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Dual Degree in Art of Teaching and Child Development (MSEd and MA)

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The collaboration between our Art of Teaching and Child Development programs and across the entire Children, Childhood, and Education Collaborative is long-standing and unique. Over the past several years, we have worked to formalize these collaborations and intersections further to bring prospective students a whole host of ways in which to pursue and enhance their studies. 

The Dual Degree in the Art of Teaching and Child Development combines our strength in being pioneers in the field of Child Development for almost 50 years with our strong teacher training heritage—we've been educating teachers for over 40 years!

The Dual Degree will take three years to complete and lead to a MA degree in Child Development and an MSEd degree in the Art of Teaching.

The Curriculum

    • Theories of Development (5 credits)
    • Observation and Documentation (3 credits)
    • Inclusive Emergent Curriculum and Responsive Environments (5 credits)
    • Fieldwork I (2 credits)


    • Human Development in Context (5 credits)
    • Neurodiversity and Special Education: History, Policy and Practice (5 credits)
    • Clinical Perspectives: Challenges to Child and Adolescent Development (5 credits)
    • Fieldwork II (2 credits)

    • Mathematics and Technology Core I (3 credits)
    • Mathematics and Technology Conference I (2 credits)
    • CD Elective (5 credits)
    • Fieldwork III (2 credits)

    • Graduate Seminar I (1 credit)
    • Mathematics and Technology Core II (3 credits)
    • Mathematics and Technology Conference II (2 credits)
    • CD Elective (5 credits)
    • Early Childhood Special Ed Fieldwork (2 credits)

    • Graduate Seminar II (1 credit)
    • Practicum (3 credits)
    • Language and Literacy Core I (3 credits)
    • Language and Literacy Conference I (2 credits)
    • Student Teaching (3 credits)
    • CD Thesis (6 credits)

    • AOT Graduate Seminar (3 credits)
    • Graduate Seminar III (1 credit)
    • Language and Literacy Core II (3 credits)
    • Language and Literacy Conference II (2 credits)
    • Student Teaching (3 credits)
    • CD Thesis (6 credits)
    • AOT Thesis (2 credits)

    • Children’s Literature and Artistic Development (3 credits)
    • Foundations of Education (3 credits)
How To Apply To apply to the Dual Degree in the Art of Teaching and Child Development (MSEd and MA), please visit the Application Process, Tuition & Financial Aid page here..
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