The Master of Science in Marital and Family Therapy (MSMFT) provides Christian individuals with the professional training and clinical skills necessary for licensure or certification as a marital and family therapist. Students are challenged to integrate their therapeutic practice into a faith-filled theological vision of wholeness in human relationships.
The goal of the program is to train competent clinicians who will continue to approach their craft within a broader understanding of the ministry of the church. The MSMFT requires the successful completion of 106 quarter units. The program is designed for full-time study at the Pasadena main campus and can be completed in two years in a cohort structure, in which students take the same core requirements on the curriculum together throughout the program.
Sample Curriculum
Biblical Studies/Theology (20 Units)
Writings
New Testament I: Gospels
Systematic Theology I
Biblical Hermeneutics and Counseling
Choose one elective from a pre-approved list | 4
4
4
4
4 |
Family Studies (16 Units)
Family Systems Dynamics
Gender and Sexuality
Child and Family Development
Cultural and Ethnic Issues | 4
4
4
4 |
Integration (8 Units)
Introduction to Integration
Family Integration elective(s) | 4
4 |
Electives (8 Units)
Choose one Marriage and Family Elective
Choose one SOP/SOT/School of Intercultural Studies Elective | 4
4 |
Marital and Family Therapy (32 Units)
Legal and Ethical Issues in Family Practice
Psychopathology and Family Systems
Family Therapy
Marital Therapy
Child and Adolescent Therapy
Assessment
Addiction and Family Treatment
Divorced and Reconstituted Families
Choose one: Brief Therapy or Group Therapy | 4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
2 |
Clinical Training (18 Units)
Clinical Foundations I
Clinical Foundations II
Live Team
Practicum
Practicum Continuation (optional) | 2
2
2
12
0 |
Family Research (4 Units)
Research Methods, Statistics, and Design
Total | 4
106 Units |