Program: Master of Arts in Couples and Family Therapy - Seattle University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Mar 29, 2025

2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

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Degree Requirements:

I. Clinical Theory and Practice

44 credits, including:

MCFT 5000 - Systemic Care Skills 3 credit hours
MCFT 5200 - Systemic Development 3 credit hours
MCFT 5210 - Couples and Family Therapy in a Multicultural Context 3 credit hours
MCFT 5220 - Couples and Family Therapy: Identity and Ethics 3 credit hours
MCFT 5230 - Ethics and Law in Couples and Family Therapy 1 credit hour
MCFT 5470 - Human Sexuality 3 credit hours
MCFT 5500 - Family Therapy Theories 3 credit hours
MCFT 5520 - Counseling Theory and Techniques 3 credit hours
MCFT 5530 - Intimate Partnerships 3 credit hours
MCFT 5680 - Research Methods 3 credit hours
MCFT 5690 - Research Seminar 1 credit hour
MCFT 5700 - Systemic Treatment of Addictions 3 credit hours
MCFT 5710 - Psychopathology and Diagnosis 3 credit hours
MCFT 5720 - Systemic Assessment and Conceptualization 3 credit hours
MCFT 5750 - Systems of Trauma Treatment 3 credit hours
MCFT 5760 - Systemic Child and Adolescent Treatment 3 credit hours

II. Clinical Sequence

12 credits, including:

MCFT 5550 - Clinical I 3 credit hours
MCFT 5560 - Clinical II 3 credit hours
MCFT 5570 - Clinical III 3 credit hours
MCFT 5580 - Clinical IV 3 credit hours
MCFT 5601 - Clinical Extension 1 to 3 credit hours (if needed)

Minimum credits required for degree: (56)