Master of Education for Experienced Teachers, M.Ed.
Early Childhood Intervention and Family Support
Program of Studies
The M.Ed. program is a 34-36 credit hour program; with 27 hours of required course work, 4-6 hours of applied internship and supervised leadership and research experiences, and 3 hours of elective course work. Students enroll in the graduate internship (EDUC 668) throughout their program in order to complete research, leadership, and field-based assignments. Internship hours may vary for individual students based on individuals' prior experience. Internship assignments are designed for practicing professionals to engage in applied research and assessment/intervention projects in their early childhood setting. Enrolled students who are not employed in early childhood settings will be assigned to a community-based, inclusive program serving young children with and without disabilities and their families.
Students develop leadership skills focused on collaborative consultation, resource gathering, applied research and the promotion of quality learning environments for all young children. Upon completion of the program requirements, students with initial teaching licensure are eligible for the advanced B-K licensure in North Carolina.
Required Courses
| EDUC 662 | Advanced Emergent Literacy | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 664 | Families and Teams in Early Childhood Intervention: Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 665 | Early Childhood Assessment Strategies | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 666 | Preschool/Kindergarten Curriculum and Learning Environments | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 667 | Infant/Toddler Curriculum and Learning Environments | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 668 | B-K Internship | 1 hr min. |
| EDUC 669 | B-K Teacher as Researcher Internship | 1-2 hrs |
| EDUC 708 | School Consultation Methods | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 761 | Professional Development and Leadership in Early Childhood Intervention | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 762 | Child Development and Disability | 3 hrs |
| OR | ||
| EDUC 763 | Biological Bases of Children's Development | 3 hrs |
| EDUC 871 | Seminar in Education: Research Methods | 3 hrs |
Options Two Required Courses
Option Two students who have not taken a comparable child development course (birth-age 8) and an introduction to exceptional children course within the past five years will be required to complete the following courses in addition to the program requirements.
| EDUC 401 | Early Childhood Development | 4 hrs |
| EDUC 695 | Introduction to Exceptional Children | 3 hrs |
Elective Courses (suggested)
| EDUC 629 | Language Minority Students: Issues for Practitioners |
| EDUC 678 | Seminar in Educational Studies (Spanish for Educators [Heining-Boynton]) |
| EDUC 684 | Statistical Analysis of Educational Data I |
| EDUC 758 | Immigration and Education |
| EDUC 861 | Seminar in Special Education: Single Subject Design |
| EDUC 877 | Critical Multicultural Education |
| MHCH 706 | Perinatal Health Services |
| MHCH 720 | Organization of Services for Children with Special Health Needs |
| PSYC 507 | Autism |
| SPHS 740 | Communication Development: Analyses and Clinical Applications |
| SPHS 761 | Child Communication Disorders |
| SPHS 765 | Augmentative Communication |
| SPHS 806 | Communication Assessment and Intervention for Children Birth to Five (with Infants & Toddlers/for Preschoolers) |
| SPHS 864 | Language Impairments in Children |