Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Counseling

Key Information

Credits for Award: 40
Compulsory/Required: 38 credits
Elective: 2 credits
Min. GPA: 1.5 on a 5.0 scale
Est. Time: 2yr

Purpose of the Program

The course prepare students to understand the biblical and theological foundations of christian marriage; integrate the ethical and legal aspects of christian marriage with principles and practice of counselling; prepare students to ethically counsel individuals, couples, and families from a biblical perspective with a view to preserve the sanctity of christian marriage .

Learning Objectives

Demonstrate competence and knowledge of human psychology; behavior of individual family members, couples and how relationships within the family are affected by behaviour of an individual.

Demonstrate adequate knowledge and understanding of various aspects of the counseling skills and various levels of care that can be used to resolve conflict, create healthy boundaries and improve communication among family members.

Demonstrate sufficient understanding of family law; spiritual, emotional and physical relationships in marriage, ethical codes for Christian marriage and family counseling.

Demonstrate ability to counsel, empathise and aid the couple and the family when stressed by lack of communication and other factors.

Demonstrate ability to assess cases and create a safe and non-judgmental environment where clients can explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences and develop coping skills for their challenges.

Demonstrate ability to carry out research and publish findings that may be of value in the field of Christian marriage and family counseling.

Presentar una tesina/tesis (dependiendo de la terminología de su país).

Admissions Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in theology, pastoral theology, pastoral studies or related discipline with a second class upper division obtained from a university or institution accredited by the applicant country’s ministry of education and all necessary regulatory authorities. Candidates with less certification can also apply and will be accessed on merit.

Curriculum & Courses

Course Code	Title	Unit	Status
FFT 601	Systematic Theology (Bibliology & Theology Proper, Angelology and Demonology, Harmatiology and Anthropology, Ecclesiology and Soteriology)	3	Required
FFC 601	Christian Ethic and Leadership	3	Required
FFC 602	Theological Foundation of Counselling and Application to Marriage and Family Counselling	3	Compulsory
FFC 603	Legal Issues in Ethics and Counselling	3	Compulsory
FFC 604	Human Growth and Development Psychology	3	Required
FFC 605	Cognitive Therapy	3	Required
FFC 606	Conflict Resolution	3	Elective
FFC 607	Human Sexuality	3	Compulsory
FFC 608	Advanced Theory of Counselling and Application to Marriage and Family Counselling	3	Compulsory
FFC 609	Multicultural Setting	3	Compulsory
FFC 610	Crisis, Trauma and Disorder Counseling	3	Compulsory
FFT 610	Advanced Studies in Five Fold Ministry	3	Required
FFC 611	Children, Adolescent and Addictive Counselling	3	Compulsory
FFT 612	Seminar	4	Compulsory
FFT 613	Dissertation	6	Compulsory
	TOTAL	49