Standard CFT Program Required Course Sequence (Including Required and Elective Courses)
Semester I (Fall)
- FMSC 640 Family Therapy: Theory and Technique (3 credits)
- FMSC 650 Ethical, Legal, and Professional Principles in Marriage and Family Therapy (3 credits)
- FMSC 745 Diversity and Social Justice in Couple and Family Therapy* (3)
- FMSC 658 Supervised Clinical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy (At least 1 credit up to 3 credits)**
Winter Term
- FMSC 630 Family Therapy with Children and Adolescents (3 credits)
Semester II (Spring)
- FMSC 610 Research Methods in Family Science (3 credits)
- FMSC 641 Couples Therapy: Theory and Techniques (3 credits)
- FMSC 651 Treatment of Emotional and Mental Disorders in the Family Context (3 credits)
- FMSC 658 Supervised Clinical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy (At least 1 credit)**
Summer Session I
- FMSC 645 Sexuality: Issues in Family Therapy and Service Delivery (3 credits)
- FMSC 658 Supervised Clinical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy (At least 1 credit up to 3 credits)**
Summer Session II
- FMSC 658 Supervised Clinical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy (At least 1 credit up to 3 credits)**
Semester III (Fall)
- FMSC 642 Normal and Abnormal Individual and Family Development (3 credits)
- FMSC 652 Psychopathology and Diagnosis in Family System (3 credits)
- FMSC 631 Trauma & Addiction in Family Life (3 credits) (Elective)
- FMSC 658 Supervised Clinical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy (At least 1 credit up to 3 credits)**
Winter Term
- FMSC 654 Clinical Marriage and Family Therapy Practice (3 credits)
- FMSC 632 Testing and Assessment in Couple and Family Therapy (3 credits) (Elective)
Semester IV (Spring)
- SPHL 600 Foundations of Public Health (3 credits)
- FMSC 653 Advanced Application of Marriage and Family Therapy Models and Techniques (3 credits)
- FMSC 658 Supervised Clinical Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy (At least 1 credit up to 3 credits)**
- FMSC 635 Integrative LGBTQIA+: Clinical Knowledge and Techniques for Family, Couple, and Varied Relationship Dynamics* (3 credits) (Elective)
- FMSC 799 Master's Thesis Research (Thesis Option: Thesis and Oral Examination of Thesis) (6 credits)***
Notes
* Formerly FMS 745 "Gender and Ethnicity in Family Therapy and Service Delivery"
**For graduation you need 9 credits in FMSC 658. You need to register for at least 1 credit per semester 36 (excluding winter courses). Because registration for only 1 credit/semester makes a total of 6 credits, it is up to you how you will distribute the remainder of the three credits. In any given semester you can register for between 1 and 3 credits. We highly recommend to register for just one credit in Summer Session I.
***Students choosing the thesis option will need 45 credits of required coursework, 6 thesis credits, and 9 credits of electives. Students choosing the non-thesis option will need 45 credits of required coursework and 15 credits of electives (60 total). Students choosing the non-thesis option will complete a capstone project in FMSC653.