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The Master of Couple and Family Therapy (MCFT) is a 2 year part-time program offered through the School of Social Sciences and International Studies in partnership with the Australian Institute of Relationship Studies (AIRS), the training division of Relationship Australia. Please note that students enrol in Year 1 at AIRS and in Year 2 at UNSW. Applicants would need to lodge a separate special application for admission to Year 1 (AIRS). This special application, along with the program brochure, can be downloaded via the School Website. The next intake for Year 1 students will be for 2010, (The next Year 2 UNSW intake will be for 2011.) Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes The Masters program is an interdisciplinary clinical training program that prepares counselling professionals for specialist practice in the field of couple and family therapy. The program of study emphasises theory and clinical studies in couple and family therapy and research issues related to this field.
Students are required to complete 6 courses (48 units of credit) over 2 years. Students complete 3 Level 1 courses (SOCF5001, SOCF5002, SOCF5003) through enrolment in the Masters Articulation Program at AIRS and are then eligible to apply for admission to the MCFT with Advanced Standing, which is awarded after completion of 3 Level 2 courses (SOCF5004, SOCF5005, SOCF5006). Students who achieve a minimum distinction-level average in the courses SOCF5001, SOCF5004 and SOCF5005 are eligible to apply to substitute the course SOCF5107 Professional Practice Research Project for SOCF5006.
Some courses are subject to prerequisite and corequisite requirements Core Courses
Year 1 Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
Note: eligible students may substitute SOCF5107, Professional Practice Research Project for SOCF5006
Please refer to Program Structure for the academic requirements relating to this program.
For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html
Admission requirements include an approved Bachelor's degree, professional training and two years professional experience in counselling.
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