Study Massage Therapy at SIT

Massage Therapy

Massage therapy is a rewarding career, with the flexibility to work as part of a team in a multidisciplinary clinic or running your own business. Massage therapists promote health and well-being by helping clients to relax, improve physical performance and treat musculoskeletal dysfunctions.

SIT offers massage qualifications at Diploma and Bachelor level. All our courses are NZQA accredited.

We offer HyFlex/Blended Delivery (distance learning) options for Year 2 / Level 6 and Year 3. Some programmes have compulsory on-campus block weeks in Invercargill for approximately 5-7 days. For further information please email Donna Smith. Year 1 / Level 5 is taught face to face on our Invercargill campus. For further information please email Victoria Morgan.

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Masters

Master of Applied Health Sciences (Wellness and Rehabilitation)

Invercargill / Hyflex

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Postgraduate Diploma

Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Health Sciences (Wellness and Rehabilitation)

Invercargill / Hyflex

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Postgraduate Certificate

Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Health Sciences (Wellness and Rehabilitation)

Invercargill / Hyflex

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Degree

Bachelor of Therapeutic and Sports Massage

Invercargill / Hyflex

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Diploma

New Zealand Diploma in Remedial Massage

Invercargill / Hyflex

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Diploma

New Zealand Diploma in Wellness and Relaxation Massage

Invercargill

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Short Course

Introduction to Relaxation and Sports Massage for friends and family

Gore

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Massage New Zealand

massage_SIT Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) is an affiliate member of Massage New Zealand (MNZ). MNZ promotes the profession of massage and supports the quality massage therapy education offered at SIT. MNZ is the only massage therapy specific membership body in New Zealand for professional massage therapists. It also promotes massage therapy and the ongoing development of the massage industry in New Zealand, through educating the public about the benefits of massage therapy for health and wellness.

NZ Massage Therapy Research Centre

The NZ Massage Therapy Research Centre (NZMTRC) was established in 2009 by SIT to foster massage therapy research in New Zealand. The NZMTRC aims to promote research and teaching across the wider massage community and provide access to New Zealand based research findings.

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"I like the credibility it brings and I always wanted a degree"

Bachelor of Therapeutic and Sports Massage - BTSM graduate survey

"The BTSM has a good reputation with a great learning environment."

Bachelor of Therapeutic and Sports Massage - BTSM graduate survey

"degree-based education opens many doors and has given me many useful skills both on a personal and professional level"

Bachelor of Therapeutic and Sports Massage - BTSM graduate survey

"It was wonderful to be in a programme where the theory linked directly to the real world, and where a large part of my education was applying what I was learning in clinics and community placements"

Andrea Roebeck - Bachelor of Therapeutic and Sports Massage graduate