Teaching Elementary, Adolescent and Young Children
Approved Early Childhood Electives
The following courses are recommended electives for the Early Childhood Education major in order to provide students with a strong pedagogical foundation.
| Course | Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
| EDEC 310 | Infant Education | 3 | None |
| EDEC 347 | History and Philosophies of ECE | 3 | PSY 314 |
| EDEC 354 | Childhood Learning | 3 | EDEC 232 or 332 |
| EDEC 415 | Child Language Acquisition | 3 | EDEC 232 or 332 or PSY 314 |
| EDEC 421 | Play in Childhood | 3 | EDEC 232 or 332 |
| EDEC 432 | Child Development Research | 3 | EDEC 232 |
| EDEC 444 | Classroom Management | 3 | None |
| EDSE 433 | Pre-School for Student with Development Delays | 3 | EDSE 302 or 310 |
| PED 314 | Dance for Children | 3 | None |
| SOC 343 | Child Abuse | 5 | None |
| TH 384 | Puppetry | 3 | TH 166 or permission |
An elective cannot double count within a major or minor in Early Childhood Education. So, if one of the above courses was taken to fulfill a requirement within the ECE major/minor the same course cannot be used for an elective credit.
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