Overview

This Couple and Family Therapy programme offered by Drexel University prepares future scholar-practitioners to expand understanding of interpersonal relationships, household dynamics, wellbeing, and inequities affecting diverse populations. Students engage in advanced academic inquiry focused on psychotherapy, public health challenges, and family-centred approaches while contributing new knowledge through research, teaching, and professional service. The programme emphasizes the application of scientifically supported approaches to improve outcomes across diverse communities and lived experiences.

Key Facts

Candidates receive training in multiple investigative approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, translational, and community-engaged scholarship. Opportunities are available to strengthen instructional abilities, clinical competencies, scholarly dissemination, and collaborative research skills through close faculty mentorship. Graduates are prepared for careers in universities, healthcare systems, research organizations, behavioural health settings, and leadership positions addressing complex social and health-related concerns.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

CFT Clinical Research
Diverse Families and Communities: Intervention Strategies
Biostatistics
Advanced Trauma in Couple and Family Therapy: Evidence-Based Approaches and Outcomes
Couple Therapy Theory & Practice
Advanced Multicultural Considerations in Systemic Practice and Research: Theoretical Approaches
Attachment, Emotions and Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy Outcome and Process Research
Family Healthcare Policy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

112 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

Family & Consumer Science View 27 other PhDs in Family & Consumer Science in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Official transcripts must be sent directly to Drexel from all of the colleges and universities that you have attended. Please note that transcripts are required regardless of number of credits taken or if the credits were transferred to another school. An admission decision may be delayed if you do not send transcripts from all colleges and universities that you have attended.

International applicants are required to demonstrate English language proficiency by submitting scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or the Pearson Test of English (PTE) unless they meet the criteria for a waiver.

Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

32452 USD / year

≈ 32452 USD / year
Out-of-State

32452 USD / year

≈ 32452 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

32452 USD / year

≈ 32452 USD / year

Living costs

Philadelphia

United States

1313 - 2284 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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