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Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Counseling/Therapy
Required Courses
This course of study leads to licensure as a marriage and family counselor/therapist and to employment in family-based mental health settings.
Area I: Theoretical Foundations
5600:655 Marriage and Family Therapy: Theories and Techniques (3)
5600:669 Systems Theory in Family Therapy (3)
Area II: Clinical Practice
5600:667 Marital Therapy (prerequisites: 5600:655 and 5600:669) (3)
5600:646 Multicultural Counseling (Educ Foundations) (3)
5600:651 Techniques of Counseling (register for MFC/T section) (3)
(prerequisite: 5600:655; corequisite: 5600:669; prerequisite or corequisite: 5600:643)
5600:653 Group Counseling (prerequisite: 5600:651) (4)
5600:664 DSM (3)
Area III: Individual Development and Family Relations
5600:648 Individual and Family Development Across the Lifespan (Ed Found) (3)
5600:620 Issues in Sexuality for Counselors (3)
5600:662 Personality and Abnormal Behavior (3)
Area IV: Professional Identity and Ethics
5600:623 MFC/T Ethics and Professional Identity (take first semester) (3)
Area V: Research
5100:640 Techniques of Research (Educ Foundations) (3)
5600:656 Assessment Methods and Treatment Issues in MFT (prereq: 5600:645) (3)
Area VI: Additional CACREP Core Counseling Courses
5600:643 Counseling Theory and Philosophy (3)
5600:645 Tests and Appraisals in Counseling (4)
5600:647 Career Development and Counseling Across the Lifespan (3)
Clinical Experience Requirements
5600:695 Field Experience (2)
(Pre-practicum one hour taken each semester, the two semesters immediately before Practicum 5600:675)
5600:675 Practicum in Counseling* (register for MFC/T section) (5)
(Prerequisites: 5600:623, 643, 645, 651, 653, 655, 656, 664, 667, 669, 695)
5600:685 Internship (6)
(Minimum of two semesters immediately following 5600:675, register for MFC/T section)
Minimum Hours for Marriage and Family Therapy Degree Completion 63**
*Sign up for Practicum at least one year in advance - space is limited. Sign up with Secretary.
**A minimum of 500 client contact hours must be completed to graduate from the program.
Students must receive a pass grade on the Masters Comprehensive Examination.
A maximum of six credits of workshop can be used to satisfy degree requirements.
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