UTHealth Houston School of Behavioral Health Sciences was established to grow a workforce that will meet the growing mental health care needs for children and adults. UTHealth Houston provides exceptional clinical training opportunities for students through its behavioral health campus that includes the John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center and UTHealth Houston Harris County Psychiatric Center (HCPC), as well as nearly 37 community clinics.
The Master of Science in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences program explores how the central nervous system shapes human behavior across the lifespan through an interdisciplinary approach that combines psychology, neuroscience, computation, and genetics.
When it comes to behavioral health, the UTHealth Houston School of Behavioral Health stands on the edge of a frontier—if we can decode the mysteries of the brain, we can solve some of the most pressing and prevalent health challenges of our time. Our world-renowned behavioral health experts have the ingenuity and passion to break down barriers and develop innovative and personalized ways of caring for individuals in need.