Bachelor of Behavioural Science - Postsecondary Education Quality ...

Part-time programming in the School of Social and Community Services is extensive and
includes Behaviour Science: An Application of Technology, Advanced Client-Directed Case
Management, Advanced Crisis Intervention and Counselling, and Psychosocial Rehabilitation in
Mental Health to name a few programs.
In addition, the School provides customized training and education to agencies and institutions
in the sectors that it serves. Examples of these agencies include: Go Transit, Toronto District
School Board, Christian Horizons, Dufferin County Association for Community Living,
Bombardier, Jamestown Coalition, Ontario Association of College and University Administrators
to name a few.
The School has initiated a number of learning partnerships with various organizations including
the Ontario Provincial Police, the Toronto Police Service, the Law Foundation of Ontario and the
Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers. There are hundreds of partnerships with
community agencies which offer field placement opportunities to students which emphasize the
commitment to field placement providing students with an applied learning experience,
supported by faculty.
Each of the full-time and part-time programs in the School has an Advisory Committee to advise
the program faculty on curriculum, placement opportunities and trends in the field. The Advisory
Committees for each program meet between and one and three times per year.
The School of Social and Community Services is committed to empowering students to become
positive agents for social change, providing them with the skills and tools they require through
academics and experiential training. It is the School’s belief that the students continually live up
to the school slogan by “making a difference”.
Program Design
The Bachelor of Behavioural Science program was designed over a period of one year,
developing out of a need in the field and the strength of Humber’s diploma program. It was
envisioned as one that would provide graduates with a solid grounding in research and
application of behaviour analysis and cognitive behavioural approaches incorporating
interprofessional collaboration, knowledge translation, and adult education enabling graduates
to have a meaningful impact on the quality of life for individuals with multiple issues.
The program was shaped through important dialogue with members of the advisory committee,
course developers, the outside desk reviewer, Dr. Maurice Feldman of Brock University, Faculty
of Social Sciences, and Humber faculty and administrators. The Ontario Qualifications
Framework (OQF), a current literature review and research into the evolving field of behavioural
science helped to inform the design. The OQF was extremely relevant and impacted greatly on
all levels of the development of this degree program which is evident in Section D where degree
level learning outcomes are mapped against the program level learning outcomes and
additionally, in the course outlines (Section D) where the OQF is mapped against the course
learning outcomes.
The intent of this program is to provide an indepth education which prepares graduates for the
authentic and diverse working life of practicing behavioural science professionals who will make
significant impact on the lives of individuals throughout the lifespan grappling with multiple
issues including social, intellectual, developmental ones. The design of such a program required
hearing from multiple professional voices and involved including progressive areas of study
Bachelor of Behavioural Science Section A, Page 7