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Early Childhood & SPECIAL education
"Positively Impacting Learning Through Evidence-Based Practices"
Early Childhood Education
The Early Childhood programs lead to the B.S.Ed. and M.Ed. degrees with a major in Early Childhood Education, and the M.Ed. degree with a major in Special Education General Curriculum/Early Childhood. The early childhood education programs are designed to prepare professional educators who manifest the knowledge, dispositions, and competencies deemed necessary to enhance young children’s overall intellectual, social, emotional, and personal growth and development. The design of the undergraduate professional program includes a variety of methods and content courses. These courses are supported by structured field experiences designed to provide opportunities to meld theory with practice in field- based interactions with young children. Graduate programs are designed to build upon prior professional preparation and experiences and extend the depth and breath of knowledge of the theoretical base and exemplary practices in early childhood education and reading education.
ECE Degree Programs
- B.S.Ed. with a major in Early Childhood Education
- M.Ed. with a major in Early Childhood Education
- M.Ed. degree with a major in Special Education General Curriculum/Early Childhood.
Dr. Lynn Minor
Acting Department Head & Professor
Early Childhood & Special Education
Phone: 229-333-5929 & 229-333-5932
Fax: 229-219-1225
E-mail: ecse@valdosta.edu
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