Early Childhood Education Master’s Curriculum

CORE REQUIREMENTS:
EDU 510 Statistics and Research Design
EDU 515 Advanced Human Development and Learning Theory
EDU 520 Curriculum Development
EDU 525 Current Trends/ Historical Perspective

CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS:
ECE 650 Intro to Early Childhood Education: Applied Child Development
ECE 651 Foundations of Early Literacy and Language Development
ELECT THREE:
ECE 652 Literacy Instruction in the Primary (K-4) Classroom
ECE 653 PK-4 Mathematics Methods and Assessment
ECE 654 PK-4 Science & Health Methods and Assessment
ECE 655 PK-4 Social Studies Methods and Assessment

LIBERAL STUDIES STRAND (LSS):
Three elected courses from offerings throughout the year

• For students doing certification first, EDU 702 and EDU 704 Student Teaching will count for 2 of the 3 electives

CAPSTONE:
EDU 700 Research Project or EDU 701 Professional Seminar

• For EDU 701 seminar, students will need to select one other graduate course elective, which can be another Liberal Studies Strand (LSS) course or a course from another concentration area.  Total courses for this Master’s Degree option must be at least 14.