Overview

Student Learning Outcomes

Students of the Early Childhood and Family Development program at Missouri State University will describe the process to build effective family and community relationships.
Students will describe effective ways to build program development to include but not limited to effective assessment strategies, goals, observations, partnerships and individual development.
Students will advance cultural competence to enhance interactions with individuals across settings with an ultimate goal of working toward anti-bias practices on a global level. They will view diversity in its broadest context such as family structure, socioeconomic status, individual abilities, gender and sexual orientation.

Students will demonstrate professionalism in their field of study by describing their content knowledge of their academic disciplines and provide ethical leadership to collaborate with colleagues to create, implement and evaluate their effective interactions with the community.

Programme Structure

Modules included:

Advanced Human Development Studies

Proposal Development

Research Methodology in Early Education, Child Development, and Family Studies

Children and Families in a Diverse Society

The Educational Role of Play

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-05-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Early Childhood Education Childhood Studies View 21 other Masters in Childhood Studies in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be considered for admission to this program, a student must submit both the Graduate Application and submit the required Early Childhood and Family Development documents.
Students must possess a bachelor’s degree and must meet the requirements for admission to the graduate school as states under the Admission to Graduate Studies section of the Graduate Catalog.
A letter of intent containing professional goals, future plans, background information, and professional experiences.
Submission of two letters of recommendation from professionals familiar with the candidate’s academic abilities and potential.
Completion of any required prerequisite courses or permission from the Director of the Early Childhood and Family Development Program.
Students may transfer in no more than 9 credit hours which must be approved by the advisor.

Tuition Fee

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International

9440 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9440 USD per year during 24 months.
National

9440 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9440 USD per year during 24 months.
In-State

9440 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9440 USD per year during 24 months.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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