The State of Iowa requires students to complete and graduate from a college with an approved curriculum from the Iowa Board of Massage Therapy. All graduates must complete a board approved examination prior to licensure.
A student that attends day classes will attend a minimum of 25 hours per week. When regular attendance is followed, the curriculum requirements of 600 hours of study can be fulfilled within 24 weeks.
Orientation
- Massage Therapy Principles and Practice
- Benefits and Effects of Massage Therapy
- Ethics, Boundaries, Laws and Regulations
- Client Assessment and Treatment Planning
- Guidelines for Professional Practice
- Business practices
Specialized Modalities
- Myotherapy/Trigger Point Therapy
- Sports Massage
- Prenatal / Infant Massage
- Deep Tissue Massage
- Hot Stone Massage
- Therapeutic Body wraps
- Aromatherapy
- Direct Tissue Manipulation
- Geriatric Massage
- Rehabilitation Massage
- Corporate Massage
Human Anatomy & Physiology
- Skeletal System
- Muscular System
- Nervous System
- Endocrine System
- Reproductive System
- Cardiovascular System
- Lymphatic System
- Respiratory System
- Digestive System
- Urinary System
- Pathology
- Clinical Internship