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Master of Science Applied Behavior Analysis
Northeastern University’s MS Applied Behavior Analysis program prepares students to become Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), overseeing the educational and behavioral programming of individuals with autism and other diagnoses. Students will gain knowledge of topics such as conditioned reinforcement, motivational influences on behavior, and errorless teaching procedures. With this background, graduates are prepared to address the most complex behavior problems and learning challenges.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Prepare for the BCBA exam through the program’s curriculum and coursework.
- Develop a professional portfolio as a capstone project.
- Take part in an optional two-semester intensive practicum course to gain supervised experience hours as required by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board.
- Connect with individuals from around the world through our 100% online curriculum, and create opportunities and broadening perspectives to address complex learning challenges.
Hybrid program now offered on our Charlotte campus!
The new MSABA program offered at Northeastern's Charlotte campus allows students to work on their own for a majority of the semester, with the benefit of face-to-face instruction at different points throughout.
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"To anyone who is enrolling into or considering the ABA program, I urge you to seek as much practical experience as you can! The ability to apply the concepts you cover in class will significantly enhance your ability to digest the curriculum. What I have enjoyed most about the program is the involvement of the professors. I was hesitant to do coursework online, but the professors have consistently been excellent communicators.”
- Greg Lum, '20
About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.