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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
(3 Credits) Designed to give students an overview of the requirements of owning and operating a small business. Entrepreneurial ventures, marketing and managing small businesses, financial and administrative controls and the social and legal environment are covered.
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1.00 Credits
(1 Credit) The student will secure a position with a local business for 60 hours to observe, work with and be evaluated by experienced managers. The management competencies to be demonstrated will be determined by student, employer and instructor consensus.
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3.00 Credits
(3 Credits) This course is a capstone, integrative course for graduating business administration students. This course focuses on how firms and managers formulate, implement, and evaluate strategies. Students will use all the knowledge acquired from prior management courses, coupled with new strategic-management and leadership techniques learned, to chart the future direction of different organizations. The major responsibility in this course will be to make objective strategic decisions and to justify and implement them through oral and written communication.
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3.00 Credits
(3 Credits) This course will be the introduction to the study of therapeutic massage. Students will learn the history of massage and review scientific research into the effects of massage therapy including indication, contraindications, universal precautions, health related issues, and wellness education. This course consists of lecture, demonstration, and hands-on treatment. During this course the student will learn and practice on each other the five basic Swedish strokes of effleurage, petrissage, friction, tapotement, and vibration.
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3.00 Credits
(3 Credits) This course will provide specific information for those wishing to develop a massage business and strategies for career planning and development. Students will learn about employment law, office procedures, and various information for building a successful massage therapy practice or working within an existing practice.
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2.00 Credits
(2 Credits) This course familiarizes the student with the various techniques used in spas. These will include, in addition to massage, wraps, scrubs, basic aromatherapy, and hot stone.
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2.00 Credits
(2 Credits) The student will learn the basics of this ancient art and science of stimulating the reflexes on the foot to affect the natural balance and harmony of the body. The course will be lecture and hands-on.
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3.00 Credits
(3 Credits) This course continues and completes Swedish massage. The student will concentrate on self-injury prevention, professional environment, as well as more advanced use of the basic strokes and bringing more of a personal style to the massage session.
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3.00 Credits
(3 Credits) This course will serve as an introduction to the theory and practice of structured touch based upon Oriental thought and bodywork practices including the 12 organ meridians, the 5 elements, and the understanding of energy in its various forms.
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3.00 Credits
(3 Credits) This course will concentrate on the muscular and skeletal systems of the body, adding to the knowledge learned in the Human Biology course. Students will be able to identify, locate, and know the function of each muscle and bone studied and how it relates to the whole human body.
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