Honours Applied Psychology in Human Behaviour – Autism & Behavioural Science Specialization

Honours Human Behaviour – Autism & Behavioural Science Specialization focuses on human behaviour with an emphasis on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the behaviour intervention application of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA).

Students in this program pursue two qualifications simultaneously and graduates receive the Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Autism & Behavioural Science from Mohawk College and the McMaster Honours Bachelor of Applied Science degree.

Students enter the ABS Specialization as Level II students and complete Field Placement 1 in the Spring/Summer semester following their 1st year in the specialization and complete Field Placement 2 in the Spring/Summer semester as Level III students following the completion of their 2nd year of studies in the program.

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Honours Applied Psychology in Human Behaviour – Autism & Behavioural Science Specialization

To access additional information regarding the ABS Specialization program field placements, please see Chapter 7 & 8.