TMT110
KINESIOLOGY
3
TMT130
PATHOLOGY
4
TOTAL
60
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