Human Development and Family Science: Marriage and Family Therapy, MS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Thesis Option
Total Hours: 60
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| AREA I. Theoretical Foundations | ||
| HDFS 5613 | Theoretical Models of Marriage and Family Therapy | 3 |
| HDFS 5623 | Systems Theory and Applications to the Family | 3 |
| AREA II. Clinical Practice | ||
| HDFS 5603 | Pre-Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy: Counseling Skills | 3 |
| HDFS 5633 | Couples Treatment in Marriage and Family Therapy | 3 |
| HDFS 5643 | Child and Adolescent Treatment in Marriage and Family Therapy | 3 |
| HDFS 5653 | Systemic Approaches to Psychopathology and Psychopharmacology | 3 |
| AREA III. Individual Development and Family Relations | ||
| HDFS 5213 | Lifespan Development | 3 |
| HDFS 5523 | Family Theory | 3 |
| HDFS 5543 | Family Crisis and Trauma | 3 |
| HDFS 5583 | Intimate Relationships and Sexuality across the Lifespan | 3 |
| AREA IV. Professional Identity and Ethics | ||
| HDFS 5663 | Professionalism and Ethics in Marriage and Family Therapy | 3 |
| Standard Curriculum Clinical Experience Requirements | ||
| (minimum of 15 hours) | ||
| HDFS 5690 | Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum (Minimum of 15 months of practicum experience required and a minimum of 400 client contact hours.) 1 | 15 |
| AREA V. Research | ||
| HDFS 5123 | Research Methods and Design in HDFS | 3 |
| Area VI. Additional Learning | ||
| All students are required to complete either thesis (6 hours of HDFS 5000 Masters Research and an advisor-approved statistics/research methods course) or complete a creative component (HDFS 5160) and six additional hours of elective courses. | ||
| HDFS 5000 | Master's Thesis | 6 |
| Select 3 hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Statistical Methods in Education | ||
| Statistics for Experimenters I | ||
Committee-approved equivalent | ||
| Total Hours | 60 | |
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Total hours for HDFS 5690 can range from 15-18. Any hours beyond 15 for this course increase the total hours required for this degree.
Non-Thesis Option
Total Hours: 60
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| AREA I. Theoretical Foundations | ||
| HDFS 5613 | Theoretical Models of Marriage and Family Therapy | 3 |
| HDFS 5623 | Systems Theory and Applications to the Family | 3 |
| AREA II. Clinical Practice | ||
| HDFS 5603 | Pre-Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy: Counseling Skills | 3 |
| HDFS 5633 | Couples Treatment in Marriage and Family Therapy | 3 |
| HDFS 5643 | Child and Adolescent Treatment in Marriage and Family Therapy | 3 |
| HDFS 5653 | Systemic Approaches to Psychopathology and Psychopharmacology | 3 |
| AREA III. Individual Development and Family Relations | ||
| HDFS 5213 | Lifespan Development | 3 |
| HDFS 5523 | Family Theory | 3 |
| HDFS 5543 | Family Crisis and Trauma | 3 |
| HDFS 5583 | Intimate Relationships and Sexuality across the Lifespan | 3 |
| AREA IV. Professional Identity and Ethics | ||
| HDFS 5663 | Professionalism and Ethics in Marriage and Family Therapy | 3 |
| Standard Curriculum Clinical Experience Requirements | ||
| (minimum of 15 hours) | ||
| HDFS 5690 | Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum (Minimum of 15 months of practicum experience required and a minimum of 400 client contact hours.) 1 | 15 |
| AREA V. Research | ||
| HDFS 5123 | Research Methods and Design in HDFS | 3 |
| Area VI. Additional Learning | ||
| All students are required to complete either thesis (6 hours of HDFS 5000 Masters Research and an advisor-approved statistics/research methods course) or complete a creative component (HDFS 5160) and six additional hours of elective courses. | ||
| HDFS 5160 | Master's Creative Component | 3 |
| Select two 3-credit hours courses of advisor-approved electives. | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
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Total hours for HDFS 5690 can range from 15-18. Any hours beyond 18 for this course increase the total hours required for this degree.
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