Graduate Committee
Dr. Mark Shriver (Chair and Program Director), Dr. Brenda Bassingthwaite, Dr. Regina Carroll, Dr. Tara Fahmie, Dr. Sarah Frampton, Dr. Mary Halbur, Dr. Bethany Hanssen, Dr. Sara Kupzyk, Dr. Cynthia Livingston, Dr. Catalina Rey, and Dr. Nicole Rodriguez
The Applied Behavior Analysis MS Program mission is to graduate students who have met high levels of academic excellence in clinical and research skills in behavior analysis. The ABA Program trains students to provide person-centered, culturally responsive, and collaborative services for individuals across the lifespan, including those with neurodevelopmental disabilities, to promote behavioral health outcomes. Students who complete the program will be eligible to sit for the examination administered by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board® [www.BACB.com] for certification as Board Certified Behavior Analysts® (BCBA®). Students in the program complete 51-54 credit hours to earn a Master of Science Degree in Psychology. The Master of Science - ABA Program typically takes two years of full-time study to complete.
MS Curriculum
All students must complete the required courses, and practicum experience, which include the Behavior Analyst Certification Board requirements to sit for the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) exam. Students are required to complete a Research other than Thesis project (MMI 896). Students may choose to complete a Thesis (MMI 899) instead of Research other than Thesis with approval of their advisor and committee but need to be aware that once Thesis path is approved in their program of study, they may not switch back to Research other than Thesis and there are different graduation deadline requirements for Thesis students than for non-Thesis students that they are required to follow to successfully graduate.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED COURSES | ||
| MMI 813 | APPLICATIONS OF STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| MMI 855 | PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS | 3 |
| MMI 857 | BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS AND INTERVENTION | 3 |
| MMI 870 | ETHICS AND LAW FOR PSYCHOLOGY AND APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS | 3 |
| MMI 904 | PROSEMINAR: LEARNING | 3 |
| MMI 905 | APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN EDUCATION | 3 |
| MMI 910 | SMALL-N RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES | 3 |
| MMI 914 | ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS | 3 |
| MMI 947 | PRACTICUM IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS | 1-6 |
| MMI 957 | CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (Experimental Analysis of Behavior) | 3 |
| PSYC 9150 | (Experimental Analysis of Behavior. This course is offered at the University of Nebraska - Omaha) | 3 |
| PSYC 9160 | (Behavior Analytic Approaches to Organizational Change and Human Performance Improvement. This course is offered at the University of Nebraska - Omaha) | 3 |
| PSYC 9560 | (Proseminar: Developmental Psychology. This course is offered at the University of Nebraska - Omaha) | 3 |
| One of the following: | ||
| MMI 899 | MASTERS THESIS | 1-9 |
| MMI 896 | RESEARCH OTHER THAN THESIS | 1-3 |