Duration
Full-time: 2 years
Next start date
2025 Semester One – 3 March
2026 Semester One – 2 March
Available locations
City
Points
240
Programme type
Postgraduate
Research options available

Programme overview

Graduates of the MBehAnalysis will be professional, ethical, competent and safe behaviour analysts. They will be adept at working collaboratively with other practitioners and with individuals, whānau and communities, applying culturally safe care to clients across the lifespan to improve health and education equity in Aotearoa New Zealand. They may find employment in education, health, business, public and private organisations, or forensics.

Graduates will be eligible to register with the New Zealand Psychologists Board (NZPB). They will be highly-specialised professionals with expertise in behaviour assessment and intervention, underpinned by evidence-based practice and a client-centered approach. They will have an advanced understanding of behaviour principles that provide a strong basis for the analysis of complex human repertoires including language and social behaviour.

Programme structure

Year 1 (120 points)
Semester One:

  • PSYCHOL 702 The Science of Behaviour Analysis (30 points)
  • PSYCH 759 Advanced Behavioural Psychology (15 points)
  • PSYCH 741 ABA: Communicating Behaviourally (15 points)

Semester Two:

  • PSYCHOL 703 Clinical Behaviour Analysis (30 points)
  • PSYCH 754 Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (15 points)
  • PSYCH 749 Applied Behaviour Analysis Ethics (15 points)

Year 2 (120 points)

Semesters One and Two

  • PSYCH 796 Masters Thesis in Psychology (120-point)
     

You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.

For all official programme information, including regulations about entry, enrolment, fees, examinations, and requirements for degrees, diplomas and certificates, see the University Calendar.

Sample programme structure

Yr 1 Sem 1 60 points

  • Code:
    PSYCHOL 702
    Name:
    The Science of Behaviour Analysis
    Type:
    Compulsory core course
    Points:
    30 pts
  • Code:
    PSYCH 759
    Name:
    Advanced Behavioural Psychology
    Type:
    Compulsory core course
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    PSYCH 741
    Name:
    Communicating Behaviourally
    Type:
    Compulsory core course
    Points:
    15 pts

Yr 1 Sem 2 60 points

  • Code:
    PSYCHOL 703
    Name:
    Clinical Behaviour Analysis
    Type:
    Compulsory core course
    Points:
    30 pts
  • Code:
    PSYCH 749
    Name:
    Applied Behaviour Analysis Ethics
    Type:
    Compulsory core course
    Points:
    15 pts
  • Code:
    PSYCH 754
    Name:
    Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
    Type:
    Compulsory core course
    Points:
    15 pts

Yr 2 Sem 1 120 points

  • Code:
    PSYCH 796
    Name:
    Thesis in Psychology
    Type:
    Compulsory core course
    Points:
    120 pts

Yr 2 Sem 2 120 points

  • Code:
    PSYCH 796
    Name:
    Thesis in Psychology
    Type:
    Compulsory core course
    Points:
    120 pts

Subjects available in this programme

  • Behaviour Analysis
For all official programme information, including regulations about entry, enrolment, fees, examinations, and requirements for degrees, diplomas and certificates, see the University Calendar.

2025 entry requirements

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Programme requirements

Minimum programme requirements

Minimum requirements listed here are the likely grades required and do not guarantee entry. We assess each application individually and applicants may require a higher grade to be offered a place.

  • Study option
    Research 240 points
    Grade required
    GPA Grade Point Average 5.0

    You must have completed a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts from this University, with a Grade Point Average of 5.0 or higher and a major in Psychology, or the equivalent prior study.

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Further programme requirements

Programme requirements

Minimum programme requirements

Minimum requirements listed here are the likely grades required and do not guarantee entry. We assess each application individually and applicants may require a higher grade to be offered a place.

  • Study option
    Research 240 points
    Grade required
    GPE Grade Point Equivalent 5.0

    You must have completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology with a GPE of 5.0, or equivalent prior study.

  • Qualification
    IELTS Academic International English Language Testing System
    Score required
    7.0

    For students for whom English is a second language, an overall IELTS score of 7.0 with no grade less than 6.5 in each band is required.

    See alternative English language requirements

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Further programme requirements

For all official programme information, including regulations about entry, enrolment, fees, examinations, and requirements for degrees, diplomas and certificates, see the University Calendar.

How much does a Master of Behaviour Analysis cost per year?

2025 fees

Domestic students
NZ*

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For all official programme information, including regulations about entry, enrolment, fees, examinations, and requirements for degrees, diplomas and certificates, see the University Calendar.

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For all official programme information, including regulations about entry, enrolment, fees, examinations, and requirements for degrees, diplomas and certificates, see the University Calendar.

Where could this programme take you?

Graduates will be eligible to register with the New Zealand Psychologists Board (NZPB). They will be highly-specialised professionals with expertise in behaviour assessment and intervention, underpinned by evidence-based practice and a client-centered approach. They will have an advanced understanding of behaviour principles that provide a strong basis for the analysis of complex human repertoires including language and social behaviour.

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  • Education
  • Health
  • Business
  • Public organisations
  • Private organisations
  • Forensics

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