Current Course Offerings

Early Childhood Studies (MA)
Classes in the Fall and Winter terms meet for three hours a week for 12 weeks. Day classes run between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., while evening classes run from 6 to 9 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Classes in the Spring and Summer meet twice a week (each class is three hours) and run for six weeks. Day classes run between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., while evening classes run from 6 to 9 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Please note, while there are 22 MAECS electives listed in the YSGS calendar, in graduate school not all electives are offered every year. The program offers 12 courses each academic year, which includes the two required courses. The required courses alternate every fall so that one of the two required courses is always offered in the evening. Electives will vary somewhat each year.
Required Courses
CS8901 Research Design for ECS Professor: Kathryn Underwood Time: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. |
CS8904 Theoretical Frameworks for ECS Professor: Rachel Berman Time: Day |
Elective Courses
CS8938 Cross-Cultural Development Professor: Judith Bernhard Time: Day |
CS8940 - Indigenous Childhood Studies
Professor: Nicole Ineese-Nash Time: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. |
CS8942 – Children’s Health Professor: Donna Koller Time: Day |
Elective Courses
CS8902 Pedagogy and Curriculum Professor: Nicole Land |
CS8923 Social Justice and Childhood Professor: Janelle Brady
Time: Day
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CS8934 – Special Topics in ECS: Early Childhood Racial Equity Professor: Rachel Berman
Time: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. |
CS8941: Internship Professor: Sejal Patel Time: Day |
The MA ECS program has two sessions in the Spring/Summer Term. Each course runs twice a week for six weeks vs a regular full term where each course runs once a week for 12 weeks.
Spring (April to June)
CS8929 Minority-Language Children Professor: Kristin Snoddon Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. |
CS8937 – Queering Education Professor: Dawn Onishenko Time: Day |
Summer (June to July)
CS8932 – Children and Play Professor: Shelly Mehta Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. |