- Duration
- Full-time: 2 years
- Next start date
- 2026 Semester One – 2 March
- 2027 Semester One – 1 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.
Students who complete this degree, and also the Postgraduate Diploma in
Applied Psychology, will be eligible to register as a psychologist with the New Zealand Psychologist Board. 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.
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
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.
Jobs related to this programme
- Education
- Health
- Business
- Public organisations
- Private organisations
- Forensics
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