Master
of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy
(M.A.) Program
Degree
Requirements
The MA-MFT degree is conferred upon the attainment of pertinent personal and academic requirements. In addition to the general seminary requirements
outlined on pages 30-31, degree candidates must (1) give evidence of a genuine Christian character, orthodox belief, and conduct consistent with a God-given call to a position of leadership; (2) complete all courses in the prescribed M.A. curriculum with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 overall, and 3.0 in the major; (3) complete a minimum of 30 hours of personal therapy, and (4) complete a minimum of 250 practicum hours, including 150 hours of face-to-face therapy with clients.
M.A.
in Marital and Family Therapy
The courses are drawn from marital and family therapy/counseling studies (50 hours), character development studies (4 hours), biblical studies (10 hours), and theological studies (8 hours).
Spiritual and personal formation: 4 hours
SFS 501 Learning to Love God and Others (2)
MFM 500 Discovering and Developing Ministry Potential (2)Biblical literature studies: 10 hours
DBS 506 Learning to Interpret Scripture (4)
BLS 503X Interpreting New Testament II: Epistles 1 . (2)
BLS 503Y Interpreting New Testament III: Epistles 2 (2)
Choose one of the following four: (2)
BLS 501X Interpreting Old Testament I: Genesis - 2 Samuel (2)
BLS 501Y Interpreting Old Testament II: 1 Kings - Song of Solomon (2)
BLS 502X Interpreting Old Testament III: Isaiah to Malachi (2)
BLS 502Y Interpreting New Testament I: Gospels (2)Theological studies: 8 hours
THS 501 Knowing the Triune God: Theology I (4)
THS 502 Glorifying the God of our Salvation: Theology II (4)Marital and family therapy/counseling studies: 50 hours
CNS 501 Clinical Foundations: Basic Counseling Skills/Interventions (2)
CNS 502 Psychological Theory & Techniques (3)
CNS 503 Family Systems Therapy (3)
CNS 504 Psychotherapeutic Systems (2)
CNS 505 Psychopathology (3)
CNS 506 Legal and Ethical Issues (2)
CNS 507 Human Life Span Development (3)
CNS 508 Introduction to Integrative Issues (2)
CNS 509 Advanced Integration (2)
CNS 511 Marriage and Contemporary Issues (3)
CNS 512 Group Therapy (3)
CNS 513 Social & Cultural Foundations (2)
CNS 514 Research in Family Studies (2)
CNS 515 Marriage and Family Assessment (2)
CNS 517 Child & Adolescent Therapy (2)
CNS 521 Substance Abuse (2)
CNS 522 Child, Spouse, and Elder Abuse (2)
CNS 523 Human Sexuality (2)
CNS 526 Psychopharmacology (2)
CNS 530 Counseling Practicum I (2)
CNS 531 Counseling Practicum II (2)
CNS 532 Counseling Practicum III (2)Total MA-MFT program: 72 hours
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