
Overview
The Couple and Family Therapy degree offered by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas , also qualifies students to apply for licensure in the state of Nevada and sit for the national MFT licensing exam.
Learning Objectives
The MFT Program at UNLV is designed to achieve several Educational Outcomes. Decisions we make as a faculty about the direction of a program are generally tied to developing better ways to measure the outcomes, achieve the outcomes, and revise the program with consideration to supporting the Educational Outcomes. In short, these outcomes uniquely distinguish UNLV’s MFT Program from any other. It is important that you acquaint yourself with these outcomes.
Career Possibilities
With a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, plus post-degree training and supervision you can become:
- Licensed as a marriage and family therapist.
- Certified as a family therapy supervisor.
- A marriage and family therapy researcher.
- An instructor of marriage and family therapy.
- A clinician in an agency setting.
- A private practitioner of marriage and family therapy.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Sexual Issues in Marriage and Family Therapy
- Counseling Across the Lifespan
- Diversity in Couple and Family Therapy
- Substance Abuse in Couple and Family Therapy
- Family Dynamics
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Duration
- Full-time
- 18 months
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General requirements
- The master's degree program requires that applicants apply for admission to the Graduate College, as well as to the Department of Couple and Family Therapy as Applicants must provide official transcripts of all college level coursework. In addition, applicants are required to submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores on both the Verbal and Quantitative sections of the general test. While there is no minimum GRE score for admission, students accepted into the program typically score 150 (verbal) and 141 (quantitative). We will accept scores from both the old and new test. (Note: the GRE must be taken by applicants within the last five years).
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International
23411 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 23411 USD per year during 18 months. -
National
23411 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 23411 USD per year during 18 months. -
In-State
6869 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6869 USD per year during 18 months.
Living costs for Las Vegas
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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