Asian Body Therapy Programs - Chicago

Bachelor of Health Science in Asian Holistic Health and Massage (BHS)

The purpose of the Bachelor completion program is to prepare students for employment in fields of Asian holistic heath and massage. A Bachelor of Health Science in Asian Holistic Health and Massage comprises 64.5 units of upper division course work.

Some of these courses include:

• Anatomy and Physiology 1 and Lab
• Tui Na Hand Techniques
• Business Management and Ethics
• Kinesiology
• Survey of Chinese Medicine
• Business Management/ Ethics
• Pathology for Massage Therapists

The Bachelor completion degree will enable students to market themselves as competent and informed employees to companies in the growing field of Asian holistic health and massage. Students will take a sufficient number of courses in body therapy and massage to qualify for licensure and employment in the profession of massage.

This degree enables graduates to:

• Market themselves as competent and informed employees to companies in the growing field of Asian holistic health and massage.
• Support the community with the knowledge and skills that encourage health through natural means.
• Explore best practices of public and holistic health.
• Be capable of advancing the work of disease prevention and health promotion based on recognized Asian and holistic health theories.
• Students will also take a sufficient number of courses in body therapy and massage to qualify for licensure and employment in the profession of massage.

Graduates will also:

• Demonstrate ethical behavior in their personal and professional lives.
• Demonstrate a wide and well-practiced variety of body therapy skills.
• Understand the integration of body, mind, and spirit.
• Know and demonstrate essential, hygienic considerations in the performance of massage.