Master of Education with an Early Childhood Emphasis

This master of education (M. Ed.) program is designed for applicants that hold or are eligible to hold certification in Early Childhood Studies. This is a non-thesis master’s degree with a minimum of 36 credit hours. Each program is carefully developed with the student’s advisor. The program does not lead to initial teacher certification.

A typical program of study for this degree follows:

Early Childhood Specialization Courses include:

RED 5316: Emergent Literacy
EEC 6205: Early Childhood Curriculum
EEC 6304: Creativity in Early Childhood
EEC 6615: Early Childhood Background & Concepts
EEC 6525: Child Care Administration
EEC 6946: Practicum in Early Childhood
EDE 6905: Individual Work with Early Childhood focus
EDG 6910: Supervised Research with Early Childhood focus
Doctoral level courses in Early Childhood, as deemed appropriate by student’s advisor