Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy 18 months Postgraduate Programme By The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Programme Aims

The emphasis of this programme is on “scholarship in practice” in both teaching and learning, and on the development of reflective and competent practitioners who can work with individuals, couples or families. Students are encouraged to enhance their ability to recognise the complexity and inter-connectedness of the problems and issues that confront people; to reflect upon and draw implications from the social, economic and political contexts that influence human-service practitioners and their clients with individual, marital and family problems; to relate family-centred practice theories and systems therapy to their own practice; and to develop personalised professional styles.

Characteristics

This programme is designed for practising social workers and related human-service professionals who are interested in working with individuals, couples and families. The programme is offered on a mixed-mode basis, with the majority of its subjects being taught on weekday evenings. 

Students who enrol in the 30-credit programme can take either an additional 13 credits (3 credits of coursework and 10 credits of clinical training) and prepare themselves to apply for Clinical Membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), or complete 21 credits and exit with a Postgraduate Diploma. 

This programme is offered within the Postgraduate Scheme in Applied Social Sciences. Its configuration of multiple subjects means it is a unique form postgraduate training in applied social sciences in Hong Kong. Allowing students from different specialisms to take subjects from the same pool of electives is important for enhancing their competence to learn and practice in a multidisciplinary context, which are characteristics of a well-rounded professional. 

Students are equipped with the knowledge that is necessary to make integrative links between classroom learning and practice in the field.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Programme Aims

The emphasis of this programme is on “scholarship in practice” in both teaching and learning, and on the development of reflective and competent practitioners who can work with individuals, couples or families. Students are encouraged to enhance their ability to recognise the complexity and inter-connectedness of the problems and issues that confront people; to reflect upon and draw implications from the social, economic and political contexts that influence human-service practitioners and their clients with individual, marital and family problems; to relate family-centred practice theories and systems therapy to their own practice; and to develop personalised professional styles.

Characteristics

This programme is designed for practising social workers and related human-service professionals who are interested in working with individuals, couples and families. The programme is offered on a mixed-mode basis, with the majority of its subjects being taught on weekday evenings. 

Students who enrol in the 30-credit programme can take either an additional 13 credits (3 credits of coursework and 10 credits of clinical training) and prepare themselves to apply for Clinical Membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), or complete 21 credits and exit with a Postgraduate Diploma. 

This programme is offered within the Postgraduate Scheme in Applied Social Sciences. Its configuration of multiple subjects means it is a unique form postgraduate training in applied social sciences in Hong Kong. Allowing students from different specialisms to take subjects from the same pool of electives is important for enhancing their competence to learn and practice in a multidisciplinary context, which are characteristics of a well-rounded professional. 

Students are equipped with the knowledge that is necessary to make integrative links between classroom learning and practice in the field.

Admission Requirements

6+
80+
  • A Bachelor's degree in any discipline. Degrees in a related discipline and relevant work experience are desirable.
If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to fulfil the University’s minimum English language requirement for admission purpose. Please refer to the "Admission Requirements" section for details.

1.5 Years
Sep

International
884 USD

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