BEHV Course Schedule

600 Level Courses

BEHV 601: Professional Issues in Behavior Analysis. 1 credit.
Establishes professional repertoires in spoken, electronic, and written communication; addresses professional vocabulary; introduces the scope and range of behavior analytic work from an historical and a current perspective; teaches time management skills to promote regular progress on behavior analytic work; establishes collaboration skills. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisite: BEHV 602*B-.
* May be taken concurrently.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
BEHV 602: Principles of Behavior Analysis. 3 credits.
Focuses on the basic principles and technical vocabulary of the science of behavior analysis. Identifies the principles underlying behavior analytic procedures that improve, reduce, maintain, and teach new behaviors. Introduces diverse applications of behavior analysis and exposure to behavior analytic literature. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
BEHV 603: Conceptual Analysis of Behavior. 3 credits.
Focuses on foundational philosophies and concepts in behavior analysis; identifies historical contributions to modern behavior analysis and identifies seminal individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to behavior analysis; describes tenets of radical behaviorism; emphasizes the scientific foundations of behavior analysis. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisite: and BEHV 602*B.
* May be taken concurrently.
B Requires minimum grade of B.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
BEHV 604: Research Methods for Behavior Analysis. 3 credits.
Focuses on observation, measurement, data display, data interpretation, and experimental design in behavior analysis. Prepares students to design and use data collection systems, apply data-based decision making, and appropriately deploy single-subject experimental designs in applied and experimental research. Enables students to become informed consumers of behavior analytic research. Note: Field experience required. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (BEHV 602B and 603*B).
* May be taken concurrently.
B Requires minimum grade of B.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
BEHV 605: Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 3 credits.
Focuses on the experimental analysis of behavior. Identifies the procedures used in basic research; compares and contrasts basic and applied research studies; emphasizes the scientific foundations of behavior analysis. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: and BEHV 602B and 603B.
B Requires minimum grade of B.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
BEHV 606: Assessment of Behavior. 3 credits.
Focuses on assessment of human behavior; considers a number of assessment procedures; teaches development of learning goals based on assessment outcome; teaches development and selection of intervention procedures based on outcome of assessment; considers methods for ensuring effectiveness of assessment-derived procedural implementation. Note: Field experience required. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: BEHV 603B and 604B.
B Requires minimum grade of B.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
BEHV 607: Organizational Behavior Management. 3 credits.
Focuses on Organizational Behavior Management and the application of basic principles of behavior analysis to individuals and groups in diverse workplace settings. Emphasizes behavior analytic vocabulary and basic research that contributes to a modern understanding of behavioral principles. Describes assessment and intervention procedures that use a behavior analytic framework to improve human performance and promote organizational effectiveness. Note: Field experience required. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisite: BEHV 604B.
B Requires minimum grade of B.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
BEHV 608: Ethics in Behavior Analysis. 3 credits.
Provides a history of evolution of ethics in behavior analysis; teaches current professional ethical codes that guide and legal regulations that govern the practice of behavior analysis; develops problem-solving repertoires when encountering ethical dilemmas; and considers historical and current controversies pertinent to the field of behavior analysis. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: BEHV 601B, 602B and 603B.
B Requires minimum grade of B.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
BEHV 611: Supervised Experience in Research Methods for Behavior Analysis. 2 credits.
Provides students with opportunity for application of content from BEHV 604 Research Methods for Behavior Analysis, including observation, measurement, data display, and analysis of data during a supervised fieldwork experience. Note: Requires fieldwork hours. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: BEHV 601B, 602B, 603*B and 604*B.
* May be taken concurrently.
B Requires minimum grade of B.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Fieldwork
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
BEHV 612: Supervised Experience in Organizational Behavior Management. 2 credits.
Provides students with opportunities for application of content from BEHV 607 Organizational Behavior Management including assessment and intervention during a supervised fieldwork experience. Note: Requires fieldwork hours. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: BEHV 604B, 605B and 607*B.
* May be taken concurrently.
B Requires minimum grade of B.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Fieldwork
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
BEHV 644: Current Issues in Behavior Analysis. 3 credits.
Focuses on the current and emerging issues in diverse applications of behavior analysis related to theory, research, and practice. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: BEHV 601B, 602B and 603B.
B Requires minimum grade of B.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

700 Level Courses

BEHV 798: Thesis I. 1-3 credits.
Prepares students to formulate research question, perform literature review, develop research procedures, and compose prospectus for Master’s thesis; provides guidance on completing Human Subjects Review Board application and submission. Offered by School of Education. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: BEHV 603B and 604B.
B Requires minimum grade of B.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Thesis
Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.
BEHV 799: Thesis II. 1-3 credits.
Prepares students to conduct original research; guides students through writing a professional grade research report; provides opportunity for students to present and defend their research report, methodology, findings, and conclusions before faculty and peers. Offered by School of Education. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisite: BEHV 798.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Thesis
Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.