Do you want to explore behavior analysis?
- Take courses with an EAB prefix
- Explore and join UF’s Society of Young Behavior Analysts. Facebook page is here.
- Get involved in a basic or applied research lab (Drs. Dallery, DeLeon, Jimenez-Gomez, Gravina, Podlesnik, Vollmer). Check the faculty websites for more information.
- Start talking to graduate students and faculty in the behavior analysis program
Behavior analysis specialization track in psychology
The Department of Psychology at the University of Florida offers a specialization track in Behavior Analysis. The curriculum includes coursework in behavior analysis, psychology, statistics, mathematics, and biology. The specialization also allows the option to conduct a senior honors thesis.
Please see the complete required coursework for the specialization track in Psychology. Below are brief descriptions of the courses in behavior analysis.
EAB 3002 – Principles of Behavior Analysis An introduction to and survey of the principles, methods, theories and applications of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior.
EAB 3764 – Applied Behavior Analysis Extension of learning principles to human problems. Topics include: child development, education, mental health, intellectual disabilities, behavioral medicine, business and industry, aging and environmental applications.
EAB 4184 – Behaviorism and Contemporary Society Consideration of the applications of behavioral science and technology to contemporary society with emphasis upon the implications of conceptual and experimental analysis for understanding social problems.
EAB 4714 – Laboratory in Applied Behavioral Analysis Introduction to Research Methods in applied behavior analysis. Computerized measurement and assessment of human behavior in ongoing field studies, data analysis, implementation of experimental techniques.
EAB 4741 – Introduction to Organizational Behavior Management Overview of contemporary research and practice in the field of Organizational Behavior Management (OBM), including choosing performance targets, assessment, designing effective intervention, effective supervision, ethics, and common intervention systems such as token economies and behavior-based safety
EAB 4930 – Advanced Seminar in Behavior Analysis. Topics rotate and include autism, organizational behavior management, applied animal behavior, functional analysis, controversies in behavior analysis.
Demand for behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts is increasing
“Annual nationwide demand for individuals holding BCBA or BCBA-D certification has increased each year since 2010, with a 14% increase from 2022 to 2023.” (Lightcast, 2023, US Employment Demand for Behavior Analysts: 2010–2023)
Jobs in Florida.
National job placement service.