Master's degree in Family Therapy

The Couple and Family Therapy program offers:

• Full-time, 2-year, 63-credit program culminating in the master’s degree in Family Therapy (MFT)
• 500 hours of direct clinical experience

Admission Requirements

• Completed application
• $50 application fee
• Official transcripts from all education institutions attended
• Two letters of recommendation
• Essay
• Bachelor's degree
• Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0
• A personal interview is required
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores, if applicable
• GRE (preferred) or MAT
• Work related expereince will be considered
• Introductory Psychology - 3 credits
• Abnormal Psychology - 3 credits
• Statistics - 3 credits

Curriculum Overview

The curriculum is modeled on the core curriculum developed by AAMFT, focusing on key areas of contemporary practice including:

• couple and marital intervention
• family therapy with children
• families in transition (divorce and remarriage)
• family violence
• medical family therapy
• sex therapy

The curriculum reflects a bio-psychosocial approach to understanding human behavior, viewing the behavior of individuals, couples, families, and larger systems as the result of an interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors. It also reflects a commitment to training therapists to be aware of and sensitive to issues of cultural diversity and their impact on family functioning and the therapeutic process.

Sex Therapy Concentration

Students may elect to take a specialty track in sex therapy.

For more informatiom, please view Sex Therapy Specialty Concentration.

Clinical Experience

The program requires 500 hours of direct clinical experience, 250 of which must be with couples or families. Students receive a minimum of 100 hours of supervision, at least 50 hours of which is based on direct observation, videotape, or audiotape. Students complete 8–10 hours of clinical practice per week and receive both individual and group supervision.

The first-year practica are designed to help students develop the basic clinical skills and competencies necessary to conduct couple, family, and individual therapy. The second-year practica help students broaden and integrate advanced clinical skills in working with diverse populations.