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COURSESP.G. DIPLOMA IN COUNSELLING AND FAMILY THERAPY

DIPLOMA IN FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION

A unique multidisciplinary compressed semester program where students are required to attend classes two times in two years at the UIM-FRTI, Bangalore. The online classes will be mostly on Saturdays between 7-11 am, from September 2025 to April 2027. It will be planned and announced well in advance.

Basic Qualification: Any undergraduate degree from a recognized university

Course Duration: 2 years


SCHEDULE OF PHYSICAL CLASSES AT UIM-FRTI, BANGALORE

  • 1st year: 2 weeks in Aug 2025
  • 2nd year: 1 week in May 2027

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Demonstrate mastery in individual, marriage, and family counseling techniques, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), child-centered therapy, and trauma-informed interventions, while effectively addressing both conscious and unconscious factors influencing relational dynamics.

  • Integrate faith, theology, and psychological theory to form a coherent and ethical approach to counseling that is both spiritually sensitive and clinically grounded, with a strong foundation in biblical interpretation, theology of marriage and family, and spiritual formation.

  • Develop and carry out ethically sound counseling framework using evidence based culturally competent methods for individuals, couples, and families.

  1. Family Life and Spirituality
  2. Human Growth and Development
  3. Research Methodology
  4. Theology of Family & Marriage
  5. Introduction to Basic Counseling skills
  6. Parental Counseling
  7. Introduction To Family & Marriage Counselling
  8. Integration of faith and psychology
  9. Individual Counseling Skills
  10. Bible Survey *
  11. Parental Counseling
  12. Counseling families with special needs

*Exempted for MLCU students

1st year 1st instalment:

₹30,000

2nd instalment:

₹30,000

Total

₹60,000

2nd year 1st instalment:

₹37,000

Total

₹37,000

TOTAL FEES: (Inclusive of graduation fees)

₹97,000


1st year Tuition fees:

₹40,000

Library and Study Materials:

₹5,000

Online Charges:

₹5,000

Personal Counseling Charges:

₹5,000

Counseling Supervision

₹5,000

Total

₹60,000

2nd year Tuition fees:

₹22,000

Library and Study Materials:

₹5,000

Online class charges:

₹5,000

Graduation fees:

₹5,000

Total

₹37,000

TOTAL FEES: (Inclusive of graduation fees)

₹97,000


ACCREDITATION CHARGES

For MLCU endorsement of the transcript,
₹10,000 additional, payable to MLCU
For ATA endorsement of the transcript,
₹5,000 additional, payable to UIM- FRTI

BANK DETAILS FOR PAYMENTS OF FEES

Account Name: UIM Educational Trust Bank 
A/c No: 233105000361
IFSC Code: ICIC0002331
Bank: ICICI Bank (Hennur Road Branch)
DAY-SCHOLARS
CAFETERIA
Cafeteria fees ₹3,120 x 2 Residential Sessions ₹6,240/-
Total

₹6,240/-

RESIDENTIAL STUDENTS
CAFETERIA
Cafeteria (₹530 x 12 days) (No calculation for Sundays) ₹6,360 x 2 Residential Sessions per year ₹12,720/-
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation (₹400 x 13) ₹5,200 x 2 Residential Sessions ₹10,400/-
Total

₹23,120/-

UIM LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS:

A/c Name Urban India Ministries (UIM)
A/c No 233101000216
IFSC ICIC0002331
Bank ICICI Bank Ltd.
Branch Hennur Road