Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
Liberty University

Program Details

Liberty University offers an online Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy degree program. The flexible learning format delivers a valuable degree option to busy professionals fulfilling obligations to careers, family and faith.

The field of family counseling is a concentration of psychotherapy that works with families and couples to nurture a change and develop strategies for future issues. Marriage and Family therapy is a function of the interactions between family members and how well change is accepted to resolve conflict and resolve issues. The coursework emphasizes the family relationship as an important factor in the psychological health of individual family members. The Marriage and Family Therapy curriculum focuses on the idea of faith and proper training can often benefit clients in a variety of categories. The skills of a well prepared and trained family therapist exemplifies the abilities to influence meetings and conversations in a way that reveals the strengths, wisdom, and support of the counseling profession.

The Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy degree is designed to master the understanding of human behavior within the institution of marriage and the influences on family life. Students of the program will build on already laid foundations of counseling techniques by developing the relevant faith and communication skills needed for achieving goals within conflict resolution and marital counseling. The 60-credit-hour program uses the core courses when teaching topics of psychology, communications and group dynamics while adding the critical counseling methods in areas of faith, conflict prevention and positivity, interpersonal communication and multi-cultural issues while evaluating trends in the counseling fields.

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School Accreditation & Licensing

Liberty University is accredited by:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges is the regional accrediting body for southern states.

Program Requirements & Restrictions

Minimum Education

Bachelor Degree

Recommended GPA

2.7 or above (4.0 scale)

Admission Tests

Proof of English Language Proficiency (International Students)

Application Requirements

Official College Transcript(s), Recommendation/Reference Letter(s), Statement of Purpose/Intent

Additional Info

  • This degree requires two on-campus intensives.