Overview

The Behavior Analysis and Therapy degree at Southern Illinois University is offered in the traditional on campus format in Carbondale, and in an innovative hybrid format that consists of 75% of all coursework online, with the remainder completed in occasional meetings in the Chicagoland area. These meetings are no more than 3 per semester, and help create a real-live vibe to the typical online learning experience. Regardless if you want the traditional on-campus experience, or the convenience of working full-time and remaining remote from SIU, the BAT program has options for you.

Program Mission

The Behavior Analysis and Therapy Program is devoted to the empirically-based development and application of learning principles to a wide variety of human needs that arises from developmental, psychological, social, or medical disabilities. The graduate of the program is prepared to assess the needs of individuals, to assist those individuals to acquire skills to maximize their capabilities, to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, and to teach other service providers techniques for assessment, training, and evaluation.

Program Objectives:

Focus on practical experiences. Students are required to complete a 9/hr a week practicum for one semester.
Focus on research. Student are encouraged to assist with faculty research projects.
Program breadth. Students have the opportunity to obtain a variety of experiences in the areas of intellectual disabilities, gambling, mental health, child behavior, parent-child relations, behavioral medicine, community and consumer issues, and the working work.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Applied Behavior Analysis

Behavior Therapy

Ethics in Behavior Analysis & Therapy

Autism and Intellectual Disabilities

Performance Management

Behavioral Gerontology

Functional Analysis and Interventions-Autism

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

45 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Carbondale, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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General requirements

2.7 (on a grading scale with 4.0=A; approximately a "B-" average) on the last two years of Bachelor's coursework
3.0 on all previous graduate work (approximately a "B" average)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

14086 USD / year

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Out-of-State

14086 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

5634 USD / year

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Living costs

Carbondale

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

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Funding

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