Bachelor of Education Degree Programme in Early Childhood Education
Programme Description
The Bachelor of Education Degree in Early Childhood Education is designed to meet the needs of persons who are desirous of teaching in the early childhood section of the primary school. It will involve having students meet the General Education requirements in Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural and Health Sciences (38 credits), the education core courses (36 credits) and the major courses in education (66 credits). The latter include studies in child development, introduction to teaching, issues related to education, inclusive education, literacy, oral communication skills, curriculum development and methodology courses. There is also a practicum component. Students may pursue studies full time or part-time.
N.B. An Associate Degree will be awarded upon completion of ECED 290.
Programme Objectives
The programme is designed to provide students with the following:
- a sound general education foundation in the areas of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and computers
- the skills to examine the theories surrounding child growth and development from birth to the middle years
- an understanding of the principles of teaching and the application of these principles in the primary classroom.
- An understanding of curriculum development, classroom testing and measurement and research-based skills.
- the communication skills to utilize to the fullest the human, material and technical resources available in the primary school community
- knowledge of literacy and other content-based skills and the utilization of these skills in the classrooms
- the ability to cope with special needs children in the inclusive classroom
- a basic understanding of the components of Language and the applicability of this knowledge in the classroom
- opportunities to observe and participate in actual teaching situations
- the skills to engage in life-long learning for advancing academic and personal growth
- the knowledge and skills to pursue additional and higher qualifications in education at local and international institutions of higher learning
Programme Outline
| Year I SEMESTER I | |
| ENGL 112 | College English I |
| COMP 102 | Principles of Computing |
| SDSM 100 | Student Development Seminar |
| ELECTIVE | Foreign Language I |
| MATH 127 | Integrated Algebra I |
| EDUC 100 | Understanding Child Growth/Dev. |
| Year I SEMESTER II | |
| ENGL 113 | College English II |
| ECED 102 | Early Childhood Fundamentals of Art |
| EDUC 105 | Educational Foundations |
| MATH 128 | Integrated Algebra II |
| ELECTIVE | Foreign Language II |
| Year I SEMESTER III | |
| ELECTIVE | Religious Studies |
| ELECTIVE | Lower Division Social & Behavioural Science |
| ECED 111 | Principles of Early Childhood Education |
| Year II SEMESTER I | |
| EDUC 202 | Issues in Education |
| EDUC 205 | Technology in the Classroom |
| HLTH 201 | Health and Safety in E.C.E. |
| SCIN 101 | Integrated Science |
| SCIN 102 | Integrated Science Lab |
| LITR 201 | Pleasures of Children’s Literature |
| Year II SEMESTER II | |
| ECED 211 | Leadership of ECE Centers |
| ECED 240 | E.C.E. Language Arts Methods I |
| ECED 245 | E.C.E. Mathematics Methods I |
| ECED 250 | E.C.E. Science Methods I |
| COMM 204 | Oral Communication for Teachers |
| Year II SEMESTER III | |
| MATH 169 | Statistics I |
| ECED 255 | E.C.E. Reading Methods I |
| Year III SEMESTER I | |
| ELECTIVE | Upper Division Humanities |
| ECED 290 | E.C.E. Field Experience |
| EDUC 270 | Inclusive Education |
| EDUC 312 | Strategies for Creative Learning |
| ECED 260 | ECE Classroom Management |
| Year III SEMESTER II | |
| ECED 375 | E.C.E. Mathematics Methods II |
| ECED 365 | E.C.E. Language Arts Methods II |
| ECED 302 | E.C.E. Educational Assessment |
| EDUC 314 | Educational Research |
| EDUC 310 | Education and Society |
| Year III SEMESTER III | |
| ELECTIVE | Upper Division Social & Behavioural Science |
| EDUC 370 | Educational Psychology |
| Year IV SEMESTER I | |
| ECED 385 | E.C.E. Reading Methods II |
| ECED 360 | E.C.E. Curriculum Design/Dev. |
| ECED 380 | E.C.E. Science Methods II |
| ECED 405 | E.C.E. Social Studies Methods |
| EDUC 450 | Ethics for Teachers |
| Year IV SEMESTER II | |
| ECED 490 | Early Childhood Education Teaching Practicum |