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Early Childhood Education

 

Degrees Offered: M.A., M.Ed.

Members

Professors

M. Gleason, P. Gouzouasis, G. Li, J. Vadeboncoeur.

Associate Professors

S. Bredin, M. Early, L. Ford, S. Gerosky, K. Renwick.

Assistant Professors

M. Corella, H. Keenan, L. Petherick.

Program Overview

Graduate programs in Early Childhood Education, offered through the Faculty of Education, are interdisciplinary, cross-departmental programs that consist of core courses in early childhood and related courses in departments. For example, approved elective courses might be found in child development, in special education (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology & Special Education), in early literacy (Language and Literacy Education), in early numeracy (Curriculum and Pedagogy) or in the history of childhood (Educational Studies). Early Childhood Education offers: 1) an on campus, thesis-based M.A.; 2) an on-campus non-thesis M.Ed.: and 3) an online non-thesis M.Ed.

Master of Arts

Admission Requirements

Admission to the M.A. program requires a B.Ed. degree or a four-year undergraduate degree in a related field (including, but not limited to, child and youth care, nursing, psychology, social work and family studies). Applicants whose degree is in an unrelated field (e.g., Arts, commerce, general studies) may be accepted if they have completed a college or university certificate or equivalent program in early childhood education. Applicants must have a minimum of two years professional experience working with young children in an appropriate setting. This experience can be accomplished in a variety of ways including but not limited to volunteer work in early learning programs, research lab, teaching, child care, etc. In addition to an overall average of 76% or better in all upper- level courses, or at least 12 credits at 80% or higher in the field of education, or in a related field, M.A. applicants are expected to show evidence of research potential. Prior research experiences and/or coursework is strongly encouraged.

Applicants should also identify a potential research supervisor(s).

Program Requirements

Students in the M.A. program must complete 30 credits, as follows:

  1. 12 credits from the ECED set of core courses (EDUC 500, ECED 508, ECED 530 or ECED 531, and ECED 532 or ECED 533);
  2. 6 ECED elective credits;
  3. 1 approved research elective; and
  4. a 9-credit thesis (ECED 599).

A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be at the 500-level.

Master of Education

Admission Requirements

Admission to the M.Ed. program requires a B.Ed. degree or a four-year undergraduate degree in a related field (including, but not limited to, child and youth care, nursing, psychology, social work and family studies), with an overall average of 76% or better in all upper-level courses, or at least 12 credits at 80% or higher in the field of education or a related field. Applicants whose degree is in an unrelated field (e.g., Arts, commerce, general studies) may be accepted if they have completed a college or university certificate or equivalent program in early childhood education. Applicants must also have a minimum of two years professional experience working with young children in an appropriate setting. This experience can be accomplished in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, volunteer work or employment in early learning programs, research lab, teaching, child care, etc.

Program Requirements

The M.Ed. program is a 30-credit program consisting of 21 credits from the ECED core (EDUC 500, ECED 508, ECED 530, ECED 531, ECED 532, ECED 533, ECED 590), 6 credits of ECE related electives and 3 credits of additional electives. A maximum of 6 credits may be at the 300 or 400 level.

Contact Information

Senior Program Assistant
Faculty of Education
Neville Scarfe Building, 2125 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
Tel: 604-822-2013
Email: eced.educ@ubc.ca
Web: earlychildhood.educ.ubc.ca/programs/graduate/

 


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