Marriage and Family Therapy (MS)
Curriculum course requirements
The following are the major areas of study and required and elective courses for each, totaling 90-quarter units. For a detailed description of each course, please refer to the University Catalog.
Theoretical Foundations of Marital and Family Therapy (15)
MFAM 551 Family Therapy: Foundational Theories and Practice (3)
MFAM 552 Couples Therapy: Theory and Practice (3)
MFAM 553 Family Systems Theory (3)
MFAM 564 Family Therapy: Advanced Foundational Theories and Practice (3)
MFAM 566 Treating the Severely and Persistently Mentally Ill and The Recovery Process (3)
Assessment and Treatment in Marital and Family Therapy (21)
MFAM 515 Crisis Intervention and Client Centered Advocacy (3)
MFAM 524 Psychopharmacology and Medical Issues (3)
MFAM 556 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Procedures (3)
MFAM 568 Groups: Process, and Practice (3)
MFAM 624 Individual and Systems Assessment (3)
MFAM 638 Family Therapy and Chemical Abuse (3)
MFAM 644 Child Abuse and Family Violence (3)
Human Development and Family Studies (16)
MFAM 518 Culture and Socio-Economic Status in Therapy (3)
MFAM 604 Gender, Class, & Race: Social Context in Clinical Practice (3)
MFAM 547 Social Ecology of Individual and Family Development (3)
MFAM 584 Advanced Child and Adolescent Problems (3)
MFAM 674 Human Sexual Behavior (3)
COUN 675 Dynamics of Aging (1)
Ethics and Professional Studies (7)
MFAM 535 Case Presentation and Professional Studies (4)
MFAM 614 Law and Ethics (3)
Research (6)
MFAM 501 Research Tools and Methodology (3)
MFAM 502 Research Tools and Methodology II (3)
Supervised Clinical Practice (12)
MFAM 536 Case Presentation and Documentation (3)
MFAM 537 Case Presentation Seminar (3)
MFAM 635, 636,637 Case Presentation Seminar (2,2,2)
MFAM 731 Professional Clinical Training (6)
MFAM 732 Professional Clinical Training (9)
Religion (3)
RELR 564 Religion, Marriage, and the Family (3)
Graduate Writing (2)
STCJ 515 Research/Writing GLP (2)
Electives (8) (One theory course is required.)
FMST 524 Family Resource Management (2)
FMST 528 Parenting (2)
FMST 529 Family Life Education (2)
MFAM 516 Play Therapy (2)
MFAM 517 Field Practice in School Counseling (600 clock hours) (4)
MFAM 518 Assessment in Counseling (3)
MFAM 519 Exceptional Learners (3)
MFAM 522 College and Career Counseling (3)
MFAM 525 Therapeutic Group (3)
MFAM 526 Theory and Practice in Group Counseling (3)
MFAM 527 Training/Supervision Workshop in Group Counseling (3)
MFAM 528 School Counseling Seminar (3)
MFAM 538 Theory and Practice of Conflict Resolution (3)
MFAM 539 Solution-Focused Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 544 Family and Divorce Mediation (4)
MFAM 548 Men & Families (2)
MFAM 549 Christian Counseling & Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 555 Narrative Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 557 Object-Relations Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 559 Cognitive Behavioral Couples Therapy (2)
MFAM 565 Advanced Bowen Theory and Practice (2)
MFAM 566 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Procedure II (2)
MFAM 567 Families & School (2)
MFAM 569 Advanced Group Therapy (2)
MFAM 585 Internship in Family Mediation (4)
MFAM 605 Gestalt Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 615 Reflective Practice (2)
MFAM 659 Current Trends in the Field of Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 664 Experiential Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 665 Structural and Multidimensional Family Therapy (2)
MFAM 670 Seminar in Sex Therapy (2)
MFAM 675 Clinical Problems in Marriage and Family Therapy (1-2)
MFAM 694 Directed Study: Marriage and Family (1-4)
MFAM 695 Research Problems: Marriage and Family (1-4)
Post-master's
MFAM 651 AAMFT-Approved Supervisor Training (3)
MFAM 704 MFAM State Board Written Examination Review (2)
MFAM 705 MFAM State Board Oral Examination Review (2)
MFAM 744 Clinical Internship (1)