{"id":641,"date":"2025-04-08T17:59:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T17:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/early-childhood\/?page_id=641"},"modified":"2026-04-06T18:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:41:59","slug":"early-childhood-studies-track-on-campus-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/early-childhood\/prospective-students\/early-childhood-masters-degree\/early-childhood-studies-track-on-campus-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Childhood Studies Track (On-Campus Courses)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||50px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; positioning=&#8221;none&#8221; position_origin_a=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||29px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/early-childhood\/\">Early Childhood Education<\/a><\/span><\/span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;cfb6daa1-57bc-4e59-a6dc-9196bdfa2160&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|800||on|||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#CC4927&#8243; link_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; link_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#194588&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;50px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>General Early Childhood Studies Track (On-Campus Courses)<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||7px|||&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;610031ae-5fca-4563-8824-73f45173bc29&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#1F7E98&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||42px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The early childhood studies track of the Master of Arts with an Early Childhood Emphasis degree program includes coursework focused on the practice of early childhood education, intervention, and service provision.\u00a0 Coursework (see below) includes a focus on early childhood curriculum, child development, and effective early childhood instructional methods. An applicant who chooses this program track may plan to pursue a future doctorate, may intend to engage in coaching with teachers or parents, or may endeavor to become a better teacher or administrator. This program has a focus on birth through kindergarten. This is an on-campus program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#CC4927&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Early Childhood Studies MAE Program of Study Example<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Lato|||on|||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;2px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#16305D&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||9px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Fall Year 1: 6-9 credit hours<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EEC 6205 \u2013 Early Childhood Curriculum (3 credit hours)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>EEC 6615 &#8211; Early Childhood Education: Backgrounds &amp; Concepts (3 credit hours)<\/li>\n<li>EEC 6905 \u2013 Practicum in Early Childhood (Optional) (3 credit hours)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Spring Year 1: 6 credit hours<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\">\n<li>EEC 6326 \u2013Social &#038; Pre-Academic Instructional Methods for Young Children (3 credit hours)<\/li>\n<li>EDF 6403 \u2013 Quantitative Foundation of Educational Research <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(3 credit hours)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Summer Year 1 (Optional): 3 credit hours<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\">\n<li>Elective or Early Childhood Specialization Courses (Optional) (3 credit hours)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Fall Year 2: 6 credit hours<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\">\n<li>EEC 6933 \u2013 Families &amp; Diversity in Early Childhood Studies (3 credit <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hours<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EEC 6905 \u2013 Individual Work (3 credit hours)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Spring Year 2: 9 Credit Hours<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"arrow-bullets\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EEC 6971 \u2013 Thesis (3 credits) or EEC 6910 &#8211; Supervised Research (3 credit hours)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>EEC 7056 \u2013 Policy &amp; Advocacy in Early Childhood Studies (3 credit <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hours<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>EEC 6933 \u2013 Early Childhood Assessment &amp; Evaluation (3 credit <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hours<\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#CC4927&#8243; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#16305D&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Total: 30 credit hours<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_menu menu_id=&#8221;5&#8243; module_class=&#8221;pa-vertical-menu&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; menu_font=&#8221;Lato|700|||||||&#8221; menu_text_color=&#8221;#1C2F3D&#8221; menu_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#E8E8E8&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; custom_css_before=&#8221;content:&#8217;Menu&#8217;;&#8221; custom_css_menu_link=&#8221;margin-left: 8px; &#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_menu][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||20px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"apply-button\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><a class=\"apply-now-button\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.ufl.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apply Today!<\/a>  <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":268,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-641","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.0 (Yoast SEO v22.0) - 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