Dec 11, 2024  
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Early Childhood Education (M.S.)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus



The Department of Applied Human Sciences  department offers a Master of Science degree in Human Development and Family Science with a specialization in early childhood education. The M.S. program in early childhood education prepares individuals to be master teachers, directors of early childhood programs, and leaders in the development of childcare policy. Early childhood education licensure is a pre-requisite for full admission. Students interested in entering the program without prior licensure must complete licensure requirements concurrently with degree requirements.

Requirements


To complete the program, the master’s candidate must have:

  1. Thirty (30) graduate hours of coursework approved by her/his committee.
  2. Experience working with children. The candidate can fulfill this requirement with coursework in one of the following:
    • Practicum in Early Childhood Education (ECED 883 )
    • Practicum in Parent Education (ECED 884 )
    • Practicum in Human Development Research (LSHD 892 )
    • Research in FSHS (Thesis) (ECED 899  )
  3. A comprehensive examination or
    a written document which may take one of three forms:
    1. Thesis - an empirical study with a comprehensive review of the literature and conforming to specifications set by the university.
    2. An article prepared for submission to a scholarly journal (research or expository).
    3. Report, e.g., curriculum teacher guide, survey, parent handbook, assessment instruments.
  4. The candidate must have an oral defense of the document or of the comprehensive examination.

Notes


The candidate must select his/her major professor and one other member of his/her committee from the Early Childhood Education area. The committee will be responsible for the development of a course of study with the candidate and for approving a choice of practicum and the preparation of the written report.

The academic performance of the student in the Early Childhood Education specialization will be reviewed by the student’s committee after he/she has completed at least twelve (12) hours of graduate study. 

Students considering the thesis option should enroll in additional research and/or statistics courses in consultation with their major professor.

Students interested in this option with questions about program requirements or curriculum should contact:

Dr. Mary DeLuccie
Program Chair
Early Childhood Education

Department of Applied Human Sciences 
303 Justin Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS  66506
deluccie@ksu.edu