The Psychology Department offers courses leading to the Master of Science with a major in applied psychology. Included in the curriculum is a broad range of theoretical, methodological, and applied courses. The major emphases of the program are clinical behavior analysis and general behavior analysis. The graduate of the program is prepared to assess the needs of individuals, to assist those individuals in acquiring skills to maximize their capabilities, to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, and to teach other service providers techniques for assessment, training, and evaluation. Behavior Analysis program offers academic and professional training in applied behavior analysis, behavior modification, and behavioral research.
Students have the opportunity to engage in internships and research in a variety of settings.
The area of Experimental Analysis of Behavior functions within the Department of Psychology to provide instruction and training, and to conduct research, in the sub-areas of experimental and applied behavior analysis. It has had a long history of involvement in behavior analysis. Willard F. Day founded and edited the journal Behaviorism here. The Master of Science degree program began in 1989. The Center became the Department of Behavior Analysis in 1996.