Overview

Course options

At the Tizard Centre, we offer a suite of courses in Applied Behaviour Analysis and Positive Behaviour Support. There are two routes through the courses depending on the pathway to professional certification you intend to pursue – via ABAI (to pursue certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst®, or via the UK-SBA (to pursue certification as a UKBA(cert). All variations of our courses can be taken on campus or via distance learning. It is strongly recommended that you review all available course options to ensure you select the version that suits you best.

If you have any queries, please contact the admissions team.

Overview

As a recent graduate or experienced practitioner, this postgraduate qualification opens up a range of career opportunities. It also provides the necessary coursework for you to pursue professional certification in this field.

Reasons to study Applied Behaviour Analysis at Kent

• Study alongside some of the UK’s leading academics working in autism, learning disability and community care.
• You will meet the coursework requirements to pursue professional certification as a UKBA(cert). (If you are based outside the UK, you may be interested in our alternative ABAI route – please see all course options.)
• We offer a range of funding opportunities to fund your studies.
• As a student or graduate, you can join the Tizard Practitioners’ Network of experts in the field.
• Receive academic and professional support from leading behaviour analysts and intellectual and developmental disability researchers.
• Benefit from our excellent links with health and social care organisations, and other relevant establishments.

What you’ll learn

Our course is designed to support the development of practitioners who can work effectively, including using an applied behaviour analytic approach, both with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (including autistic people) and with organisations that provide or arrange support for individuals.

Professional Certification

This version of the course is has been designed to meet the UK-SBA’s coursework requirements for eligibility to pursue certification as a UKBA(cert). More information can be found on the UK-SBA website.

This version of the course is not an ABAI verified coursework sequence. Please note that the BACB will not be administering exams in the UK after 2025. Applicants who wish to pursue BCBA® certification should refer to our ABAI version of the course – please see all course options here.