2010-2011 UF Graduate Catalog (PDF Format) - Graduate School ...

University of Florida Graduate School
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Special Education, School Psychology and Early
Childhood Studies
College of Education
Acting Director: J. B. Crockett.
Graduate Coordinators: P. R. Cox; C. C. Griffin
The School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early
Childhood Studies offers online and face-to-face programs leading
to the Master of Education (M.Ed., non-thesis), Master of Arts in
Education (M.A.E., thesis), Specialist in Education (Ed.S.), Doctor of
Education (Ed.D.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees.
Complete descriptions of the requirements for these degrees are
provided in the General Information section of this catalog.
The School offers graduate study and research experience in 3
areas of specialization: Special Education; School Psychology; and
Early Childhood Studies. Programs are accredited by the Florida
Department of Education and approved by the National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) through the Council for
Exceptional Children (CEC) and the National Association of School
Psychologists (NASP). The Ph.D. program in School Psychology is
accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA).
EEC 6205: Early Childhood Curriculum (3) Students develop
and/or implement instructional strategies consistent with their
personal philosophies of early childhood education.
EEC 6304: Creativity in the Early Childhood Curriculum (3)
Techniques for teaching all areas of the early childhood curriculum
to support the development of children's creativity with an emphasis
on art and music.
EEC 6525: Issues in Child Care Administration (3) Child care