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    marriage and family therapy graduate program ​COMPONENTS AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

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    Degree REQUIREMENTS

    Major requirements for successful completion of a Master of Science degree with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy include:
    • Completion of all required coursework with a B average or better.
    • Completion of all clinical requirements with a minimum of 500 hours of face-to-face client contact, more than half (250 hours) with couples and families.
    • Demonstration of development of the Program’s Student Learning Outcomes.​​
    Students typically require an average of 2 years to complete their M.S. degree

    ​Clinical Training

    ​​​During clinical training students are required to conduct at least 500 hours of therapy, with individuals, couples and families. Students receive at least 100 hours of supervision from approved supervisors while they are in clinical training. The supervision consists of individual, group, and live observations.  
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    Throughout the clinical portion of their training, students carry a caseload at the Capstone Family Therapy Clinic, the MFT Program’s on campus, state of the art, training clinic. The clinic has four therapy rooms that are fully equipped with one-way mirrors and digital recording equipment to facilitate supervision and student learning. In addition, after demonstrating clinical competence in the on-campus clinic, advanced students will be assigned an off-campus clinical placement in the community.

    Required Coursework

    The curriculum includes coursework in human development, marital and family studies, marriage and family therapy, professionalism and ethics, cultural diversity, research and statistics, and supervised practicum. Students are required to follow an organized sequence of study, in which academic and practicum coursework are integrated. Total semester hour requirement for graduation is 51 hours.

    Curriculum Sequence

    YEAR 1
    ​Fall I, (12 credits)
    HD 500 (3) Life Span
    HD 567 (3) Prepracticum
    HD 664 (3) Family Therapy
    HD 640 (3) Couple and Sex Therapy
     
    Spring I, (12 credits)
    HD 665 (3) Advanced Family Therapy
    HD 568 (3) Practicum I
    HD 641 (3) Ethics and Professional Issues in MFT
    BSP 660 (3) Psychopathology
     
    Summer Semester I, (9 credits)
    HES 509 (3) Research Methods
    HD 645 (3) Cultural Diversity in MFT
    HD 667 (3) Practicum II
     


    ​YEAR 2
    Fall (9 credits)
    HD 562 (3) Dynamics of Family Relations 
    HD 668 (3) Internship
    BER 540 (3) Stats I
     
    Spring (9 credits)
    HD 668 (3) Internship
    Elective Course (3)
    Elective Course (3)
    *one elective must be a HD graduate course  



    MFT Program Courses 

    ​ HD 500 - Lifespan Human Development
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    HD 562 - Dynamics Of Family Reltn

     HD 567 - Pract Marriage Family Therapy

     HD 568 - Pract I Marriage Family Therapy

     HD 640 - Couple and Sex Therapy

     HD 641 - Ethics and Professional Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy

     HD 645 - Cultural Diversity in Marriage and Family Therapy

    HD 664 - Family Therapy

    HD 665 - Advanced Family Therapy

     HD 667 - Pract II Marriage Family Ther

     HD 668 - Intern Marriage Family Therapy

     HES 509 - Research Methods

     BSP 660 - Psychopathology







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