瑪麗維爾學院

The early years of a child’s life are the most critical in their later cognitive, emotional, and physical development. Teachers in early childhood classrooms need a strong grounding in the special skills necessary to ensure development of students to their full potential. This 30-credit program allows practicing teachers to receive an M.A. in Education emphasizing Early Childhood Education, thereby increasing the breadth of their understanding of the education of young children. This program also allows teachers to add Early Childhood certification to prepare them to work with children from birth through grade three.

Required courses:

Teachers who have taken some of these required courses as part of their undergraduate degree program may choose additional electives in consultation with your adviser.

Candidates must select any two of the following three courses to satisfy course requirements for this program:

• EDUC 600 Special Studies in Education: Social Justice Through Service Learning
• EDUC 629 Creativity, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking
• EDUC 653 Literature and Literacy
• EDUC 600 - Special Studies In Education: Social Justice Through Service Learning
• EDUC 629 - Creativity, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking
• EDUC 653 - Literature and Literacy
• EDUC 660 - Early Childhood Curriculum
• EDUC 661 - Early Childhood Assessment
• EDUC 662 - Integrated Curriculum
• EDUC 465 - Diverse Family Systems/Issues
• EDUC 666 - Early Childhood Intervention
• EDUC 668 - Behavior Management
• EDUC 619 - Educator as Action Researcher
• EDUC 699 - Capstone Experience

Elective courses:

Choose 6 hours from the following or from other courses in consultation with your adviser:

• EDUC 523 - Early Childhood/Perceptual Motor Development
• EDUC 528 - Literacy Development
• EDUC 535 - Health Of The Child
• EDUC 572 - Emergent Mathematics
• EDUC 590 - Children’s Literature
• EDUC 600 - Special Studies In Education: Social Justice Through Service Learning
• EDUC 629 - Creativity, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking
• EDUC 653 - Literature and Literacy