BA/MA Early Childhood Education
The Accelerated BA/MA Degree Program (ADP) is designed for Mills students to earn a BA in child development and an MA in early childhood in five years. The program integrates a carefully designed curriculum that combines undergraduate and graduate specialized course work and field placements in child development with a broad background in the liberal arts and sciences. The undergraduate portion of the program requires students to complete the Mills College BA as child development majors (See undergraduate catalog for major requirements.) The +1 MA year begins fall of the student’s fifth year at Mills. Because of the heavy course load, students may opt to take some course work in their senior year to count toward the MA degree, provided those courses do not count toward the undergraduate degree.
Degree Requirements (a minimum of 64 semester course credits; 39 for the BA; 25 in the fifth year)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC 036/136 | Introduction to Development and Learning in Young Children | 3 |
| EDUC 114 | Family Systems and Cultural Diversity: Connections with Schools, Communities, and Hospital Setting | 3 |
| EDUC 133 | Curriculum and Environments in Early Childhood Education Programs | 3 |
| EDUC 134 | Research Methodology for Observing Children | 4 |
| EDUC 137 | Language Development: Literacy, Communication, and Multilingualism | 3 |
| EDUC 138 | Social, Emotional, and Moral Development and Learning | 3 |
| EDUC 160 | History and Theories of Play in Human Development, Culture, and Education | 3 |
| EDUC 191A | Theory and Practice of Early Childhood Education: Infancy/Young Children | 4-6 |
| EDUC 191B | Theory and Practice of ECE: Curriculum and Instruction for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs | 4-6 |
| EDUC 176 | Leadership and Administration in Early Childhood Programs | 3 |
| EDUC 194A | Senior Seminar: Child Development | 3-4 |
| EDUC 194B | Senior Seminar: Child Development II | 3-4 |
| Fifth Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC 234 | Documentation as Research | 3 |
| EDUC 290 | Advanced Seminar in Child Development | 3 |
| EDUC 294A | Graduate Seminar: Research in Education—ECE | 3 |
| EDUC 203 | Public Policy: Children, Youth, and Family Issues | 2-4 |
| EDUC 294B | Research Seminar—ECE | 3 |
| EDUC 227 | Issues of Race and Ethnicity in Education | 4 |
| EDUC 263 | Administrative Practicum in Early Childhood Programs | 3 |
| Choose 3 additional credits of elective coursework in consultation with your advisor | 3 | |
| Credits | 24-26 | |
| Total Credits | 24-26 | |