- Location: Maynooth University, North Campus, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland - Ireland
- Duration: 3 Years
Course details
The Department of Psychology at Maynooth University’s Doctorate in Psychological Science (Behaviour Analysis and Therapy) is the first course that offers doctoral level training in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) in Ireland and the UK. The course has been approved by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) as conferring eligibility to sit the examination for the higher level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) qualification.
Alternatively students can complete a two-year Taught Master in Psychological Science (Behaviour Analysis and Therapy), PAC code MHW52. Graduates of the Masters course can opt to complete a third year of supervised research to graduate with a Doctorate. The BCBA approval applies to the first two years of the course, thus students need not complete the third year for BCBA eligibility.
Students will have access to state-of-the-art research and computing facilities, and will have the opportunity to study under academic staff with international reputations in behaviour analysis.
Entry Requirements
Candidates should normally fulfill all of the following criteria: First degree in psychology (upper second or first class honours); Currently working in a setting that would facilitate the appropriate casework; Satisfy a selection committee. Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.
Minimum English language requirements
- IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
- TOEFL (Paper based test): 585
- TOEFL (Internet based test): 95
- PTE (Pearson): 62
Module
Year 1
- MEASUREMENT, EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND DATA ANALYSIS
- BEHAVIOURAL ASSESSMENT
- CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS
- BEHAVIOUR CHANGE PROCEDURES
- SYSTEMS, ORGANISATIONS, MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION
- PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES IN CLINICAL BEHAVIOUR ANALYSIS (CBA)
- ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT II
- RESEARCH PART I
Year 2
- RESEARCH 3
Course Location
About Maynooth University
This means that students at Maynooth benefit from an international outlook, and those of you who wish to study abroad for a semester or an academic year during yTheir degree have a network of connections to tap in to. During the cTheirse of their academic degree students from Maynooth have studied subjects such as Law at Boston College, Mandarin Chinese at Beijing Foreign Studies University and Music in the University of Vienna.
Maynooth has many shared research projects with universities around the world.
- In the Dept of Psychology, Prof Dermot Barnes-Holmes is working with academics in Columbia University in New York to predict the success of cocaine abuse treatment.
- Mathematician Dr. Ken Duffy is working with immunologists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in MelbTheirne, Australia to analyse cell behaviTheir in a study that could have significant implications for Their understanding and treatment of diseases like Coeliac disease, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Historian Dr Tom O Connor is working with colleagues from the University of Alcala and the Irish Colleges in Spain, discovering the hidden stories of Irish people who got caught up in the Spanish Inquisition.
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