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Master of Science in Organizational Behavior Management
| Major Code: | 8149 | Degree Awarded: | Master of Science |
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| Delivery Mode(s): | Classroom | Location(s): | Main Campus - Melbourne |
| Admission Status: | Graduate | Age Restriction: | No |
Organizational behavior management (OBM) is applied like traditional industrial / organizational (I/O) psychology, but is behavioral rather than cognitive or eclectic. It is analytic in that it relies on the systematic manipulation of environmental events and on directly measuring and graphing behavior (rather than reliance on written tests and interviews for assessment and evaluation). It is technological in that it precisely describes procedures in such a way that others can replicate them. Graduates may apply and enroll in the Ph.D. program in I/O psychology, combining both degrees. Graduates also may choose to combine the OBM degree with an MBA, or seek a Ph.D. in behavior analysis.
The degree program provides coursework and experience for those who plan to work as performance management or OBM consultants in business, industry, government and human service organizations. Graduates will be prepared to work in a variety of organizations helping management with training and staff development, improving staff performance, staff productivity and behavioral safety; reducing absenteeism and staff turnover; personnel selection and placement; and direct-line supervision of employees.
This degree program is only offered on the main campus in Melbourne.
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 42 semester credit hours is required. Requirements include completing the behavior analysis core curriculum (16 credits) with a grade of B or better in each core course, additional coursework related to OBM, either a thesis or an intensive practical training and a capstone project, and a final program examination typically administered toward the end of the student’s final semester of residency.
Curriculum
| Behavior Analysis Core (16 credit hours) | |
| BEH 5100 | Concepts, Principles, and Characteristics of Behavior Analysis |
| BEH 5101 | Behavioral and Functional Assessment |
| BEH 5102 | Experimental Evaluation of Interventions |
| BEH 5103 | Behavior Change Procedures and Systems Support |
| BEH 5104 | Ethical and Legal Considerations for Behavior Analysts |
| BEH 5105 | Radical Behaviorism |
| Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) Core (6 credit hours) | |
| BEH 5400 | Introduction to Organizational Behavior Management |
| BEH 5401 | Advanced Organizational Behavior Management |
| Capstone Project Option (7 credit hours) | |
| BEH 5450 | Intensive Practical Training in Organizational Behavior Management |
| BEH 5490 | Capstone Project in Organizational Behavior Management |
| Thesis Option (7 credit hours) | |
| BEH 5900 | Thesis Preparation |
| BEH 5999 | Thesis |
Captsone and Thesis Options (6 credit hours)
| Business Management (3 credit hours) | |
| BUS 5430 | Financial Accounting or BUS 5450 Organizational Behavior |
| Industrial / Organizational Psychology |
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| PSY 5401 | Introduction to Industrial / Organizational Psychology or PSY 5412 Performance Appraisal or PSY 5421 Industrial Training |
| Electives |
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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 |
| Elective* | 1 | |
| 10 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| 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 |
| Electives* | 3 | |
| 10 | ||
| SUMMER (Capstone Project Option) | CREDITS | |
| BEH 5250 | Intensive Practical Training in Applied Behavior Analysis | 4 |
| 4 | ||
| SUMMER (Thesis Option) | CREDITS | |
| BEH 5900 | Thesis Preparation | 1 |
| 1 | ||
Year 2 (Capstone Project Option)
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| BEH 5401 | Advanced Organizational Behavior Management | 3 |
| BEH 5490 | Capstone Project in Organizational Behavior Management | 3 |
| BUS 5450 | Organizational Behavior or PSY 5401 Introduction to Industrial / Organizational Psychology or PSY 5421 Industrial Training |
3 |
| 9 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BEH 5105 | Radical Behaviorism | 3 |
| BUS 5430 | Financial Accounting or PSY 5412 Performance Appraisal |
3 |
| Electives* | 3 | |
| 9 | ||
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 42
Year 2 (Thesis Option)
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| BEH 5401 | Advanced Organizational Behavior Management | 3 |
| BEH 5999 | Thesis | 3 |
| BUS 5450 | Organizational Behavior or PSY 5401 Introduction to Industrial / Organizational Psychology or PSY 5421 Industrial Training |
3 |
| Elective* | 1 | |
| 10 | ||
| SPRING | CREDITS | |
| BEH 5105 | Radical Behaviorism | 3 |
| BEH 5999 | Thesis | 3 |
| BUS 5430 | Financial Accounting or PSY 5412 Performance Appraisal |
3 |
| Electives* | 2 | |
| 11 | ||
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 42
*Electives may be chosen with adviser and program chair approval from among various business and I/O psychology courses, or from among the following, depending on the chosen option (Capstone Project or Thesis):
| BEH 5200 | Essential Elements of Effective ABA Practice |
| BEH 5201 | Ethical and Professional Standards in ABA |
| BEH 5500 | Seminar in Conceptual Issues in Behavior Analysis |
| BEH 5501 | Seminar in Methodological Issues in Applied Behavior Analysis |
| BEH 5502 | Seminar in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior |
| BEH 5503 | Seminar in Educational Behavior |
| BEH 5504 | Seminar in Clinical Behavior Analysis |
| BEH 5505 | Seminar in Organizational Behavior Management |
| BEH 5506 | Basic to Applied Continuum in Behavior Analysis |