MFT Required Courses

San Diego - MFT

Prerequisite - ONLY for those without an undergraduate/graduate degree in psychology or related disciplines. Does not count in credits for degree program

PC500 Principles of Counseling (4)

Marital and Family Therapy Core

MF504 Theories of Marital and Family Therapy I (4)

MF504L Theories of MFT Lab I (1)

MF505 Theories of Marital and Family Therapy II (4)

MF505L Theories of MFT Lab II (1)

MF506 Individual Development and

the Family Life Cycle (4)

MF564 Individual and Family Psychopathology (4)

MF565 Dynamics of Family Process (2)

MF557 Families in Context: Gender, Class and Culture (4)

MF559 Psychological Assessment in MFT (4)

MF560 Professional and Ethical Issues in MFT (4)

MF606 Psychopharmacology and MFT (3)

MF608 Sexuality and Intimacy in Couples and Families (2)

MF655 Research Design and Evaluation in MFT (4)

MF718 Child Abuse Assessment and Intervention (1)

MF719 Substance Abuse Assessment and Intervention (2)

MF720 Domestic Violence Assessment and Intervention (2)

MF726 Aging and Long Term Care (1)

MF705 Supervised Clinical Experience I (3)

MF706 Supervised Clinical Experience II (2)

MF707 Supervised Clinical Experience III (2)

MF708 Supervised Clinical Experience IV (2)

MFT ELECTIVES

MF740 Personal Formation of the Christian Therapist (2)

MF741 Spiritual Formation in Couples and Families (2)

MF742 Therapy with Children (2)

MF743 Therapy with Adolescents (2)

MF744 Therapy with Couples (2)

MF745 Therapy with Groups (2)

MF746 Assessment and Treatment of Addictive Processes (2)

MF747 Crisis Intervention and Trauma Response (2)

Biblical, Theological and Historical Core

BI501 Hermeneutics (4)

NT501 The Gospels (4)

NT502 Acts and Pauline Letters (4)

Students will choose any 2 of 3 Old Testament classes.

OT501 Genesis - Ruth (4)

OT502 1 Samuel – Song of Songs (4)

OT503 Prophetic Books (4)

TS501 Systematic Theology I (4)

TS503 Systematic Theology III (4)

TS505 Christian Social Ethics (4)

TS755/MF755 Theology and MFT Theory: An Integrative Seminar (4)

HS650 Christian Lives in History (Biographical Survey of Church History) (4)