获得一个专注于有所作为的学位
Academic programs within the Department of Applied Behavioral Analysis, 刑事司法, 社会工作, and 社会学 bring together students who are committed to creating a better world.
你对……感兴趣吗？ working with people with autism or other disabilities and special needs as a certified Applied Behavioral Analyst? Passionate about working with marginalized communities and influencing positive social change? E年龄r to play a vital role in ensuring the justice and safety of individuals and communities? If so, find out how you can shape a career path that aligns with your interests. Learn about the degree programs offered by the Department of Applied Behavioral Analysis, 刑事司法, 社会学与社会工作.
探索我们的学位课程
获得教育学硕士学位 in 应用行为分析 (MEd) or a Bachelor of Arts degree or minor in 刑事司法, 社会工作 or 社会学. You’ll gain transferrable life skills in research and collaboration, 批判性思维和解决问题能力, 以及口头和书面交流.
应用行为分析
The online Master of Education (MEd) in 应用行为分析 (ABA) program will help you learn how to assess, analyze and work to develop interventions for challenging behavior that lead to prosocial behavior in individuals with autism and related disorders. Prepare for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst® exam.
刑事司法
保护无辜者. 维护公共秩序. Identify crime trends and risk factors in the community. Intervene in the lives of young people who’ve made a mistake, and help them get back on track. Assist people who’ve served their time in re-entering society and becoming productive citizens.
社会工作
Help advance human rights for marginalized communities, one person at a time. Prepare to work with diverse groups and understand how race, class, 性别, 性 and disability shape people’s experiences and opportunities. 学习如何 translate concepts like social justice and wellbeing into concrete action.
社会学
Delve into why society functions the way it does, and how you can work to make it more just. You’ll learn about individual and group identities connected to race, class, 性别, 性, 年龄, 文化与宗教. Study institutions like family, politics and religion, and how power is distributed in society.
课堂之外
Connect with peers and professionals who share your interests. Get involved with student organizations on campus that support your goals and enjoy learning and working together to improve people’s lives. Attend networking events and workshops, and hear from guest speakers.
刑事司法
Alpha Phi Sigma （APS）
Alpha Phi Sigma is the only National 刑事司法 Honor Society for 刑事司法 majors. The society recognizes academic excellence of undergraduate and graduate students of criminal justice, 还有法学博士学位.
刑事司法学会
The 刑事司法 Society is designed for 刑事司法 and related majors to help prepare individuals for criminal justice-related careers by fostering academic achievement, providing community service and networking with students, 教师, 校友及专业人士.
社会学
Alpha Kappa Delta （AKD）
All 社会学 majors and minors are eligible to apply to the 国际 社会学 Honor Society for 社会学 students and 教师. Alpha Kappa Delta （AKD）, the international sociology honor society seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in scholarship in the study of sociology, 社会问题的研究, and other social and intellectual activities that will lead to improvement in the human condition.
社会工作
Phi Alpha Honor Society for 社会工作 (Phi Alpha)
Phi Alpha is an Honor Society for 社会工作 majors who have achieved high academic standards and wish to give more to the surrounding community through service. “通过知识——挑战在于服务."
社会工作学生协会（SWSA）
The purpose of the 社会工作 Student Association is to commit to human service and social justice, demonstrate and promote the core values of the social work profession, 提高对社会正义问题的认识, 促进社会公正和社会变革.
实习
实习 provide valuable opportunities for students to apply their skills and knowledge, 接受专业社会化, 扩大他们的网络, and explore career opportunities for after graduation. 实习 give students the chance to help others and improve the local community. Students also learn the importance of professional communication and experience hands-on learning.
Examples of organizations where students have interned:
- 奥斯汀教育合作伙伴
- 奥斯汀警察局
- 奥斯汀特拉维斯县综合医疗中心
- 奥斯汀自闭症协会
- 突破
- 明爱
- 德州儿童权益中心
- 学校社区
- 夫人阁下
- 克罗克特高中
- C5德州青年基金会
- 基础的社区
- 加德纳-贝茨少年司法中心
- 女孩摇滚营! -奥斯丁
- Girlstart
- 麦凯布中心（联邦罪犯再入监狱）
- 母亲反对酒驾
- 小波埃斯佩兰萨
- 岭橡树生活社区
- 安全地带
- 德克萨斯州总检察长
- 德州民权项目
- 德克萨斯州受害者服务协会
- 三一中心
- 特拉维斯县州立监狱
- U.S. 地方法院
- U.S. 联邦监狱局
- U.S. 警察服务
- 青年宣传