MS Human Development and Family Studies: Marriage and Family Therapy at University of New Hampshire

Programme overview

Beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year, the M.S. Human Development and Family Studies: Marriage and Family Therapy is pausing admissions to the program. Current students will continue to have access to the same high-quality education and resources until they graduate.

Department: Human Development Family Studies | Duration: takes two years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durham, NH, United States

What you will study

Required courses include HDFS 991 Professional Issues for Family Specialists; HDFS 993 Theoretical Approaches to Human Development and Family Studies; HDFS 994 Research Seminar; HDFS 841 Marital and Family Therapy; HDFS 930 Play Therapy; HDFS 942 Advanced Systems of Marital and Family Therapy.

Career pathways

MFT program graduates learn to function as competent and ethical marriage and family therapy professionals and have a solid knowledge base of marriage and family therapy theory and research as well as clinical practice principles.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: takes two years

Apply through the official page: https://www.unh.edu/graduate-school/admissions

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