ACTS Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy
About Degree | Admission Requirements | Courses | Course Outline
Degree Completion: 68 (*Thesis Track 74) Semester Hours
| Prerequisites | |||
| Psychology | Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | |||
| Development Psychology | |||
| Theories of Personality | |||
| Foundational Skills in Counselling | |||
| Brain & Behavior or Cognitive Process | |||
| Bible & Theology | BIE 500 | Introduction to the Bible | |
| THS 540 | Introduction to Theology | ||
| Research Foundations | 1 | RES 500 | Research Strategies |
| Counselling Studies (32 Semester Hours): | |||
| 3 | MFT 552 | Marriage and Family Therapy Theories | |
| 3 | MFT 553 | Advanced Skills in Marriage and Family Therapy | |
| 3 | MFT 580 | Psychopathology | |
| 3 | *Choose either MTF 582 or MFT 584: | ||
| MFT 582 | Statistics and Research Evaluation | ||
| MFT 584 | Advanced Statistics | ||
| 2 | MFT 630 | Counselling Diverse Populations | |
| 3 | MFT 660 | Marriage and Family Therapy I | |
| 3 | MFT 661 | Group Counselling | |
| 3 | MFT 664 | Ethics and Professional Issues | |
| 3 | MFT 670 | Marriage and Family Therapy II | |
| 3 | MFT 682 | Family Life Cycle and Child and Adolescent Therapy | |
| 3 | MFT 683 | Adult Human Development | |
| 0 | MFT 697 | Comprehensive Exam | |
| 32 | |||
| Biblical Studies (7 Semester Hours): | |||
| 3 | BIE 505 | Biblical Hermeneutics | |
| 2 | BIE ___ | Old Testament Elective | |
| 2 | BIE ___ | New Testament Elective | |
| 7 | |||
| Theological Studies (13 Semester Hours): | |||
| 1 | PTH 510 | Spiritual Formation I | |
| 1 | PTH 511 | Spiritual Formation II | |
| 2 | PTH 660 | Spiritual Resources in Marriage & Family Therapy | |
| 3 | THS 571 | Introduction to Believers' Church Theology | |
| 3 | THS 648 | Theological Issues in Counselling | |
| 3 | THS ___ | Upper Level THS Elective | |
| 13 | |||
| Family Therapy Electives (5 Semester Hours): | |||
| (must include one of MFT 502, 674, 675) | 2 or 3 | MFT 502 | Gottman Method Couples Therapy |
| 2 or 3 | MFT 674 | Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy | |
| 2 or 3 | MFT 675 | Satir Family Therapy | |
| 3 | MFT 681 | Addictions Counselling | |
| 2 or 3 | MFT ___ | Marriage & Family Therapy Elective | |
| 3 | MFT 585 | *Research Design (Thesis Track) | |
| 5 | |||
| Supervised Practice (11 Semester Hours:) | |||
| 3 | MFT 590 | Practicum | |
| 2 | MFT 691 | Counselling Internship I | |
| 2 | MFT 692 | Counselling Internship II | |
| 2 | MFT 693 | Counselling Internship III | |
| 2 | MFT 694 | Counselling Internship IV | |
| 11 | |||
| *Thesis Track Requirements (6 Semester Hours): | |||
| 3 | MFT 751 | Marriage & Family Therapy Thesis I | |
| 3 | MFT 752 | Marriage & Family Therapy Thesis II | |
| 0 | MFT 753 | Marriage & Family Therapy Thesis Continuing Status | |
| 6 | |||
