New Zealand Diploma in Wellness and Relaxation Massage
Course details
| NZQF Level | 5 |
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About the course
The New Zealand Diploma in Wellness and Relaxation Massage is the entry level qualification required to start your career in the massage industry or to progress to a higher qualification.
You will develop a base knowledge and develop professional skills required. This qualification is well regarded by employers in the Massage Industry.
Students will learn to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of human functioning and apply the relevant knowledge to wellness and relaxation massage therapy practise.
- Apply and evaluate the effectiveness of wellness and relaxation massage therapy interventions for individual clients’ needs.
- Select and apply a range of professional, self-management, communication and client service knowledge and skills to meet wellness and relaxation massage therapy client and industry needs.
MT5110 Surface Anatomy
Demonstrate knowledge and skills of basic concepts of anatomy and surface anatomy, that provide a sound theoretical and practical foundation for therapeutic and sports massage knowledge.
MT5120 Physiology for Massage Therapy
Learn basic concepts of physiology as they relate to the human body. Be able to describe the biology and chemistry of the cell and tissues, and the systemic and inter-systemic functions, and the physiological underpinnings of massage therapy practice.
MT5140 Foundations of Therapeutic and Sports Massage
Learn principles and concepts of wellness, relaxation, therapeutic and sports massage; health philosophies; history of massage; contraindications, ethics, legalities, boundaries and scope of practice and how they are applied in a wellness and relaxation and sports massage setting; and identify research findings on the effects of relaxation, therapeutic and sports massage.
MT5160 Professional Studies
Develop knowledge and skills in a range of professional areas: academic skills, reflection, scientific enquiry, critical thinking, personal growth, caring skills, and professional and ethical behaviour. Professional skills will be applied in a clinical practice setting.
MT5170 Therapeutics I
Learn wellness/ relaxation and therapeutic/remedial massage interventions to meet individual clients’ needs for a range of healthy populations.
SE5101 Health Aspects of Exercise and Nutrition
The paper will develop an understanding of the relationship between physical activity, health and nutrition across the lifespan. Nutritional aspects related to health and exercise for the general population and special population groups will be investigated. The paper will further examine body composition, sound nutrition, weight control and nutrition for exercise performance.
About the provider
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) provides quality tertiary education and training across a wide range of subjects and qualifications. From certificates to postgraduate studies, we offer NZQA programmes for students to learn at a level and pathway that suits them.
We are home to the Zero Fees Scheme and are the only tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a no tuition cost education to domestic NZ students for every year of study, at all levels.
We offer SIT programmes at campuses in Invercargill, Queenstown, Gore, and online through SIT2LRN Distance Learning.
We also have a specialised faculty in rural education at Telford in Balclutha, South Otago.