MA in Marriage and Family Studies

Core courses (required 30 credits or 50 ECTS)

• MAFT 511 Introduction to Marriage and Family Studies (3 credits)
• MAFT 514 Psychopathology (3 credits)
• MAFT 516 Christian Perspectives on the Helping Profession (3 credits)
• MAFT 523 Human Growth and Development (3 credits)
• MAFT 531 Systems Theory (3 credits)
• MAFT 533 Human Sexuality (3 credits)
• MAFT 541 Family Stress and Resilience (3 credits)
• MAFT 543 Personality Theory (3 credits)
• MAFT 547 Cultural Contexts in Clinical Practice (3 credits)
• MAFT 555 Research Methods in Relationship Science (3 credits)

Elective Courses (choose four courses from the following – 12 credits or 20 ECTS)

• MAFT 510 Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Family Therapy (3 credits)
• MAFT 522 Traditional and Systematic Therapies (3 credits)
• COUN 520 Counseling Theories and Techniques (3 credits)
• COUN 561 Counseling Children and Adolescents: Developmental Issues and Interventions (3 credits)
• COUN 548 Supervision I and II (2x3 credits)

Thesis (12 credits or 20 ECTS)

• COUN 598 Thesis Portfolio (3 credits or 5 ECTS), Directed Study
• COUN 599 Master’s Thesis (9 credits or 15 ECTS)

Total Credit Hours Required: 54 credits or 90 ECTS
The German accreditation agency ‘evalag’ has accredited a slightly extended version with 14 courses plus a thesis. The total number of ECTS credits is 90 ECTS and extends over three years of part-time studies since the legal maximum of ECTS a part-time student may take in Germany is 15 per semester.