Couple and Family Therapy, Master of Science (M.S.)
Non-Thesis option: 45 credits
Thesis option: 51 credits
Students in the non-thesis option must complete a total of 45 credits. Students in the thesis option must complete 51 credits including six credits of FMSC799, and successfully pass the written and oral defense of the thesis.
Supervised client contact begins in the student’s first semester. Clinical students are required to gain 400 hours of face-to-face client contact, and 250 of these hours must be relational (with couples or families). The Center for Healthy Families, the couple and family therapy clinic operated by the Department, offers the opportunity to gain these hours. Clinical students receive 100 hours of supervision, both individual and group, for their client contact hours. Supervision in the Department’s clinic is provided through a range of techniques including case discussion, one-way mirror observation, video review, co-therapy, and telephone consultation during live sessions. Students may choose to do some of their clinical work in a variety of available externship sites in the local area.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 45 | |
| SPHL600 | Foundations of Public Health | 3 |
| FMSC640 | Family Therapy: Theory and Techniques | 3 |
| FMSC650 | Ethical, Legal, and Professional Principles in Couple and Family Therapy | 3 |
| FMSC658 | Supervised Clinical Practice in Couple and Family Therapy | 9 |
| FMSC610 | Research Methods in Family Science | 3 |
| FMSC651 | Treatment of Emotional and Mental Disorders in the Family Context | 3 |
| FMSC745 | Diversity and Social Justice In Couple and Family Therapy | 3 |
| FMSC645 | Sexuality: Issues in Family Therapy and Service Delivery | 3 |
| FMSC654 | Clinical Marriage and Family Therapy Practice | 3 |
| FMSC641 | Couples Therapy, Theory, and Techniques | 3 |
| FMSC642 | Individual and Family Development Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| FMSC652 | Psychopathology and Diagnosis in Family Systems | 3 |
| FMSC653 | Advanced Application of CFT Models and Techniques | 3 |
| Thesis Option | 51 | |
| Students who elect to qualify for licensure to practice in the State of Maryland must complete 60 credits. Therefore, students who are interested in completing the thesis option must complete 6 credits of FMSC799 and 9 credits from the list of electives below. Students who elect to complete the non-thesis option must complete 15 credits from the list of electives below for a total of 60 credits. | ||
Other courses with permission of program director | ||
| Master's Thesis Research | ||
| Electives (Optional) | ||
| FMSC630 | Family Therapy with Children and Adolescents | 3 |
| FMSC631 | Trauma & Addiction in Family Life | 3 |
| FMSC632 | Testing and Assessment in Couple and Family Therapy | 3 |
| FMSC635 | Relational therapy with Gender and Sexual Minorities | 3 |
| FMSC460 | Violence in Families | 3 |