The curriculum for the Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education involves a minimum of 36 semester hours of study, 24 semester hours of which must be in ECE & EDCI (degree program for individuals without a Texas teaching certificate).
The Master of Arts in Education includes requirements for foreign language proficiency in addition to the early childhood coursework. The student will build their skill in a foreign language and will be prepared for entering doctoral programs or bilingual programs that require competency in a foreign language. The outline of studies is as follows:
Thesis (6 semester hours required) | ||
| EDCI 518 | Thesis (6 semester hours required) | 6 |
Required courses in the major (21 semester hours) | ||
| ECE 535 | Math Sci Social Stud Curr | 0-3 |
| ECE 536 | LITERACY DEV IN THE EARLY YRS | 3 |
| ECE 537 | Creative Expression in the Art | 3 |
| ECE 538 | Clsrm Management Tchrs | 3 |
| ECE 548 | Dsgn Inquiry-Based Lrng | 3 |
| ECE 560 | Early Child Curric Design | 3 |
| ECE 561 | Child Development | 3 |
Required Support Courses (6 semester hours) | ||
| EDCI 559 | Diversity & Equity in Edu | 3 |
| BLED 501 | GLB/Theoretical Foundations of Bilingual/ESL Education | 3 |
Electives (3 semester hours) | ||
| 3 semester hours from any graduate courses in the Dept, College, or University other than ECE. | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Note: A Master of Arts (MA) Degree requires a Foreign Language - (12 semester hours in one foreign language)
Written Comprehensive Examination in Early Childhood Education
Courses for which students will be responsible on the master's written comprehensive examination include: ECE 535, ECE 536, ECE 537, ECE 538, ECE 548, ECE 560, ECE 561, and EDCI 559.
