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Early Childhood Education (M.Ed.)
Peabody's master of education program in Early Childhood Education will help you develop a substantive knowledge base in areas of children's development relevant to the expectations they will meet in subject matter areas. You will learn general and advanced principles of cognitive and affective development, and you will learn about the emergence of children's understanding of mathematics, science (causal reasoning), and literacy in courses that focus on the child as a "naive theorist" who makes a transition to learning from formal instruction.
You will master core knowledge in each of these areas before being exposed to instruction about how to apply that knowledge to teaching children. Moreover, all of your pedagogical course work will be integrally tied to fieldwork and practica.
In summary, your capabilities as a teacher will be enhanced by your development of knowledge about how and what children learn, practical preparation in instructional strategies, and immediate opportunities for practice. After completing Peabody's master's program in Early Childhood Education, you will be prepared to:
- Work effectively with diverse populations of children (birth through age eight) in a variety of settings. (Diversity among children may be created by special needs, environmental conditions, and/or individual differences in development.)
- Teach young children, drawing upon a deep conceptual understanding of how they learn different domains of knowledge.
- Create developmentally appropriate experiences for young children that are effectively engaging in the present as well as preparatory for later learning requirements.
- Work effectively with parents, using your understanding of the family as a context for young children's development.
- Act as a leader in educational settings.
Major Requirements (18 semester hours)
Required
- EDUC 3200: Foundations in Learning and Development
- EDUC 3210: Theories and Curriculum Models in Early Childhood Education
- EDUC 3220: Parents, the School, and the Community
Major Electives
- EDUC 2130: Curriculum Programming: Birth - Age 3
- EDUC 3230: Administration and Supervision of Early Childhood Programs
- EDUC 3240: Seminar in Early Childhood Education
- EDUC 3260: Observation and Curriculum Planning
- EDUC 3390: Literacy Development
- EDUC 3941, 3951, 3961: Field Experience, Practicum, or Internship in Early Childhood Education
Additional courses from one or more of the following areas of study:
- Curriculum and General Teaching Tools
- Infant Development
- Literacy
- Leadership in Education
- Mathematics Education
- Science Education
- Special Education
Electives (3 semester hours)
Professional Education Core (9 semester hours)
Total is 30 semester hours minimum