M.A. in Child Development: Birth thru Kindergarten
Requirements
Hours Required: 36 semester hours with thesis
39 semester hours without thesis
Core Curriculum Courses (24 semester hours)
• FCS 5100 Application & Theories of Child Development
• FCS 5105 Family Life Education
• SPE 5630 Collaboration: Regular and Special Education
• CI/FCS/SPE 5111 Advanced Developmental Assessment and Program Evaluation for Children B-K
• CI/FCS/SPE 5112 Advanced Curriculum and Instruction for Young Children B-K
• CI/FCS/SPE 5113 Seminar: Issues in B-K Education
• CI 5630 Instructional Technologies or equivalent
• CI/FCS/SPE 5900 Internship
Concentration Areas:
Administration 10-15 Semester Hours
• FCS 5001 Orientation to Research in FCS
or
FDN 5000 Research in Education or equivalent
• FCS 4610 Administration of Preschool Programs
• FCS 5999 Thesis (thesis only)
• LHE 5250 Conflict Management in Educational Administration
• Electives
Allied Personal 9-15 Semester Hours
• Approved Coursework
• FCS 5999 Thesis (thesis only)
• Electives
Teaching 12-15 Semester Hours
• FCS 5110 Practical Issues in Family Development
• FCS 5525 Product of Learning
or
• FCS 5999 Thesis
• LHE 5630 The Adult Learner
• CI/FDN/RE/SPE 5040 Teacher as Researcher
• Electives (non-thesis only)
