Education Course Descriptions
ECED
1010 Introduction to Early Childhood Education (2) (F) Orientation to
the profession; family relationships, diversity, child development,
age-appropriate practices, observation and assessment, learning
environments, health and safety, and guidance.
ECED
1020 Foundations of Early Childhood Education (3) (S)
Pragmatic intro to Early Childhood Education; preparation for student
teaching; focus on physical, emotional, cognitive, creative and social
aspects of young children; includes field component. Formerly ED 117.
ECED
2010 Safe, Healthy Learning Environments (3) (F)
Basic principles of childrenıs health in family, child care program, and
community; nutrition, hygiene, growth, disease, accident prevention, and safety;
includes field component. Formerly PE 213.
ECED
2020 Infant, Toddler, Child Growth and Development (3) (F,S)
Physical, cognitive, social and emotional development of young children;
application to child care, guidance
and development; includes field
component.
ECED
2030 Infant & Toddler Care (3) (S)
Procedures for stimulating intellectual and physical development of
infants
and toddlers as well as basic caregiving skills; includes field component.
Formerly ED 240.
ECED
2040 Family Dynamics & Community Involvement (3) (F)
Role of family and community in the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional
growth of the child in a diverse society; includes field component.
Formerly ED 219. Prereq: ECED 1020 or departmental consent.
ECED
2050 Psychomotor Development (3) (S)
Theories and application of psychomotor development; focus on motor
skills;
includes field component.
Formerly PE 214. Prereq: ECED 2020.
ECED
2060 Development of Exceptional Children (3) (S)
Physical, intellectual, and sensory impairments; community resources for
diagnosis and treatment services;
includes field component. Formerly ED 220.
Prereq: ECED 1020, 2070; or
departmental consent.
ECED
2070 Developmental Assessment (3) (F)
Developing competency in screening children for developmental problems;
community support programs and
referral procedures; includes field
component. Prereq: ECED 1020, 2020; or
departmental consent.
ECED
2090 Creative Expression (3) (on demand)
Theories, teaching techniques, and basic program components of early
childhood art instruction; use of art
media and creative play activities.
Formerly ED 126.
ECED 2120 Administration of Child Care Programs (3) (S)
Organization and administration practices; staff-management relations,
state
and local licensing standards,
national accreditation, CDA standards, tax laws, legal liabilities;
laboratory observation and interaction. Formerly ED 221. Prereq: ECED
1010, 1020, 2020, 2030.
ECED
2130 Clinical Practicum I (3) (F)
Concepts and techniques for providing age-appropriate child care,
including
development and implementation of
lesson plans; supervised practicum
(minimum of 45 hours). Formerly ED
298.
ECED
2140 Clinical Practicum II (3) (S)
Supervised practicum; minimum of 90 clock hours in approved agency.
Formerly
ED 299. Prereq: ECED 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020, 2030, 2050, 2070, 2130; or departmental
consent.
ECED
2150 Educating the Culturally Different (3) (on demand)
Special problems and needs of children with an ethnic, religious, or
cultural heritage different from the majority culture group; affect on
studentıs expectations and performance in classroom and society. Formerly
ED 222.
ECED
2160 Language Arts for Young Children (3) (on demand)
Techniques and methods for development of language skills in young
children.
Formerly ED 223.
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