Early Childhood Studies: Concentration in Care and Education
Bachelor of Arts, Accelerated Master's
About this program
The Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Studies: Concentration in Care and Education prepares you to work with infants, toddlers and preschoolers in childcare and preschool settings. You will learn about child development, learning theories and culturally responsive teaching. This concentration is aligned with multiple levels of the California Child Development Permit (the teaching and supervision credential for preschool and younger) and the Early Childhood Special Education graduate program at SFSU.
Program Curriculum and Requirements
Program Learning Outcomes
- Promote and advocate for social justice and be culturally responsive across young children's ecological contexts.
- Understand the professional roles and responsibilities in inclusive early care and education settings.
- Apply developmental, learning, and cultural theories in the field of early childhood education to
a) engage and support young children in learning by including young children’s prior experiences and interests, funds of knowledge, language and sociocultural backgrounds.
b) create and maintain effective environments for young children’s learning.
c) understand and organize subject matter for children’s learning.
d) plan instruction and intervention and design learning experiences for all children. - Develop effective language and literacy instruction for children birth through five years that supports foundation skills, meaning making, language development, effective expression, and content knowledge.
- Understand assessment, evaluation, data collection, analysis and reporting in the context of birth through five years.
SFSU Accelerated Bachelor's + Master's
This SFSU Accelerated Bachelor's + Master's program integrates the Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Studies (Care and Education) + M.A. in Special Education + Early Childhood Special Education Credential. The B.A. prepares students who wish to work primarily with young children (infants, toddlers and preschoolers) and their families in settings such as preschools, child care centers, schools and social service agencies. The M.A. in Special Education (SPED) supports the mastery of a broad range of learning in inclusive, equitable special education support services and fosters students’ development as practitioners, researchers, and educational leaders. The Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) credential program prepares individuals to provide quality early intervention and early childhood special education to young children, from birth to kindergarten, who have been diagnosed with disabilities in partnership with their families. Graduates of this blended program will be prepared for a career in special education to pursue a variety of jobs, including teaching, early intervention, program administration, and non-profit work. The program also fulfills the Basic Skills Requirement and reduces the time and overall cost of the credential and graduate degree. This program has a unique application process since it also includes a credential.