The Master of Science degree in Behavior Analysis aims to prepare graduate students to become scientist-practitioners trained to provide high quality and impactful services for all populations benefiting from behavior analysis. Students will obtain competency in the basic principles of learning with an emphasis on treating children, youth, and adults in community, clinic, hospital, and as consultants in educational settings.
Program graduates acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to engage in scholarly inquiry, to deliver accountable, research-based services, and to understand how to use behavior analysis as a force for positive change. The Department of Educational Psychology has been successful in developing effective partnerships with local clinics and community agencies, which gives graduate students an advantage when securing paid fieldwork opportunities. Faculty members are also involved in high-impact research projects and participate in local and national professional organizations. Behavior Analysis program faculty provide supervision opportunities through our university-supported clinic (on-site at UTSA Downtown Campus) and multiple dynamic research labs.
The Comprehensive concentration is designed to provide the research, academic, and practical training necessary for students to become certified as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and licensed as a Licensed Behavior Analyst in the state of Texas. The program includes research training, coursework and field-based experiences related to behavior assessment, intervention, and professional issues. It contains all of the coursework required by the Behavior Analysis Credentialing Board. It also embeds the 2,000 experience hours through fieldwork, practice, and research experiences supervised by UTSA faculty. Students completing the comprehensive option will complete their hours at UTSA partner sites. This program prepares students to work in a variety of settings (e.g., clinical, home, community based, and schools), with a focus on serving people of all ages with developmental disabilities (e.g., autism spectrum disorder).
