Program Overview

Master in Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (Top-Up Degree)

The Master in Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (Top-Up Degree) is a postgraduate program designed for individuals who have already completed a recognized Postgraduate Diploma in Family Therapy. This top-up degree provides students with the opportunity to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to become qualified family and systemic therapists.

Program Overview

The program is offered on a part-time basis, with a duration of four semesters (60 ECTS). The mode of study is part-time evening, with some occasional daytime classes. The program aims to train students to learn and apply a range of therapeutic approaches based on systemic principles, with families, couples, and individuals.

Program Objectives

The program objectives include:

• Learning and applying a range of therapeutic approaches based on systemic principles
• Learning about models for conceptualizing presenting problems and specific skills for conducting systemic psychotherapy
• Learning the core topics and concepts in systemic thinking

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements include:

• A recognized Postgraduate Diploma in Family Therapy
• Satisfaction of the Board of Studies that the applicant has reached the academic standard required to follow the course with profit
• Demonstration of necessary aptitude and disposition to follow the course with profit, measured through:
  • Role play and group discussion
  • An extended personal interview conducted by a board appointed for the purpose
• Applicants who obtain less than 60% for the professional aptitude and disposition criterion shall automatically not be admitted into the course

Selection Criteria

When the number of applicants exceeds the number of available places, applicants are selected according to the following criteria:

• Degree type and classification (20%)
• Work experience (10%)
• Reference letters (5%)
• Aptitude and disposition (65%)

Tuition Fees

The total tuition fees for non-EU applicants are Eur 13,400, payable in two installments: Eur 6,700 in Year 1 and Eur 6,700 in Year 2.

Career Opportunities

The program enhances opportunities for employment as a family therapist in different contexts and provides a professional status. It also enhances the ability to understand different relationships, meanings, beliefs, and dynamics across various systems.

Program Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Acquire an understanding of the entire family therapeutic process from referral to termination
• Understand in greater depth the areas of gender, culture, sexual orientation, and how these impact the therapeutic process
• Apply systemic skills to a variety of work settings within the public sector
• Offer systemic consultations to organizations
• Possess the necessary research skills to plan, conduct, and report on a piece of quantitative or qualitative research
• Critically review a range of published research studies and reflect on the way research findings can be utilized in clinical work
• Apply learning to work contexts
• Work as family therapists
• Work well in a reflexive manner
• Develop an awareness of how their own experiences affect their work with clients