Early Childhood Education
- 100 Credits
- Intakes: Fall, Spring, Summer
Overview
This specialization aims to prepare students qualified to practice the teaching profession in kindergarten and the first cycle, as well as in daycare centers. The focus of the specialization is to equip early childhood educators with the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes needed to perform their profession. This includes a deep understanding of child development during the early years across all areas of growth, with an emphasis on language development and learning, based on modern approaches to teaching and caring for children aged one to eight years. Graduates of this specialization work to achieve developmental standards and global learning standards and their outcomes, and they also contribute to the positive upbringing and development specific to this age group.
Courses of the Curricula
University Requirements (13 credits)
Course Code | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credits |
ENGL201 | English Communication Skills I | Placement test | 3 cr. |
ENGL202 | English Communication Skills II | ENGL201 | 3 cr. |
ARAB201 | Arabic Communication Skills I | Placement test | 3 cr. |
ARAB202 | Arabic Communication Skills II | ARAB201 | 3 cr. |
GENR201 | Religion And Public Life | Â | 1 cr. |
Core Courses (45 credits)
| Course Code | Course Name | Prerequisite/ Corequisite | Credits |
| EDUC201 | Psychology of Development | 3 cr. | |
| EDUC202 | Introduction to special education | 3 cr. | |
| EDUC221 | Public and community Health | 3 cr. | |
| EDUC222 | Theories of Learning | EDUC201 | 3 cr. |
| EDUC223 | Academic documentation skills | Test | 3 cr. |
| EDUC301 | Instructional Procedures | EDUC222 | 3 cr. |
| EDUC302 | School and Social Order | 3 cr. | |
| EDUC321 | Measurement and Classroom evaluation | EDUC301 | 3 cr. |
| EDUC322 | Educational Technology | Test | 3 cr. |
| EDUC323 | Curriculum | 3 cr. | |
| EDUC401 | Introduction to educational research | EDUC321 | 3 cr. |
| EDUC426 | Statistics in Education | EDUC401 | 3 cr. |
| EDEC321 | Practicum I | Co: EDUC321 | 2 cr. |
| EDEC401 | Practicum II | EDEC321, EDUC322 | 2 cr. |
| EDEC421 | Practicum III | EDEC401 | 2 cr. |
| EDEC423 | Project | 70 credits, CO: EDUC421, EDEC401 |
3 cr. |
Major/Concentration Courses (30 credits)
| Course Code | Course Name | Prerequisite | Credits |
| EDEC201 | Foundations and Current Trends in Early Childhood | Co: EDUC210 | 3 cr. |
| EDEC221 | Psychomotor Education | Co: EDUC222 | 3 cr. |
| EDEC301 | Art Education | EDUC201 | 3 cr. |
| EDEC302 | Psychology of Play | EDUC201 | 3 cr. |
| EDEC322 | Special Education in childhood stage | EDUC202 | 3 cr. |
| EDEC323 | Curriculum and Instruction for the Early Years | Co: EDUC323 | 3 cr. |
| EDEC402 | Arabic Language and Children Literature in the Early Years | EDUC321, EDUC323 | 3 cr. |
| EDEC403 | English Language, literacy and children literature | EDUC321, EDUC323 | 3 cr. |
| EDEC404 | Math, Numeracy & Science in the early years | EDUC321, EDUC323 | 3 cr. |
| EDEC422 | Performing Arts for Children | EDEC301 | 3 cr. |
Courses Distribution Plan
- First Year - Fall
- First Year - Spring
- Second Year - Fall
- Second Year - Spring
- Second Year - Summer
- Third Year - Fall
- Third Year - Spring
| Code | Course Name | Prerequisite |
| ENGL201 | English Communication Skills I | Â |
| ARAB201 | Arabic Communication Skills I | Â |
| EDUC201 | Psychology of Development | Â |
| EDEC201 | Foundations and Current Trends in Early Childhood | Co: EDUC201 |
| GENR201 | Religion and Public Life | Â |
| Â | Department Elective | Â |
| Code | Course Name | Prerequisite |
| ENGL202 | English Communication Skills II | ENGL201 |
| ARAB202 | Arabic Communication Skills II | ARAB201 |
| EDUC 221 | Public and community Health | Â |
| EDUC222 | Theories of Learning | EDUC201 |
| EDUC223 | Academic documentation skills | Â |
| EDEC221 | Psychomotor Education | Co: EDUC222 |
| Code | Course Name | Prerequisite |
| EDUC301 | Instructional Procedures | EDUC222 |
| EDUC202 | Introduction to special education | Â |
| EDUC302 | School and Social Order | Â |
| EDEC301 Â | Art Education | EDUC201 |
| EDEC302 | Psychology of Play | EDUC201 |
| Â | Â | Â |
| Code | Course Name | Prerequisite |
| EDUC321 | Measurement and Classroom evaluation | EDUC301 |
| EDUC322 | Â Educational Technology | Â |
| EDUC323 | Curriculum | Â |
| EDEC321 | Special Education in childhood stage | EDUC202 Â |
| EDEC322 | Practicum I | Co: EDUC321 + EDUC323 |
| EDEC323 | Curriculum and Instruction for the Early Years | Co: EDUC323 |
| Course |
| Elective II |
| Code | Course Name | Prerequisite |
| EDUC401 | Introduction to educational research | EDUC223 |
| EDEC401 | Practicum II | EDEC321 EDUC322 |
| EDEC402 | Arabic Language and Children Literature in the Early Years | EDUC321, EDUC323 |
| EDEC403 | English Language, literacy and children literature | EDUC321, EDUC323 |
| EDEC404 | Math, Numeracy & Science in the early years | EDUC321, EDUC323 |
| Â | General Elective | Â |
| Code | Course Name | Prerequisite |
| EDUC426 | Statistics in Education | EDUC401 |
| EDEC421 | Practicum III | EDEC401 |
| EDEC422 | Performing Arts for Children | EDEC301 |
| EDEC423 | Project | 70 credits (EDEC401 + Co: EDUC421) |
| Â | Department Elective | Â |
Scholarship Programs
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