Focus on marriage and family dynamics in preparation for a counseling career.

The Marriage and Family Studies degree program sets high and clear expectations, promotes active learning, and provides students with timely feedback on their progress. In addition to receiving a strong foundation in the scientific and applied traditions of marriage psychology and family psychology, students will learn about family dynamics, systems theory, and counseling strategies used by marriage psychology and family psychology researchers and therapists.

Overall, the Marriage and Family Studies degree prepares students to integrate their faith with the practice of counseling and provides a launching pad for further graduate study in marriage and family therapy. This degree will equip men and women to serve their fellow man.

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Degree Overview

Coursework in Marriage and Family Studies psychology provides much of the liberal arts foundation students will receive at HCU. It is a foundation that will prepare them for many different career fields by teaching interpersonal, analytical, and critical-thinking skills required in any professional environment. But more importantly, the marriage psychology and family psychology courses will lead students to a higher wisdom in understanding life, people and the world around them.

Psychology Degree Plan

View the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Degree Plan:

Review Marriage and Family Track requirements

See also: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology – Christian Counseling

Psychology Master's Degrees

You may also be interested in the following Christian Counseling Master's degrees:

Admission Requirements

Submit transcripts showing you achieved a high school general or advanced diploma or a GED. (Waived if you have 32 credit hours or more of transfer credit.)

Submit all transcripts from previous colleges, including additional postbaccalaureate or graduate-level coursework. Must be sent directly from the school.

For unofficial transcripts emailed to OnlineVerification@HC.edu, initial acceptance may be given; however, official transcripts must be received by your second semester.

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Become a Psychology Major at Houston Christian University

For more information about this program or its courses, please contact your program coordinator.
Leigh Kent, PhD
Leigh Kent, PhD
Online Chair, Psychology
Accreditation

Houston Christian University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, graduate and doctoral degrees.