Curriculum

Required Course Sequence

As part of the MFT Department admission, all students agree to adhere to the program's Class Sequence. The program organizes the curriculum to ensure that fundamental courses address foundational knowledge, and subsequent coursework is dependent on the prerequisite semester's experience. Failure to take classes in sequence may delay admission into Practica and or graduation. Under exceptional circumstances, students who are permitted to attend the program part-time accept that their expected graduation date will differ from the established study plan.

MFT Program Degree Roadmap
3-Year Course Sequence

**YEAR 1**
SEMESTER ONE:			SEMESTER TWO:
Course	Title	Units	Course	Title	Units
MFT 515	Pre-practicum I: Introduction to Therapy Skills	2	MFT 525	Pre-practicum II: Advanced Therapy Skills	2
MFT 566	Mental Health, Diagnosis and Systemic Treatment	3	MFT 572	Theories and Techniques of Marital Family Therapy II	3
MFT 570	Theories and Techniques of Marital and Family Therapy I	3	MFT 584	Law, Ethics and Professional Practices	3
MFT 576	Human Communication, Theory, and Skills	2	MFT 586	Current Issues in Marital Family Therapy	3

**YEAR 2**
SEMESTER THREE:			SEMESTER FOUR:
Course	Title	Units	Course	Title	Units
MFT 520	Group Therapy	3	MFT 530	Community Mental Health	3
MFT 575	Relational Therapy: Treatment of Couples and Partners	3	MFT 560	Life Span, Family Development and Aging	3
MFT 578	Treatment Approaches with Children and Adolescents	3	MFT 565	Assessment in Mental Health Treatment	3
MFT 580	Sociocultural Diversity and Marginalized Communities	3	MFT 582	Psychopharmacology and Mental Health Treatment	3
MFT 596	Practicum: MFT Traineeship	2	MFT 596	Practicum: MFT Traineeship	2

**SUMMER:**
Course	Title	Units
**MFT 596	Practicum: MFT Traineeship	2

**YEAR 3**
SEMESTER FIVE:			SEMESTER SIX:
Course	Title	Units	Course	Title	Units
MFT 583	Research Methods in Marital Family Therapy	3	MFT 596	Practicum: MFT Traineeship	2
MFT 585	Treatment of Substance Use, Addiction, and Dependence	3	MFT 599	Comprehensive Exam	1
MFT 588	Treatment of Trauma with Individuals, Couples, and Families	3
MFT 589	Advanced Therapeutic Approaches and Application	2
MFT 596	Practicum: MFT Traineeship	2

**Electives**
Course	Title	Units
*MFT 400	Foundations in MFT	3
*MFT 590	Career Counseling	3

* These courses do not count as part of the required 63 units for the M.S. in MFT degree. ** The program does not require this course in the Summer term, but students must enroll if active in a summer traineeship. Students are permitted to take traineeship in the Summer, only after completing a year in the program.

The MFT Program Curriculum Map provides a flow chart for the program’s courses, outlined by semester with associated educational outcomes.

	SLO 1	SLO 2	SLO 3	SLO 4	SLO 5	SLO 6	SLO 7	SLO 8	SLO 9	SLO 10	SLO 11	SLO 12
Proficiency-Based Curricular/Clinical Skill Development I (Introductory), D (Developed), P (Proficiency: Final Summative Assessment)	Program Outcome Upon completion of courses in the M.S. in MFT, students will be able to:
	*Knowledge		*Practice		Communication		*Diversity		*Research		*Ethics
	* Denotes COAMFTE Developmental Competency Components.
Semester 1
1. MFT 515: Pre-practicum I: Introduction to Therapy Skills	I						I	I				I
2. MFT 566: Mental Health, Diagnosis, and Systemic Treatment	I	I	I	I							I
3. MFT 570: Theories and Techniques of Marital and Family Therapy I	I	I					I	I
4. MFT 576: Human Communication, Theory, and Skills	I					I	I		I
Semester 2
5. MFT 525: Pre-practicum II: Advanced Therapy Skills	I			I			I	I				I
6. MFT 572: Theories and Techniques of Marital Family Therapy II	I	I					I	I
7. MFT 584: Law, Ethics and Professional Practices									I		I	I
8. MFT 586: Current Issues in Marital Family Therapy		I					I
Semester 3
9. MFT 520: Group Therapy	D				D		D	D	D		D
10. MFT 575: Relational Therapy: Treatment of Couples and Partners	D	D				D	D		D		D
11. MFT 578: Treatment Approaches with Children and Adolescents	D	D	D				D		D	D
12. MFT 580: Sociocultural Diversity and Marginalized Communities	D				D	D	D	D
Semester 4
13. MFT 530: Community Mental Health				D		D		D		D		D
14. MFT 560: Life Span, Family Development and Aging		D	D	D			D
15. MFT 565: Assessment in Mental Health Treatment	D		D				D			D
16. MFT 582: Psychopharmacology and Mental Health Treatment	D			D	D	D						D
Semester 5
17. MFT 583: Research Methods in Marital Family Therapy									D	D
18. MFT 585: Treatment of Substance Use, Addiction, and Dependence		D		D	D			D		D
19. MFT 588: Treatment of Trauma with Individuals, Couples, and Families		D	D	D			D	D		D		D
20. MFT 598: Advanced Therapeutic Approaches and Application	P				P		P	P		P		P
Semester 6
21. MFT 599: Comprehensive Exam	P	P	P	P		P			P	P	P	P
Practicum (Semester 3, 4, 5, 6, Summer- *As Needed)
22. MFT 596: Practicum: MFT Traineeship	D		D		D		D			D	D

Curriculum

Curriculum

Required Course Sequence

MFT Program Degree Roadmap3-Year Course Sequence

MFT Program Degree Roadmap
3-Year Course Sequence