School: Fanshawe College

Program：Massage Therapy (Accelerated)

Program Description:

The human body is wondrous machine. Learning the highly specialized and dynamic skills necessary to repair it is not only a science, but an art form. If you're excited by the opportunity to enhance your healing powers while providing a valuable service to those in need, the Massage Therapy (Accelerated) program will have your strong hands working in just two short years.

With a strong focus on medical knowledge, you'll master your massage skills in the student-run clinic, where you'll experiment with many hands-on techniques. You'll also learn, first-hand, how to assess your clients and their needs, as well as how to maintain, rehabilitate, and augment physical function to relieve pain. You'll also study massage theory and practice, while experimenting with sport massage, clinical massage, and pregnancy massage techniques. As well, you'll be recommended to the CMTO for their entry exams to the profession.

When you graduate, your diverse and dynamic massage skills will be matched by the many career opportunities that will await – work as part of a healing team, on your own, on a cruise ship travelling the world. Your future is limitless and in your healing hands.

Advantages:
The Ontario College Advanced Diploma Massage Therapy program at Fanshawe College is built around the guiding principles of the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO). This particular program explores curriculum beyond just the minimum required for licensure by the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario. With a strong focus on medical knowledge, students will be exposed to many learning opportunities; both in and out of the classroom; some very unique to the Fanshawe program.

The professional faculty, including Registered Massage Therapists, medical professionals and seasoned professors will provide students with a high calibre experience. Students will learn, first hand, that the practice of massage therapy is the "assessment of the soft tissue and joints of the body and the treatment and prevention of physical dysfunction and pain of the soft tissues and joints by manipulation to develop, maintain, rehabilitate or augment physical function, or relieve pain," as according to The Massage Therapy Act of Ontario. The Massage Therapy program at Fanshawe College is both challenging and rewarding. Through this program, you can acquire more than the core knowledge and skills required to succeed as a massage therapist. 

Theory and practice are integral to the program, and students will be exposed to directly learning the skills of a Massage Therapist in the first level. Individual attention is spent by the faculty to ensure you achieve the utmost from your education. Many adjunct therapies to the Massage Therapist will be studied, including: sport massage, clinical massage, pregnancy massage; to name a few.

Successful students will be recommended to the CMTO for their entry exams to the profession. The faculty at Fanshawe College will provide every measure to ensure you receive the greatest preparatory education to take these exams with confidence.

Admission Requirement:

OSSD with courses from the College (C), University (U),
University/College (M), or Open (O) stream WITH:
- Any Grade 12 English (C) or (U)
- Mathematics ONE OF: 
        - Grade 12 Mathematics (C) or (U)   
        - Grade 11 Mathematics (C), (U), or (M) 
AND ONE OF the following courses:
        - Grade 11 or Grade 12 Biology (C) or (U)
        - Grade 12 Introductory Kinesiology (U)
 (Note: minimum final grade required for each course is 65)
OR
Academic and Career Entrance Certificate (ACE) WITH:
- Communications
- Core Mathematics
- Biology
  (Note: minimum final grade required for each course is 65)
OR
Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees Ontario College Certificate AND:
- minimum final grade of 'C+' or 65 in the required courses stated above
OR
Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate (GED) WITH:
-  The combined Language Arts - Reading AND Language Arts - Writing test results having a minimum average Standard Score of 520 AND:
- Mathematics ONE OF:
       - Grade 12 Mathematics (C) or (U)
       - Grade 11 Mathematics (C), (U), or (M)
AND ONE OF the following courses:
       - Grade 11 or Grade 12 Biology (C) or (U)
       - Grade 12  Introductory Kinesiology (U)
 (Note: minimum final grade required for each course is 65)
OR
Mature Applicant with standing in the required courses and grades stated above

Tuition Fees:

Canadian students

International Students

Career

The career opportunities for a Registered Massage Therapist are practically without limit. Massage Therapists are common place in Chiropractic clinics, Physiotherapy clinics, Naturopath clinics, Spas, Health and Wellness Centres, Gyms, Nursing Homes, Sport Team Rosters, Dance Troupes, Cruise Ships and now even in hospitals. A Registered Massage Therapist has a multitude of career opportunities from which to choose. There is a growing trend towards self-employment and work under contract. Therapists can specialize or focus in certain areas that suit their lifestyle, their needs and the needs of their patients.

Credits Transfer

Fanshawe has pathway partnerships with over 60 institutions worldwide.  From degree completion to Master's Program admissions pathways – we have it covered.

Pathways database

Fanshawe's Pathways database can be searched by your Fanshawe program or your desired institution.  We make every effort to reflect the most current pathway information, however, it may be subject to change.

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Link to Fanshawe College Official Website

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