Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support - MSc, PDip
University of KentCanterbury, United Kingdom
Course overview
If you want to make a meaningful impact on the lives of people with complex needs, promote inclusion, and contribute to social justice, this course is for you. Using behavioural principles, and frameworks such as positive behaviour support, you will learn how to design systems of support to improve the quality of life of individuals with complex needs. With comprehensive training in assessment techniques, intervention planning, and data analysis, you will learn how to design high-quality, person-centred support, for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities or autistic individuals.
You will also conduct original research in this field, working alongside world-class academics and researchers with special expertise. This course can be studied in person, full-time or studied through distance learning either full-time or part-time. This means you can study in the way that suits your circumstances, and helps you produce your best work.
The MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support is carefully structured to prepare students for professional certification, subject to meeting any additional criteria set by the relevant credentialling bodies. Specifically, the course aligns with the requirements of:
Key highlights
- Designed to prepare students for professional behaviour analysis certification
- Training in assessment techniques, intervention planning and data analysis
- Focus on person-centred support for autistic and intellectually disabled people
- Original research alongside academics with specialist expertise
- Study in person or by distance learning, full-time or part-time
- Applies behavioural principles and positive behaviour support frameworks
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — to include social science discipline; or above
- Degree: 2nd class — to include social science discipline; or above
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarship
Scholarship value up to £10,000.
Kent Business School Beaconhouse PG Progression Scholarship
Tuition fee discount scholarship of £6,000.
Up to £6,000Kent Business School Dean's Excellence Scholarship Award
Awards of up to £3,000
Kent Business School MBA Scholarship
50% off Tuition Fee.
Up to 50% of feesKent Graduate Scholarship
20% fee reduction for post-graduate taught programmes at the University of Kent.
Up to 20% of feesKent International Scholarship Postgraduate Taught
Scholarship value - £5000
Up to £5,000Kent International Scholarship Postgraduate Taught (KBS)
Scholarship value £3000
Up to £3,000Kent LLM Solicitors’ Practice Scholarship (Canterbury)
£2,000 tuition fee discount (Home Students); £2,000 tuition fee discount (Overseas Students).
Up to £2,000Sasha Roberts Scholarship
£3,000 stipend per annum split into two payments of £1,500 in October and January.
Up to £3,000The “Ambition” Scholarship for University of Kent Graduates
£1,500 for Full Time UK students; £750 per year for Part Time UK students; £3,000 for Full Time Overseas students.
The CAMEMS Scholarship
£3,000 stipend per annum split into two payments of £1,500 in October and January.
Up to £3,000The Widening Participation Ambition Scholarship for University of Kent Graduates
£5,000 for UK students (£2,500 per year for part time students).
Careers this course leads to
- Behaviour analyst
- Positive behaviour support practitioner
- Behaviour support specialist
- Autism support specialist
- Learning disability practitioner
- Research assistant
Cost of study
UK/Home: £10,000 per year | International: £19,300 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Kent, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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