Required courses
Courses may count only once in meeting the 32-hour program course requirement.
Required core courses, 23 hours
Course code |
Course title |
Credit hours |
CFD 701 |
Orientation to Early Childhood and Family Development |
1 hr |
CFD 750 |
Advanced Human Development Studies |
3 hrs |
ECE 725 |
Inquiry in Early Childhood and Family Development |
3 hrs |
CFD 761
or
ECE 726 |
Advanced Family Studies
or
Programming and Policy Issues for Early Childhood Settings |
3 hrs
or
3 hrs |
ECE 727 |
Children and Families in a Diverse Society |
3 hrs |
SFR 780 |
Educational Research Methodology |
3 hrs |
ECE 771 |
Proposal Development |
4 hrs |
ECE 762 |
Seminar in Early Childhood and Family Development |
3 hrs |
Elective courses, 9 hours
Courses may be selected with the recommendation and approval of student’s advisor. These courses can include a variety of classes from our program and related programs. Below are examples of some course electives, however, other course options are available in consultation with your advisor.
Course code |
Course title |
Credit hours |
ECE 601 |
Home/School/Community Relationships with Young Children and Their Families |
3 hrs |
ECE 705 |
Field Experiences in Early Childhood Education |
1-3 hrs |
ECE 724 |
Foundations of Early Childhood Education |
3 hrs |
ECE 728 |
The Educational Role of Play |
3 hrs |
ECE 729 |
Literacy in Early Childhood |
3 hrs |
ECE 730 |
Family Literacy |
3 hrs |
CFD 702 |
Community Engagement |
3 hrs |
CFD 632 |
Family Advocacy |
3 hrs |
CFD 633 |
Principles of Family Life Education |
4 hrs |
CFD 662 |
Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect |
3 hrs |
ELE 713 |
Advanced Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Communication Arts |
3 hrs |
ELE 720 |
Advanced Theory and Practice in Student Assessment and Evaluation |
3 hrs |
PSY 604 |
Forensic Child Psychology |
3 hrs |
PSY 629 |
Psychological Tests and Measurements |
3 hrs |
RDG 640 |
Analysis and Correction of Difficulties in Literacy |
3 hrs |
RDG 700 |
Relationship of Language to Literacy and Intellectual Development |
3 hrs |