Course Overview
Elective courses cover a range of areas including cognitive, social and emotional development; cognition and instruction (language, literacy and mathematics) ; special education and adaptive instruction; developmental neuroscience; advanced research methodology and evaluation; and early childhood policy and programs, including childcare. The DPE program offers a full-time M.A. program, primarily for students who wish to pursue a career in research, university or community college teaching, and related activities; an M. Ed. degree program, usually taken on a part-time basis, designed primarily for students who are teaching in the school system or working in early childhood education settings, in community literacy programs or in settings with children or adults with disabilities; and a Ph. D. degree program, which emphasizes knowledge in disciplines related to theory and research in the area of developmental psychology and education. The Ph. D. program may be taken full-time or, by students working concurrently in a career related to the proposed field of study, on a flexible-time basis. Students take foundation courses in human development and research methodology. Elective courses cover a range of areas including cognitive, social, and emotional development; cognition and instruction (language, literacy, and mathematics) ; special education and adaptive instruction; developmental neuroscience; advanced research methodology and evaluation; and early childhood policy and programs, including child care.
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