M. S. Early Childhood Education

Young Children with Disabilities
Suggested Course Concentration

The master's degree in Early Childhood Education is a 36 hour program, designed to provide students with a background and advanced study in early childhood education. Coursework in this master's degree will not completely fulfill the requirements for Texas EC-4 or Special Education teacher certification. Students may combine this coursework with Graduate Teacher Certification. The suggested course sequence is for those individuals with an interest in working with infants, toddlers, preschool and primary age children with disabilities in educational and family based settings. The semesters the courses are offered are noted in parentheses.

Educational Core (12 hours ) (Courses are offered every semester)

• SILC 6030 - Foundations of Multicultural Education

• INST 6031 - Applications of Technology

• EDUC 6032 - Statistics and Measurement

• EDUC 6033 - Research Design and Analysis

Early Childhood Core (9 hours)

• ECED 5031 - Teaching Young Children (Fall/Spring)

• ECED 5032 - Community Programs for Young Children (Summer/Spring)

• ECED 5131 - Creative Activities for the Young Child (Fall/Spring) Prerequisite ECED 5031

Early Childhood Electives (9 hours)

• ECED 5332 - Infants and Young Children with Disabilities* (Fall)

• ECED 5333 - Advanced Studies of Infants and Young Children with Disabilities* (Spring)

• ECED 5737 - Practicum: Infants and Young Children with Disabilities* (Summer)

Master's Options

• EDUC 6839 - Project or
  EDUC 6939 - Thesis or
  ECED 6739 - Internship (Every) and SPED 5131 - Educational Assessment of Exceptionalities* (Spring)

*Prerequisite either SPED 4030 or SPED 5030. These courses may also be taken under the SPED rubric.

For further information, contact: Dr. Rebecca Huss-Keeler, Program Coordinator, Early Childhood Education

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