Overview

Our Marriage and Family Therapy program from Fairfield University is dedicated to providing a learning context that fundamentally values diversity and nondiscrimination. The core curriculum, the clinical training component of the program, and the faculty and supervisors strive to address diversity, power, privilege, and social justice in all aspects of training and education.

About this Degree

Toward that end, the faculty are committed to creating an environment that welcomes and provides mentorship to a diverse student body by a diverse group of faculty, instructors, and supervisors.

Fairfield's program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). All faculty members are Approved Supervisors and Clinical Members of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and licensed in the State of Connecticut. Faculty members maintain national and international recognition in the field through:

Published works
Presentations of papers
Service on numerous professional, state, and national committees

Upon completion of the program, students may apply for associate membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). Following additional post-degree clinical experience and supervision, they may apply for clinical membership in this organization and sit for Connecticut's licensing examination.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Techniques of Narrative and Solution-Focused Therapy
Divorce, Single-Parenting, and Remarriage
Intervention in Structural and Strategic Family Therapy
Family Therapy Pre-Practicum
Advanced Interventions in Family Therapy
Research in Marriage and Family Therapy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fairfield, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Applicants for the M.A. in Marriage & Family Therapy must hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university (or the international equivalent) and give promise of meeting the standards set by the School.

You will need to provide documentation of scores on the Praxis Core, SAT, ACT, GRE, or equivalent test. If you provide your social security number to Educational Testing Services (ETS), the reported score will automatically be uploaded to your Fairfield application file. Fairfield's code is 3390.

Tuition Fees

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18800 USD / year

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18800 USD / year

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18800 USD / year

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Living costs

Fairfield

United States

1736 - 2740 USD / month

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