Early Childhood Education PK-2 (Professional) Licensure Concentration, MS
Master of Science in Education
The Master of Science in Education degree program in an Early Childhood Education concentration will provide students with an intensive study of content and pedagogy for improved classroom practice. The program is intended to deepen the content/subject matter knowledge base for teachers at the early childhood education level. Didactic and pedagogical applications enable students to consider new practices that result in improved classroom performance.
Program Requirements
To earn a M.S. in Education with an Early Childhood Education concentration, students must complete 39 hours of graduate coursework. The Initial Early Childhood Education Licensure concentration includes a 9-credit practicum or 12-credit internship experience.
Additional Program Information
Title II of the Higher Education Act
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Degree requirements for the Early Childhood Education PK-2 (Professional) Licensure concentration are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SPE 540 | Research in Education | 3 |
| Edu Prof Lic Elec | Electives | 12 |
| Edu Prof Lic Elec II | Electives 1 | 24 |
| Total Credits Required: | 39 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RDG 530 | Reading Research | 3 |
| RDG 532 | Methods and Strategies for Comp of Narrative and Non-Fiction Text | 3 |
| RDG 534 | Reading and Writing Assessment | 3 |
| RDG 538 | Language Disorders and Literacy | 3 |
| RDG 548 | Structures of Language and Lit Part 2: Consolidation of Lit Acquisition | 3 |
| SPE 543 | Teaching of Writing | 3 |
| SPE 547 | Structure of Language Part l: Phonology, Orthography, Morphology | 3 |
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Students must select 24 credits of coursework from an EDU, ESL, SEA or SPE prefix.
Academic Requirements
Note: This schedule reflects a possible sequence of courses to be taken in fulfillment of the Master of Science in Education program with a concentration in Professional Early Childhood Education Licensure. This sequence assumes a fall semester start. Please see program director for specific course sequence. Candidates need to take SPE 540 Research in Education, take 4 of the remaining 7 courses listed below, and take 24 credits of graduate coursework with an EDU, ESL, RDG, SEA, or SPE prefix (not listed below - students should consult with their program director for course availability).
Two-Year Sequence
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| RDG 534 | Reading and Writing Assessment | 3 |
| RDG 538 | Language Disorders and Literacy | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| RDG 548 | Structures of Language and Lit Part 2: Consolidation of Lit Acquisition | 3 |
| SPE 540 | Research in Education | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| SPE 543 | Teaching of Writing | 3 |
| RDG 530 | Reading Research | 3 |
| RDG 532 | Methods and Strategies for Comp of Narrative and Non-Fiction Text | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| SPE 547 | Structure of Language Part l: Phonology, Orthography, Morphology | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Total Credits Required: | 24 | |
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program are expected to demonstrate achievement in all areas of the program. Specifically, the program will:
- Prepare students to meet the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Professional Standards for Teachers (1) Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment standard.
- Prepare students to meet the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Professional Standards for Teachers (2) Teaching All Students standard.
- Prepare students to meet the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Professional Standards for Teachers (3) Family and Community Engagement standard.
- Prepare students to meet the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Professional Standards for Teachers (4) Professional Culture.
- Students will demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills through in-class assignments and presentations, to be applied in the teaching-learning process.