PROGRAM OF STUDY

MASTER OF EDUCATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD

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APPROVED PROGRAM OF STUDIES

FOUNDATIONS: (3 hours required)

( ) EDR 610

Introduction to Research

( ) EPS 525

Introduction to Statistics

(3 hours required)

( ) EDF 670

Philosophy of Education

( ) EDF 671

History of American Education

( ) EDF 672

Comparative Education

MAJOR FIELD: (12 hours required)

( ) ECI 524

Seminar in the Development of Language - Young Children

( ) ECI 526

Parental Involvement in Education

( ) ECI 620

Early Childhood Curriculum

( ) ECI 621

Selected Topics in Early Childhood Education

( ) ECI 622

Early Education of the Exceptional Child

( ) ECI 625

Development of Children's Logical Concepts

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RELATED COURSES: (6 hours required)

( ) ECI 501

Creativity and Giftedness in the Classroom

( ) ECI 541

Corrective and Remedial Reading

( ) ECI 545

The Teacher and the Bilingual Student

( ) ECI 608

Field Work Experience (1-3)

( ) ECI 642

Modern Language Arts Instruction

( ) ECI 643

Modern Elementary School Mathematics

( ) ECI 644

Modern Elementary School Social Science

( ) ECI 645

Modern Elementary School Science

( ) ECI 651

Issues in Reading

( ) ECI 661

Administration and Supervision of Reading Programs

( ) ECI 696

Professional Problems of Teachers (with approval)

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ELECTIVES: (3 hours required)

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SUGGESTED INTERDISCIPLINARY EMPHASIS: (9 hours required)

Emphasis may be taken from any existing NAU graduate program or combination of programs.

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All interdisciplinary emphasis courses must be approved in advance by the advisor.
AT LEAST 50% OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM MUST BE IN COURSES NUMBERED 600 LEVEL OR ABOVE.