Modern University for Business and Science | BA in Early Childhood Education

BA in Early Childhood Education:
In this major, students are prepared to be well-qualified teachers for children in day care centers, kindergartens and pre-school programs. If you enjoy being around children then this is definitely the major that suits you most.
Students learn about child’s development, nutrition and psychology. In order to succeed in this program, you should have good communication skills, patience and easiness. Upon graduation, you can work mainly in schools but you can also work in recreation centers and hospitals and in training centers.

General Education Courses (21 credits )
ENG201 Advanced English 3cr
ENG202 Applied Communication Skills 3cr
ARB201 Arabic Culture 3cr
CSC201 Introduction to Computers 3cr

Elective Courses (9 credits) choose from
PHL201 Introduction to Philosophy 3cr
PSY201 Introduction to Psychology 3cr
SOC201 Introduction to Sociology 3cr
ARB202 Arabic Studies 3cr
POL201 Intro to Political Science 3cr
CST201 Cultural Studies I 3cr
CST202 Cultural Studies II 3cr
TEF200 English Grammar 3cr
BUS200 Introduction to Business 3cr

General Requirement Courses (15 credits)
choose from
NUT201 Nutrition 3cr
HEA201 Health 3cr
ART202 Music 3cr
ART201 Fine Arts 3cr
MTE201 Math for Education 3cr
SCE201 Science for Education 3cr
EDU202 Environmental Education 3cr

Core Courses (34 credits)
EDU201 Introduction to Education 3cr
PSY202 Developmental Psychology 3cr
EDU203 Classroom Teaching and Evaluation 3cr
EDU204 Instructional Strategy and Teaching Methods 3cr
EDU205 Technology in Education 3cr
EDU206 History and Philosophy of Education 3cr
EDU207 Curriculum Planning & Design 3cr
EDU208 Counseling & Guidance 3cr
EDU209 Special Education 3cr
EDU210 Field Experience – Observation & analysis 3cr
EDU211 Research Methods 3cr
EDU299 Seminar: Contemporary Issues in Education 1cr

Emphasis Courses (24 credits) choose from
ECE301 Introduction to Early Childhood Education 3cr
ECE302 Play Activities, Arts materials 3cr
ECE303 Sociology of the Family 3cr
ECE304 Practicing Communication Skills 3cr
ECE305 Early Childhood Curriculum 3cr
ECE306 Crisis Intervention with families 3cr
ECE307 Children’s Literature 3cr
ECE308 Children’s Rights 3cr
ECE398 Practicum / Early Childhood Education 3cr
ECE399 Senior Project / Early Childhood Education 3cr
ECE308 Legislation, Advocacy, and Administration 3cr
Emphasis course from other concentrations 3cr