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Required Course Sequence

As part of the MFT Department admission, all students agree to adhere to the program's Class Sequence. The program organizes the curriculum to ensure that fundamental courses address foundational knowledge, and subsequent coursework is dependent on the prerequisite semester's experience. Failure to take classes in sequence may delay admission into Practica and or graduation. Under exceptional circumstances, students permitted to attend the program part-time accept that their expected graduation date will differ from the established study plan. 


MFT Program Degree Roadmap
3-Year Course Sequence


YEAR 1
SEMESTER ONE:SEMESTER TWO:
CourseTitleUnitsCourseTitleUnits
MFT 515Pre-practicum I: Introduction to Therapy Skills2MFT 525Pre-practicum II: Advanced Therapy Skills2
MFT 560Life Span, Family Development & Aging3MFT 572Theories and Techniques of Marital Family Therapy II3
MFT 570Theories and Techniques of Marital and Family Therapy I3MFT 583Research Methods in Marital Family Therapy3
MFT 584Law, Ethics and Professional Practices3MFT 565Assessment in Mental Health Treatment3

YEAR 2
SEMESTER THREE:SEMESTER FOUR:
CourseTitleUnitsCourseTitleUnits
MFT 575Relational Therapy & Human Sexuality3MFT 530Community Mental Health3
MFT 578Treatment Approaches with Children and Adolescents3MFT 566Mental Health, Diagnosis & Systemic Therapy3
MFT 580Sociocultural Diversity and Marginalized Communities3MFT 582Psychopharmacology and Mental Health Treatment3
MFT 596Practicum: MFT Traineeship3MFT 596Practicum: MFT Traineeship3

SUMMER:
CourseTitleUnits
**MFT 596Practicum: MFT Traineeship3

YEAR 3
SEMESTER FIVE:SEMESTER SIX:
CourseTitleUnitsCourseTitleUnits
MFT 520Group Therapy3MFT 586Current Issues in Marital Family Therapy3
MFT 585Treatment of Substance Use, Addiction, and Dependence3MFT 596Practicum: MFT Traineeship3
MFT 588Treatment of Trauma with Individuals, Couples and Families3MFT 589Advanced Therapeutic Approaches and Application2
MFT 596Practicum: MFT Traineeship3MFT 599Comprehensive Exam1

Electives
CourseTitleUnits
*MFT 400Foundations in MFT3
*MFT 590Career Counseling3

*Does not count as part of the required 64 units for M.S. degree 

** Course is not required in the summer term but must be taken if a student is involved in traineeship in the Summer. Students can take traineeship in the Summer only after completing a year in the program. 

The MFT Program Curriculum Map provides a flow chart for the program's courses, outlined by semester with associated educational outcomes.

Proficiency-Based Curricular/Clinical Skill
Development
I (Introductory),
D (Developed),
P (Proficiency: Final
Summative Assessment)		Program Outcome
Upon completion of courses in the M.S. in MFT, students will be able to:
PLO 1PLO 2PLO 3PLO 4
SLO 1SLO 2SLO 3SLO 4SLO 5
*Knowledge/ Research*Diversity*Ethics*Practice
Semester 1
1. MFT 515: Pre-practicum I: Introduction to Therapy SkillsIII

2. MFT 560: Life Span, Family Development and Aging

II
3. MFT 570: Theories and Techniques of Marital and Family Therapy IIIII
4. MFT 584: Law,
Ethics and Professional
Practices		III
Semester 2
5. MFT 525: Pre-practicum II: Advanced Therapy SkillIII
6. MFT 572: Theories and Techniques of Marital Family Therapy IIII
7. MFT 583:
Research Methods
in Marital Family
Therapy		I

8. MFT 566: Mental Health, Diagnosis, and Systemic Treatment

III
Semester 3
9. MFT 575: Relational
Therapy: Treatment of
Couples and Partners		DDD
10. MFT 578: Treatment Approaches
with Children and
Adolescents		DDD
11. MFT 580: Sociocultural
Diversity and
Marginalized
Communities		DDDD
Semester 4
12. MFT 530: Community Mental HealthDD
13. MFT 565: Assessment in Mental Health TreatmentDD
14. MFT 582: Psychopharmacology and Mental Health TreatmentD
Semester 5
15. MFT 520:
Group Therapy		DDD
16. MFT 585: Treatment of Substance Use, Addiction, and DependenceDDD
17. MFT 588: Treatment of Trauma with Individuals, Couples, and FamiliesDDD
Semester 6
18. MFT 586:
Current Issues in
Marital Family Therapy		DDD
19. MFT 589 Advanced Therapeutic Approaches and ApplicationPPPPP
20. MFT 599: Comprehensive ExamPPP
Practicum: MFT Traineeship (Semester 3, 4, 5, *6, *Summer – as needed) 
21. MFT 596: Practicum: MFT TraineeshipD,PD,PD,PD,PD,P