Bachelor of Education

Professional Studies Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Programme Summary

Campus
Main (St. Andrew)
Award Type
Diploma
Mode
Part-time
Duration
2.5 years

Overview

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Entry Requirements

A university degree in Primary Education, Secondary Education Psychology, Social Work, or other programmes in the Social Sciences.

SPECIALIZATIONS

  • English Language Concentration
  • Mathematics Concentration

COURSE LIST

  • Child Growth and Development 1
  • Foundation of Social Studies 1
  • Foundations of Grammar
  • Historical & Philosophical Perspectives in Caribbean ECE
  • Information Literacy
  • Mathematics in EC 1
  • Personal Development
  • The Emerging Professional
  • Child Growth and Development 2
  • Communication Skills 1
  • Foundation of Social Studies 2
  • Mathematics in EC 2
  • Movement for Early Childhood
  • Music for ECE
  • Practicum 1
  • Strategies in EC Pedagogy 1
  • Communication Skills 2
  • Creating & Teaching Visual Arts
  • Curriculum for Pre-Schoolers (3-5year)
  • Health and Family Life Education
  • Language & Literacy in the Early Years
  • Number Concept 1
  • Science for E. C. Teachers 1
  • Strategies in EC Pedagogy 2
  • Curriculum for Lower Primary Grades (6-8 years)
  • Guiding Young Children’s Behaviour
  • Introduction to Literacy Development
  • Number Concept 2
  • Practicum 2
  • Science for  E.C. Teachers 2
  • Assessment in ECE
  • Citizenship Education
  • Curriculum for Infant and Toddlers (0-3 Year)
  • Educational Technology
  • Introduction to Educational Research
  • Moral Education & Spirituality in Early Childhood
  • Special Needs in EC. Education
  • Teaching Young Children Mathematics
  • Advanced Studies in Literacy 2
  • Dancehall, Sex & Religious Ideology
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Practicum 3
  • Research Applied: Theory into Practice
  • School, Family & Community Relations
  • Teaching Mathematics Through Play
  • Practicum 4
  • Functional French
  • Functional Spanish
  • Introduction to Environmental Studies & SD
  • Leadership & Administration in EC
  • Literature Appreciation
  • Professional Seminars

Specialization  Early Childhood – Language Arts & Social Studies     

LA321ECB        Advanced Studies in Literacy 1
LA400ECB        Introduction to Children’s Literature
LA030ECB        Critical Thinking for the Language Arts Teacher

Specialization  Early Childhood – Mathematics & Science

MT211PRB      Algebra & Problem Solving in the Primary Classroom

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