MA Applied Behavior Analysis at Pennsylvania State University

Programme overview

Human behavior contributes to many problems humans face. Adults disposing of trash along the road, children engaging in behaviors impeding learning, or people with diabetes not taking insulin or following diet plans – all human behaviors. The Penn State Harrisburg Applied Behavior Analysis program uses the science-practitioner model to prepare students to apply the core areas of behavior analysis to a variety of individual and social problems in a variety of settings.

Faculty: The Graduate School | Duration: 36 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

in Applied Behavior Analysis include 36 credits in required course work, including the culminating experience and supervised internship experience, and at least 3 elective credits for a total of 39 credits. Courses include Science and Behaviorism, Behavioral Assessment and Intervention: Functional Skills, Behavioral Assessment and Intervention: Problem Behavior, Principles of Behavior Analysis, Advanced Principles of Behavior Analysis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants apply for admission to the program via the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School application for admission . Students will be admitted on a competitive basis and must submit the online application including the following: a completed Graduate School online application and payment of the nonrefundable application fee official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended three letters of recommendation. At least one of these recommendations should be from a professor or person who can comment on the student’s academic qualifications. Recommendations addressing the applicant’s experience with ABA is recommended, but not required.

Duration: 36 credits

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.psu.edu/graduate-admissions/how-to-apply/

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