Thesis Research

Catalog description

This course constitutes the thesis option for the M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis and fulfills the program’s culminating scholarly requirement. Students develop a formal research proposal under faculty supervision, obtain required institutional research approvals, and conduct an original investigation demonstrating independent scholarship and methodological competence in applied behavior analysis. The thesis includes systematic data collection, analysis, and interpretation of findings in relation to existing literature. Students produce a comprehensive written thesis and complete a formal oral defense before a faculty committee.