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Human Services - Early Childhood Education Track
The Bachelor of Arts in Human Services and Diploma in Early Childhood Education is a program offered in partnership with Seneca College. Upon graduation, you will have the ability and knowledge to work in a variety of workplace settings, or pursue a Bachelor of Education or Master's Degree.
Potential Workplaces and Careers:
Elementary School Teacher
Early Childhood Education
Early Interventionist
Municipal Child Care Services
Early Learning Centres
Elementary School Teacher
Early Childhood Education
Early Interventionist
Municipal Child Care Services
Early Learning Centres
Degree and Diploma
Our program allows you to complete a university degree and college diploma in only four years of full-time study. You will learn and understand: cognitive development, social and emotional development theories, and the physical development of children. The degree and diploma combination integrates theoretical and practical knowledge for a successful career in your future.
Academic and Applied
Our faculty teaches academic courses that are intended to be readily applied to the human services or childhood education workforce. You will learn from courses such as Psychology, Human Development, and Research Methods in the Social Sciences. Furthermore, you will complete an internship to practice early childhood education principles and responsibilities in a child care centre setting.
Interdisciplinary Approach
Our program takes an interdisciplinary approach that promotes a broad and full experience where you will learn how to learn and how to think. A Bachelor of Arts degree has course options in English, history, math, science, religious studies, psychology, and sociology that can enrich your practice of childhood education.
Major Requirements
- [PSYC 1013], [PSYC 1023] Introduction to Psychology I, II
- [PSYC 2113], [PSYC 2123] Human Development I, II
- [PSYC 3603] Research Methods in the Social Sciences
- PSYC Electives (3000- or 4000-level) (9 credit hours)
- PSYC Elective (4000-level) (3 credit hours)
- [SOCI 1013] Introduction to Sociology
Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Students receive 30 credit hours for completing the 10-month program at Seneca College. All requirements for the Diploma must be met in order for the student to be eligible to receive the BA in Human Services.
Core Requirements
- [ENGL 1013], [ENGL 1023] Survey of English Literature I, II
- [INDS 4753] Christianity and Culture
- [HIST 1013], [HIST 1023] History of Western Civilization I, II
- [PHIL 1013], [PHIL 1023] History of Philosophy I, II
- [RLGS 1013] Old Testament Scriptures
- [RLGS 1023] New Testament Scripture
- [RLGS 2013] Hermeneutics
- [RLGS 3603] Introduction to Christian Theology
Breadth Requirements
- Fine Arts Elective (3 credit hours)
- Language Electives (6 credit hours)
- [MATH 1213] Introduction to Statistics
- [MATH 3223] Data Analysis
Electives
- Electives (3000- or 4000-level) (6 credit hours)
- Electives (6 credit hours)
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