Boca Raton, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
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Introduction
Inspire through education
Earn your early childhood education degree and learn the importance of early literacy development for infants and their families and young children up to third grade. As a student of this early learning program, you'll have internship opportunities to better help define professional goals. In this program, you'll learn early literacy development, and also learn innovative iPad techniques for instructional strategies and assessments.
As an early childhood education major, you'll combine theory with practical applications and understand both the physical and emotional development of babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. While working with early learners, you'll observe different types of early learning communities—daycare centers, preschools, elementary schools, and early learning centers. Plus, you'll network with key influencers and explore how to implement current technologies to supplement your future approach to teaching and learning.
Early childhood education degree information
The early childhood education program prepares you to teach students from birth to age three. You'll learn how to manage a classroom and you'll gain a firm introduction to childhood education. You will immerse yourself in the world of education and explore childhood development. Through your major courses, you'll learn:
- Innovative real-world teaching strategies
- Skills to support students emotionally, physically, and socially
- Child screenings, assessments, and parental involvement strategies
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Curriculum
4-year plan
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Year 3
Fall
- Societies and Institutions
- Children at Risk
- Teaching Social Studies
- Inclusive Education
- Second Language and Literacy Development for English Language Learners
- Satisfy Portfolio
Spring
- Belief and Reason 300
- Career Preparation
- Dialogue of Justice and Civic Life 300
- Elective
- Sheltered Content Instruction for English Language Learners
- Satisfy Portfolio
Year 4
Fall
- Practicum in Early Childhood Education
- Science in the Elementary School I
- Math in the Elementary School I
- Cross-Cultural Communications (counts as a DSS 300 requirement)
Spring
- Practicum in Early Childhood Education
- Math in the Elementary School II
- Science in the Elementary School II
- Assessment for Instruction
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Gain the skills necessary to teach children from birth to age three. See where an early childhood education degree can take you.
The early childhood education program helps you as a student prepare to work in a variety of early education jobs, such as:
- Early childhood education teacher (preschool, kindergarten and first through third grade)
- Director of an early learning center
- Education administrator
- Child, family, and school social worker
- Home-based service provider
Want to teach older students? Explore the B.S. in elementary education program to teach K–6 grade.