2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Marriage and Family Therapy, M.A.

Program Description

Marriage and Family Therapy is a professional training program designed to prepare students for licensure as a marriage and family therapist in New Jersey. The program includes a two-term practicum and focuses on understanding the varied religious, ethnic, cultural, and national characteristics of marriage and family therapists' clientele.

Prerequisites

In addition to the University’s admission requirements:

  • 12 credits in the Behavioral Sciences (at least six of which are in psychology including General Psychology) (These courses may be taken as co-requisites)

Degree Requirements

  • 63 Credits
  • 500 Clinical Hours - Students accrued the clinical contact hours by providing individual/couple/family therapies through their internship
  • 100 Supervision Hours - Students receive at least 100 hours of systemic supervision from AAMFT Approved Supervisors.
  • Comprehensive Exam - Students should take the comprehensive exam in their last semester of the master's program. Marriage and Family Therapy students should transcribe a video or audio-taped session that is approximately 50-60 minutes long and follow the instructions provided by the academic department.

Required Courses 57

PSY 5020APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS AND INQUIRY

3

PSY 5040HUMAN SEXUALITY AND GENDER

3

PSY 5130HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE-SPAN

3

PSY 5210PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY, LAW; ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

3

PSY 5500SELF OF THE THERAPIST: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

3

PSY 5530ADVANCED ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

PSY 5611SOCIAL JUSTICE & DIVERSITY IN MFT

3

PSY 5720FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORIES AND TECHNIQUES

3

PSY 5740CLINICAL AND GROUP PRACTICE IN FAMILY THERAPY

3

PSY 5760TREATMENT ISSUES IN COUPLES AND FAMILY THERAPY

3

PSY 5780FOUNDATIONS OF FAMILY THERAPY

3

PSY 5790SYSTEMIC SEX THERAPY

3

PSY 6600LEGAL, ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY

3

PSY 6610HUMAN DIVERSITY IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY

3

PSY 6620PRACTICUM IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY

3

PSY 6630PRACTICUM IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY 1

3

PSY 6730CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY

3

PSY 6750TRAUMA: FAMILIES IN CRISIS

3

Elective Courses 6

PSY 5800PRE-PRACTICUM I IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY

3

PSY 5890PRE-PRACTICUM II IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY

3

Thesis Option 6

PSY 5910 and PSY 5920 are required for the Thesis Option Only.

PSY 5910RESEARCH METHODS SEMINAR

3

PSY 5920THESIS SEMINAR

3

Total Credit Hours: 63-69