Courses focus on individual and family development, evidence-based clinical practices, social justice frameworks, and research methods.?

The at students also complete a thesis. Training includes practica and internships with live supervision in the CSU Center for Family and Couple Therapy as well as Campus Connections: Therapeutic Mentoring At Risk Youth and other clinical programs.?

MFT graduates go on to work as therapists in private practice or at for-profit and non-profit mental health agencies. Some students enter doctoral programs upon graduation, including CSU's Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Science.