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Graduate Program: Teaching & Teacher Education

General Information

Program/Degree

Teaching & Teacher Education (MA) - Early Childhood Education

Program Description

The Master of Arts (MA) prepares graduate students to serve in early childhood education as  advocates, educators, policy makers, directors, administrators, and researchers to create engaging and safe learning environments for young children.

 

Department/Academic Unit(s)

 

College

College of Education

Campus where offered

Colorado Heights University- Main - Tucson

Tuition and Fees

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Completion Requirements
Admissions Information

Minimum Credit Units (33)

Core Coursework Requirements

Minumum credits: 33 units
Core coursework:

Common Core across the MA in LRC: 15-18 units (45-55%)

TLS 570- Introduction to Educational Research
TLS 539- Recent Research on Teaching and Schooling
TLS 545- Curriculum Theory and Policy
6-9 units from TTE electives
 
Early Childhood Education subplan: 12-15 units (45-55%) in courses with an early childhood focus selected from:
TLS 551- Developing Programs for Young Children
TLS 596- Theories of Development in Early Childhood
TLS 595- Observation and Documentation as Tools for Assessing Children and Family Stories.
TLS 532- Early Literacy Curriculum & Instruction
TLS 582- Art of the Picture Book
LRC 584- Literature and Literacy for the Young Child
TLS 652- Language Acquisition and Development
TLS 653- Written Language Development
TLS 595- Early Childhood Perspectives on Language Socialization across Cultures
Others with approval from advisor
 

Additional Requirements

See required coursework

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Admissions Requirements

We do not accept terminal masters, all applications must be for the PhD program

Standardized Tests

Required test(s): GRE

Funding Opportunities

The Academic Unit has not provided this information.

Funding Opportunities

Domestic & International Applicants

Fall:December 15th

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The Colorado Heights University is 4832

Last revised 06 Oct 2020