Asian Body Therapy Programs - San Diego

Bachelor of Health Science (Asian Holistic Health & Massage)

The purpose of the Bachelor completion program is to prepare students for employment in fields of Asian holistic health and massage.

Students eligible for Pacific College's Bachelor's completion program must complete at least 64.5 semester credits, in addition to a related prerequisite Associates degree.

Please download the college catalog to view more information on this and all of our programs.

Required courses include:

•    Survey of Chinese Medicine
•    Anatomy & Physiology 1
•    Anatomy & Physiology 2
•    Pathology for Massage Therapists
•    Tui Na Hand Techniques
•    Tui Na Structural Techniques
•    Kinesiology
•    Business Management & Ethics

For elective courses, please see the college catalog.

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 or disease prevention and health promotion bases on recognized Asian and holistic health theories.

• 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.
• Know and respect conditions contraindicating massage.
• Demonstrate knowledge of massage, biomedical science and Oriental medicine sufficient to pass the massage exams administered by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB).
• Demonstrate competence in basic business skills related to the practice of massage.