UHCL offers early childhood education master's fully online
July 11, 2018 | UHCL Staff
University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Master of Science in Early Childhood Education
has been available to educational professionals for years, but starting fall 2018,
the degree will become available fully online, to help busy education professionals
maintain their employment while advancing their career.
“The face-to-face degree will remain available and is unchanged. The online version
is a mirror version of that degree,” said Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education
Shanna Graves. “All the courses are available online, including the electives and
the capstone project.”
A capstone project is a multifaceted assignment that serves as a culminating intellectual
experience for students, typically at the end of an academic program. With the early
childhood degree, students have options for their capstone experience—they can choose
to complete a 160-hour practicum internship or complete a master’s thesis.
Graves said that professionals who have a teaching certificate and wish to obtain
an advanced degree as well as professionals working in early childhood careers in
the private sector that don’t require certification but wish to have an advanced degree
could benefit. “There are some individuals who have a bachelor’s degree in another
field but wish to get a master’s in childhood education,” she said. “We’ve had a number
of students enroll in this program who have degrees in other fields who are career-changers.”
The degree requires only 36 credit hours to complete. “It’s possible to finish in
under two years,” Graves said. “The quality of the classes is as excellent as always,
but there are many people who just can’t make it to campus. This online degree makes
advancement possible for everyone, regardless of their location. The program is flexible
and students can work at their own pace.”
The face-to-face version of this degree plan has received recognition from the National
Association for the Education of Young Children, the most prestigious and desired
recognition in the field.
For more information about the Master of Science in Early Childhood Education, visit www.uhcl.edu/academics/online/graduate-programs/early-childhood-education-ms-online.
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