Program of Study
Early Childhood Professions M.A.
Reading, Early Childhood Education, and Special Education
College of Education

This is not a certificate program.  Applicants seeking state certification should refer to the Early Childhood Education MA program.  This 36-hour program addresses the diversity of professions within the early childhood field.   A core of seven early childhood courses is followed by five courses in a specific area of concentration.  Coursework is designed to meet the individual’s need for in-depth background appropriate to the many new early childhood professional roles.  Applicants to the program must have appropriate experience in the field of early education or in kindergarten/primary education.   Admission requirements, including a 2.7 out of a 4.0 GPA, and a passing score on the Illinois Test of Basic Skills, are listed in the Graduate Catalog.

Core Courses

• ECHD 405 Assessment in Early Childhood Education (3)
• ECHD 409 Child, Family and Community (3)
• ECHD 435 Leadership in Professional Development (3)
• EDUC 449 Teaching for Equity and Social Justice (3)
  OR 
  EDUC 459 Education of Marginalized Peoples (3)
• ECHD 482 Early Childhood Special Education Methods
• EDUC 485 Technology in the Classroom (3)
• EDUC 480 Inquiry in the Classroom (3)

Concentration:  Individualized Portfolio

This option requires the student and the early childhood education faculty advisor to develop a set of five courses to be chosen from counseling and human services, early childhood education, teacher education, psychology, or sociology.  This individualized portfolio will prepare early childhood professional for many roles including family and community program coordinator, educational consultant and family resource consultant. 

Concentration:  Child Care Administration

This option prepares student to work in the public or private sector or in corporate child care as a director of a child care center. 

• PADM 400 Public Service in the United States (3)
• PADM 405 Public budgeting and Financial Management (3)
• PADM 421 Nonprofit Sector in the United States (3)
• PADM 422 Human Relations in Nonprofit Organizations (3)
• PADM 424 Resource development in Nonprofit Organizations (3)

All programs subject to change – please see your advisor each semester.

Request Further Information

Lynne Firsel, Ed.D. Faculty 847-619-8470 lfirsel@roosevelt.edu

Renae Jacob , Ed.D. Visiting Faculty 312-853-4772 rjacob@roosevelt.edu