Early Childhood Education, MST

Campus: Online

Gain the knowledge to support the learning and development of young children from birth to 2nd grade. Engage in coursework that focuses on practices that address the cultural, emotional, developmental, and linguistic needs of young children in the classroom, at home, in community settings, and through partnerships with families.

The Early Childhood Education program’s in-depth and clinically rich field experiences will prepare you for success as a certified early childhood teacher (birth–second grade). This includes 100 hours of fieldwork hours targeted toward the three developmental age groups of early childhood. Additionally, you will complete a full-time internship for 14 weeks in pre-school, kindergarten, or first/second grade with an accompanying student teaching seminar (ED 714).

This program will prepare you to take on the many roles in early childhood, including classroom teachers, developmental specialists, home visitors, and family support professionals.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Coursework
ED 701	Issues and Trends in Early Childhood Development, Learning, and Intervention	3
ED 650	Research/Theory in Developing Literacy	3
ED 714	Student Teaching in Inclusive Early Childhood Education Classrooms	3
ED 690	Teacher as Researcher	3
EDG 511A	Child Abuse and Violence Prevention	0
EDG 511D	DASA- Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying and Discrimination in Schools, Prevention and Intervention	0
Coursework with Fieldwork Experiences (100 Hours)
ED 702	Understanding Young Children: Development and Developmental Transactions	3
ED 704	Blended Curricular Approaches in Early Childhood (Inclusive Preschool)	3
ED 706	Creating Responsive Early Childhood Environments	3
ED 708	Early Childhood Arts, Humanities, and Social Studies: Processes and Practices (Kindergarten)	3
ED 709	Early Childhood Mathematics Development and Scientific Inquiry: Processes and Practices (First or Second Grade)	3
ED 655A	Early Literacy Development in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Settings	3
ED 712	Developmentally Appropriate Early Childhood Assessment Practices	3
Total Credits		33

In addition to the 100 clock hours of fieldwork, students will complete a full-time internship for 14 weeks in Preschool, Kindergarten, OR First / Second Grade with an accompanying student teaching seminar (ED 714).