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Master of Applied Behaviour Analysis (MABA) program

The Master of Applied Behaviour Analysis (MABA) Program offered by the University of New Brunswick’s Department of Psychology is a professional course-based Master’s program in professional behaviour analysis.

Program mission

The program’s mission is to produce proficient, compassionate, committed, and ethical practitioners and consultants who use a behaviour-analytic approach to find solutions to difficult or complex issues, inform their practice by staying current with research findings, and target socially valid and significant behaviours to change that improves the quality of life of those in their communities.

Our approach to ABA education

  • Emphasizes a reflective approach to the study of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA).

  • Explores historical and current development of the field, including critiques and evolving perspectives.

  • Encourages open discussion about how ABA has been shaped and continues to change.

  • Draws from diverse sources to promote respectful, mutually supportive collaboration with other professionals and the communities students work within.

  • Cohort-based program encourages students to build professional relationships, learn from one another, and grow together through shared experiences and collaborative learning.

  • Integrates neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed, and compassionate approaches.
  • Prepares students to become ethical, progressive practitioners.

  • Offers opportunities to build leadership skills grounded in integrity, empathy, and responsiveness to community needs.

Certification and accreditation

Our program meets the behaviour-analytic coursework requirements* for those pursuing the BCBA® pathway 2 eligibility route. See BACB® BCBA® certification to learn more.

The Master of Applied Behaviour Analysis program is currently not an accredited program. However, following the graduation of the first cohort of students (one of the eligibility requirements for program accreditation), the program intends on pursuing accreditation.

* Those pursuing certification through the BACB will be required to gain 1500 to 2000 hours of supervised fieldwork. The Master of Applied Behaviour Analysis Program does not provide supervised fieldwork hours; therefore, students must pursue supervised fieldwork independently during or after completing the program.

Curriculum overview      Admission criteria & procedures

Additional program information

All courses for the course-based MABA program are online and therefore are considered distance learning. In accordance with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) policy on distance learning, which states: “by definition distance learning does not require one to be in Canada, a study permit cannot be issued for this type of course.”(Study permits: Other considerations – Canada.ca)

Any program of study for which a student is not eligible for a study permit is also not eligible for the post-graduation work permit. For more on this, see: Work in Canada after you graduate: Who can apply – Canada.ca