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 Seminar (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.