Curriculum

The Marital and Family Therapy program requires the following courses and prerequisites:

• At least 3 credit hours of statistics
• Additional 9 credit hours of undergraduate or graduate psychology courses

Program Curriculum

The 60-credit curriculum requires the successful completion of the following courses. View course descriptions in the official course catalog.

• PSYC 510 Psychopathology (3)
• PSYC 512 Systems of Counseling and Psychotherapy (3)
• PSYC 515 Survey of Psychopharmacology (2)
• PSYC 516 Counseling Skills (2)
• PSYC 517 Lifespan Human Development (3)
• PSYC 518 Gender and Sexuality (3)
• PSYC 520 Law and Ethics (2)
• PSYC 522 Cultural Diversity (2)
• PSYC 524 Substance Abuse and Dependency (3)
• PSYC 526 Domestic Violence and Abuse (2)
• PSYC 530 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interviewing (3)
• PSYC 534 Group Therapy (2)
• PSYC 540 Principles and Techniques in Child Therapy (3)
• PSYC 541 Principles and Techniques in Adolescent Therapy (3)
• PSYC 542 Principles and Techniques in Couples Therapy (3)
• PSYC 543 Principles and Techniques in Family Therapy (3)
• PSYC 550 Survey of Psychological Testing (3)
• PSYC 561 Research Synthesis and Evaluation (3)
• PSYC 591 Counseling Practicum I (2)
• PSYC 592 Counseling Practicum II (2)
• PSYC 593 Counseling Practicum III (2)

Elect one specialization

(2 courses = 6 credits)

In addition to the completion of the aforementioned courses, students are required to take a comprehensive exam.