Early Childhood Education, Advanced Studies, Master of Education

Program Requirements

Upon acceptance into the program, you will complete a tentative Plan of Study in consultation with the program coordinator. You must request that any transfer credits be considered at this time. Please note that no more than three courses taken at Salem State University before admission can be counted towards this program. You should meet regularly with the program coordinator to discuss your progress and revise your plan of study as needed.

Core Courses (18 credits)

• EDU 712 - Models of Early Education: Past & Present
• EDU 921 - Research Seminar in Early Childhood Education
• EDU 889 - Partnerships for Families: An Interprofessional Approach
• OR  EEC 808 - Supporting Dual Language Learners and Their Families in Early Childhood
• EEC 809 - Anti-bias Education: Perspectives, and Advocacy in Early Childhood Education
• EDU 991K - Teacher Leadership for Structural Change
• OR  EEC 807 - Leadership and Supervision in Early Education and Care
• OR  EEC 819 - Administration and Positive Climate in Early Education and Care Programs with Field Experiences
• EDU 999TT - Advanced Teaching Strategies: Creating Trauma-Sensitive Environments and Establishing Individual Student Supports
• OR  EEC 813 - Social-Emotional Learning: A Trauma-Sensitive Approach in Early Childhood Settings

Complete a Strand (12 credits minimum)

Courses cannot be used to complete multiple requirements within the program.
 

Advanced Teaching and Research (select 4)

• EDS 825 - Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice in Education
• EDS 835 - Data-Driven Instruction
• EDU 963R - Education Capstone: Action Research I
• EDG 999 - Education Capstone: Action Research II

Early Education and Care Strand (select 4)

• EEC 800 - Creative Arts for Young Children
• EEC 804 - Screen Time, Media, and Technologies in the Early Years
• EEC 807 - Leadership and Supervision in Early Education and Care
• EEC 808 - Supporting Dual Language Learners and Their Families in Early Childhood
• EEC 811 - Risk and Resilience in Early Childhood
• EEC 819 - Administration and Positive Climate in Early Education and Care Programs with Field Experiences
• EEC 813 - Social-Emotional Learning: A Trauma-Sensitive Approach in Early Childhood Settings
• EDU 820 - Workshop in Early Childhood Curriculum
• EEC 815 - Critical Issues and Controversies in Early Childhood Education

Literacy Intervention & Instruction (select 4)

• EDU 742A - Literacy Development and Processes
• EDU 817C - Literacy Assessment and Intervention Strategies
• EDU 745A - Supporting Language and Literacy Learning for Multilinguals
• EDS 739 - Multi-Tiered Intervention for Students with Literacy Difficulties
• EDU 999C - Teaching Students to Write (Pre K-12)
• EDU 767 - Literature for Children

Special Education Instruction and Support (select 4)

• EDU 990E - Teaching Students with Exceptional Learning Needs
• EDU 801 - Classroom Management and Positive Behavior Supports
• EDS 824 - Literacy and Diagnostic Assessment for Students with Exceptional Learning Needs
• EDS 739 - Multi-Tiered Intervention for Students with Literacy Difficulties
• EDS 829 - Accessing and Designing School Services for Students with Exceptional Learning Needs

Linguistically Diverse Instruction and Support

• EEC 808 - Supporting Dual Language Learners and Their Families in Early Childhood
• EDS 770N - Context and Culture in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• EDS 793 - Language Acquisition
• ENG 776 - Linguistics for Language Teachers
• ENG 859 - Teaching Grammar to Multilingual Learners
• EDU 745A - Supporting Language and Literacy Learning for Multilinguals
• OR  EDS 799 - Teaching Reading, Writing, and Vocabulary to Multilingual Learners

Education Certificates

Any education certificate (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorder) or licensure-only program (e.g., Elementary Education, Reading, Special Education, or TESOL), or coordinator approved 4-course cluster may be substituted for a strand with approval of the coordinator. Candidates who choose to replace the strand with a certificate or licensure only program must apply to that program independent of their early childhood program. Candidates who choose to replace the strand with a certificate or licensure program may exceed 30 credits in completing their degree.

Total Credits: 30