Behavioural Science – Honours Bachelor (Developmental Services Worker pathway to degree)
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-01-01 | - |
Program Overview
The Honours Bachelor of Behavioural Science program at Durham College equips students with professional competencies in behavioural science, focusing on Applied Behaviour Analysis, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and mindfulness-based therapies. Graduates gain knowledge and skills to work with individuals across the lifespan in various settings, including those with developmental disabilities, mental health issues, and addictions. The program prepares students for careers as behaviour therapists, educational assistants, and other roles in clinical, educational, and community settings.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The
Honours Bachelor of Behavioural Science (HBBS)
program at Durham College is designed to provide students with professional competencies that link science, clinical, communication and ethical aspects of behavioural science. It focuses on Applied Behaviour Analysis, Cognitive Behavioural therapy, acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies to ensure graduates possess broad knowledge, skills, and judgment, leading to various professional employment opportunities or future studies, including at the master's degree level.Outline:
The HBBS program examines the application of these theories for individuals across the lifespan and various settings, including children, youth, and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities, individuals with acquired brain injury, and those with behavior issues associated with addictions, mental health and illness, and dementia. The program's content includes:
Year 1
- Semester 1
- Breadth Elective Credit
- Breadth Elective Credit
- Applied Behaviour Analysis: Establishing New Behaviour
- Foundations In Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
- Semester 2
- Ethics In Applied Behaviour Analysis
- Introduction to Psychology
- Therapeutic Communications Skills
- Applied Behaviour Analysis: Assessment and Intervention
- Statistics
Year 2
- Semester 3
- Breadth Elective Credit
- Applied Behaviour Analysis: Elements and Systems Of Behaviour Change
- Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy: Applications Of Contemporary Approaches
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Addictions
- Semester 4
- Behavioural Perspectives On Language, Cognition, and Thinking
- Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
- Applications Of Behaviour Analysis
- Behavioural Pharmacology
- Single Case Research Designs
Year 3
- Semester 5
- Breadth Elective Credit
- Field Placement Preparation (Required Non-Credit)
- Organizational Behaviour Management
- Acceptance and Mindfulness Based Therapies
- Acquired Brain Injury
- Psychometrics
- Semester 6
- Field Placement - Degree
- Communications 1: Critical Thinking and Writing
- Behaviourism: Theory, Philosophy, and Society
- Thesis Project: Research Proposal Seminar
- Older Adults
Year 4
- Semester 7
- Reflective Practice, Professional Development, and Interpersonal Collaboration
- Analysis Of Language In The Clinical Conversation
- Advanced Topics In Applied Behaviour Analysis
Careers:
Graduates of the HBBS program may pursue careers as:
- Instructor Therapist
- Behaviour assistant or associate
- Educational assistant
- Autism instructor therapist
- Behaviour Therapist They may work in various settings, including:
- Elementary or secondary school boards
- Early intervention programs
- Clinical programs
- Community agencies
- Private family setting
- Public or private-sector agencies