Unit of Study NATM2003 Massage and Mind-body Medicine (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

Yes

Pre-requisites

HBIO1001 - Human Anatomy AND HBIO1008 - Human Physiology II; OR HBIO1010 - Integrated Anatomy and Physiology

Enrolment information

Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time. Students will be required to attend on-campus practical classes, and complete 80 hours of supervised massage therapy practice. This unit contains Work Integrated Learning (WIL) that requires students to meet mandatory fit to practice obligations prior to attending. Failure to comply by the fit to practice deadline will result in the cancellation of your WIL and you will not be permitted to continue in this unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/health/work-integrated-learning.

Unit description

Develops knowledge and skills required to administer safe and effective therapeutic massage, and to recommend selected evidence-based mind-body therapies, to healthy adults.

Unit content

Therapeutic massage 1 – professional conduct and techniques
Therapeutic massage 2 – torso, head and neck
Therapeutic massage 3 – limbs
Therapeutic massage 4 – full body
Mind-body techniques 1
Mind-body techniques 2

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Dual Term3	Dual Term3
Lismore	Dual Term3	Dual Term3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

discuss professional conduct and safety within the context of therapeutic massage

apply therapeutic massage techniques to torso, head, neck and limbs

apply therapeutic massage techniques to full body

recommend appropriate mind-body techniques for healthy populations using the best available evidence

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Practical 3 hours (Twice weekly for 6 weeks)

Placement 44 hours (Across the term)

Assessment
Case study	40%
Practical	60%
Placement	SR

Teaching method

Practical 3 hours (Twice weekly for 6 weeks)

Placement 44 hours (Across the term)

Assessment
Case study	40%
Practical	60%
Placement	SR

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Fee information

Domestic

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