The curriculum in early childhood education at Berry College provides the teacher with knowledge, competencies, and specializations for meeting the interests and needs of children during their most formative years.

Professional Core Requirements: 15 Credit Hours

EDU 601 - Contemporary Foundations of Education 3-0-3
EDU 602 - Action- Based Research in Education 3-0-3
EDU 603 - Curriculum Theory 3-0-3
EDU 626 - Middle-Grades and Secondary Applied Action-Based Research 3-0-3
EDU 667 - Multicultural Education 3-0-3
PSY 652 - Advanced Educational Psychology 3-0-3

Content Fields

Communication Arts

Candidates must take at least 6 credit hours in communication arts from the courses listed below:

EDU 612 - Theories and Strategies in Reading 3-0-3
EDU 615 - Reading Instruction and Materials 3-0-3
EDU 616 - Diagnostic Reading Instruction 3-0-3
EDU 671 - Language Arts and Literature: Content and Practice 3-0-3
EDU 621 - Application in Remediation of Reading Difficulties 1-0-1

Specialized Content

Candidates must take 9 credit hours in specialized content. It is required that candidates take a course in Math or Science. Three areas of content must be completed in the following courses:

EDU 607 - The Teaching of Science 3-0-3
EDU 622 - Environmental Science and the Teacher 3-0-3
EDU 633 - Contemporary Science Instruction 3-0-3
EDU 636 - Social Studies for Teachers 3-0-3
EDU 638 - Multimedia Computer Applications 3-0-3
EDU 662 - Applied Linguistics for ESOL Teachers 3-0-3
EDU 663 - Language and Culture in Education 3-0-3
EDU 664 - Methods of Teaching in Bilingual/ ESOL Settings 2-2-3
EDU 680 - Academic Assessment 3-0-3
MTE 621 - Instructional Activities in Mathematics for Early Childhood Education 3-0-3