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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.
SEMESTER ONE: | SEMESTER TWO: | ||||
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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 |
SEMESTER THREE: | SEMESTER FOUR: | ||||
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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 |
Course | Title | Units |
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**MFT 596 | Practicum: MFT Traineeship | 2 |
SEMESTER FIVE: | SEMESTER SIX: | ||||
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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 |
Course | Title | Units |
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*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.
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: | |||||||||||
SLO 1 | SLO 2 | SLO 3 | SLO 4 | SLO 5 | SLO 6 | SLO 7 | SLO 8 | SLO 9 | SLO 10 | SLO 11 | SLO 12 | |
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*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 |