Early Childhood Education-Career Track
CURRICULUM DESCRIPTION The Early Childhood Education curriculum prepares individuals to work with children from birth through eight in diverse learning environments. Students will combine learned theories with practice in actual settings with young children under the supervision of qualified teachers Course work includes child growth and development; physical/nutritional needs of children; care and guidance of children; and communication skills with families and children. Students will foster the cognitive/language, physical/motor, social/emotional and creative development of young children.
Courses
- ACA 111
- ACA 122
- CIS 110 — Introduction to Computers
- EDU 119 — Intro to Early Child Educ 4 0 4
- EDU 144 — Child Development I 3 0 3
- EDU 146 — Child Guidance 3 0 3
- EDU 151 — Creative Activities 3 0 3
- EDU 131 — Child, Family, & Community
- EDU 145 — Child Development II 3 0 3
- EDU 153 — Health, Safety, & Nutrition 3 0 3
- EDU 184 — Early Child Intro Pract 1 3 2
- EDU 280 — Language & Literacy Exp 3 0 3
- ENG 111 — Writing and Inquiry 3 0 3
- EDU 221 — Children with Exceptionalities 3 0 3
- PSY 150 — General Psychology
- EDU 154 — Social/Emostion/Behav Dev 3 0 3
- EDU 234 — Infants, Toddlers, & Twos 3 0 3
- EDU 259 — Curriculum Planning
- EDU 261 — Early Childhood Admin I 3 0 3
- MAT 143 — Quantitative Literacy
- COM 231 — Public Speaking 3 0 3
- EDU 262 — Early Childhood Administration II 3 0 3
- EDU 284 — Early Child Capstone Prac 1 9 4
- ART 111 — Art Appreciation 3 0 3
- ART 114 — Art History Survey I 3 0 3
- ART 115 — Art History Survey II 3 0 3
- MUS 110 — Music Appreciation
- MUS 112 — Introduction to Jazz 3 0 3
- PHI 215 — Philosophical Issues 3 0 3
- PHI 240 — Introduction to Ethics 3 0 3