Early Childhood Education, M.S.Ed.

Coordinator: Cindy Ryan

Mission

Empower educators to strengthen their knowledge, skills, and dispositions to improve their professional practices, to enhance their leadership abilities, and to improve the quality of education using creativity, innovation, and research.

Learning Outcomes

Effectively use advanced content knowledge and educational technologies.
Analyze data and evidence to support learning and engage in change.
Apply learning theories and research in education in a variety of contexts.
Demonstrate professional growth, dispositions and leadership appropriate to their field in education.

The Early Childhood Education, Master of Science in Education degree consists of 45 credit hours of approved graduate-level courses.

The degree has four areas:

Professional Education Core (15)
Early Childhood Education Major(18)
Electives (6)
Exit requirements (culminating experience) (6)

Professional Education Core

All MSEd students complete this core

Computer Science Education Credits: 3
ED 632 Cultural, Social and Philosophical Issues in Education Credits: 3
ED 633 Educational Research Credits: 3
ED 636 Leadership and Policy in a Diverse Society Credits: 3

Choose One

ED 610 Unmasking the Adult Learner: Adult Education from Training to Empowered Possibility Credits: 3
ED 611 Theories of Teaching and Learning Credits: 3

Core Courses

Credits: 18
See early Childhood Education Coordinator

Elective Credits: 6

Culminating Experiences Exit Requirement

Option 1: Professional Project

ED 604 Professional Project Planning Credits: 3
and ED 605 Professional Project Implementation Credits: 3
or
ED 617 Professional Inquiry in Education Credits: 3
and ED 635 Action Research Credits: 3

Option 2: Thesis

Six hours of thesis

ED 603 Thesis, Professional Project or Field Study Credits: 3-9 Credits: 6