2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

Applied Behavior Analysis and Organizational
Behavior Management, M.S. ___________________
Major Code: 8148 Degree Awarded: Master of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission status: graduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
Admission Materials: 3 letters of
recommendation, résumé, objectives, GRE
Program Chair
Jose A. Martinez-Diaz, Ph.D., BCBA-D
The intensive double degree of ABA and OBM provides graduates
with the skills and credentials to work in clinical or human service
settings, and in business and industry. It also prepares graduates
to work as consultants or in managerial or administrative positions.
This degree program is only offered on the main campus in
Melbourne.
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 57 credit hours is required for this program.
Requirements include completing the behavior analysis core curriculum
(16 credit hours) with a grade of B or better in each core
course, additional coursework related to clinical and education
applications of applied behavior analysis; additional coursework
related to organizational behavior management; intensive practical
training in both areas (16 credit hours); a capstone project
in each of the areas; and a final program examination. The final
program examination for all students consists of a multiple-choice
examination simulating the Behavior Analyst Certification Board’s
Certification Examination at the behavior analyst (BABA®) level.
Typically, the final program examination will be administered
toward the end of the student’s final semester or residency.
Curriculum
Behavior Analysis Core (16 credit hours)
Applied Behavior Analysis Clinical Core (16 credit hours)
Organizational Behavior Management Core (13 credit hours)
Business Management (3 credit hours)
Foundations of Bio-Psychology (6 credit hours)
Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 credit hours)
Note: With adviser and program chair approval, six credit hours of thesis may
be substituted for BEH 5290 and BEH 5490.
Typical Program Plan
Year 1 (Capstone Project and Thesis Options)
FALL CREDITS
BEH 5100 Concepts, Principles and Characteristics
of Behavior Analysis ................................................................ 3
BEH 5101 Behavioral and Functional Assessment ................................... 3
BEH 5102 Experimental Evaluation of Interventions ............................... 3
BUS 5450 Organizational Behavior or PSY 5401 Introduction to
Industrial/Organizational Psychology or PSY 5421
Industrial Training ................................................................... 3
12
SPRING
BEH 5103 Behavior Change Procedures and Systems Support ................ 3
BEH 5104 Ethical and Legal Considerations for Behavior Analysts ......... 1
BEH 5400 Introduction to Organizational Behavior Management ........... 3
PSY 5105 Biological Foundations of Behavior ......................................... 3
10
SUMMER
BEH 5250 Intensive Practical Training in Applied Behavior Analysis ....... 4
4
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Year 2 (Capstone Project Option)
FALL CREDITS
BEH 5201 Ethical and Professional Standards in ABA ............................. 1
BEH 5250 Intensive Practical Training in Applied Behavior Analysis ....... 4
BEH 5401 Advanced Organizational Behavior Management .................... 3
PSY 5511 Clinical Pharmacology ............................................................ 3
11
SPRING
BEH 5105 Radical Behaviorism ................................................................ 3
BEH 5250 Intensive Practical Training in Applied Behavior Analysis ....... 4
BEH 5290 Capstone Project in Applied Behavior Analysis ....................... 3
BUS 5430 Financial Accounting or PSY 5412 Performance Appraisal ..... 3
13
SUMMER
BEH 5450 Intensive Practical Training in Organizational
Behavior Management ............................................................ 4
BEH 5490 Capstone Project in Organizational Behavior Management .... 3
7
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED.......................................... 57
Year 2 (Thesis Option)
FALL CREDITS
BEH 5201 Ethical and Professional Standards in ABA ............................. 1
BEH 5250 Intensive Practical Training in Applied Behavior Analysis ....... 4
BEH 5401 Advanced Organizational Behavior Management .................... 3
PSY 5511 Clinical Pharmacology ............................................................ 3
11
SPRING
BEH 5105 Radical Behaviorism ................................................................ 3
BEH 5250 Intensive Practical Training in Applied Behavior Analysis ....... 4
BEH 5999 Thesis ...................................................................................... 3
BUS 5430 Financial Accounting or PSY 5412 Performance Appraisal ..... 3
13
SUMMER
BEH 5450 Intensive Practical Training in Organizational
Behavior Management ............................................................ 4
BEH 5999 Thesis ...................................................................................... 3
7
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED.......................................... 57
Industrial/Organizational Psychology, M.S. _________
Major Code: 8145 Degree Awarded: Master of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission status: graduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
Admission Materials: 3 letters of
recommendation, résumé, objectives, GRE
Program Chair
Lisa Steelman, Ph.D.
Industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology is concerned with applying
professional skills and focusing scientific research on problems
people encounter at work.
The goal of the master’s program is to offer a two-year terminal
degree that prepares master’s-level professionals to work within
the broad human resource function in organizations. In addition,
the program serves as a preparatory sequence for those graduate
students who wish to continue their education in a doctoral
program. To accomplish this goal, the master’s program addresses
the prediction and measurement systems necessary for making
accurate personnel decisions with respect to the selection,
placement, training and evaluation of employees. It covers
the impact of group and other social influences on job-related
behaviors, motivation, commitment and communication, and is also
concerned with planned change within the organization.