Coursework for MA in MFT, Irvine

Class Schedule

Classes are typically held in the evenings so students can work during the day. Day classes are also generally held for students who wish to attend during the day. The program operates on a semester system, with 16 week semesters starting in September, January, and a shortened summer semester starting in May.

Students in the MFT program have the opportunity to complete any or all of the thrst three semesters of the program in Mexico City through the MFT Mexico City Satellite program, which includes a summer semester of Spanish Language and Cultural Immersion in Mexico City. Students may also elect to earn a Certificate in Latin American Family Therapy.

General Requirements

The Practicum Program includes 500 hours of direct client contact, 250 with couples or families; students receive at least 100 hours of individual and group supervision, at least 50 hours of which are based on direct observation or videotape.  During the program, the student must supplement his or her academic and clinical work with 50 hours of professional development activities. These include approved workshops, colloquia, and seminars. Students must include 10 hours of human sexuality training as part of these activities.  Twenty-five of these hours may involve personal counseling or psychotherapy with a licensed person who is not full-time faculty at Alliant.

Degree Requirements: 51 units

Courses are three semester units unless otherwise indicated.

PSY 6303 Group Therapy (2.5 units)
PSY 6308 Interviewing Techniques (2 units)
PSY 6309 Interviewing Techniques Lab (.5 unit)
PSY 6310 MFT Law and Ethics
PSY 6311 Introduction to Psychopathology
PSY 6312 MFT Theories (4 units)
PSY 6313 MFT Techniques
PSY 6317 Parent-Child Therapy
PSY 6323 MFT Techniques Lab (1 unit)
PSY 6326 Diversity and the Family
PSY 6328 Individual and Family Life Cycle
PSY 7156 Psychopharmacology (2 units)
PSY 7302 MFT Research Methods
PSY 7311 Couples Therapy
PSY 7312 Sex Therapy (1 unit)
PSY 7314 MFT Assessment
PSY 7330 Chemical Dependency and the Family (2 units)
PSY 7360 MFT Practicum (Repeated 3 times for a total of 9 units)