Massage Therapy (Accelerated) at Fanshawe College

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.

What you will learn from our massage therapy courses

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 College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO) for their entry exams to the profession. For more information about and a description of the massage therapy profession, please visit the CMTO website at: http://www.cmto.com/about-the-profession/about-massage-therapy.

Graduate with a massage therapy certification

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.

Career Opportunities

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.