Early Childhood Intervention

Department of Special Education

The Department of Special Education offers a hybrid Early Childhood Intervention Masters (M.Ed) with tailored content and placements working with children birth through age 8 using evidence-based practices.

Course content focuses on teaching young children with autism and developmental disabilities in natural environments. Coursework is approved for obtaining BCBA certification. Students receive high-level training and practicum experiences that integrate the use of evidence-based practices such as Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions from leading scholars in the field.

Featuring interactive virtual or in-person small class sizes, the full program is designed to be completed in the course of one year of full-time enrollment (Fall, Spring and Summer).

Students admitted to the Early Childhood Intervention M.Ed. program may attend classes either fully online or in-person. Courses will be synchronous, with both online and in-person attendees taking classes simultaneously, allowing all students to receive the same high-quality academic experience and faculty mentorship.

The degree plan requires a minimum of 36 hours of coursework.

Coursework

Overview of Early Childhood Intervention (SED 384)
Theoretical Framework in Applied Behavior Analysis (SED 388)
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (SED 380)
Practicum (SED 384)

Communication Intervention (SED 384)
Instruction and Intervention in Early Childhood Intervention (SED 384)
Families in Early Childhood Intervention (SED 384)
Practicum in Ethics (SED 388)

Single Subject Design (SED f396R)
Professional Development in ABA (SED f388)
Introduction to Special Education (focus on high incidence populations) (SED s386)
Advanced Concepts in Applied Behavior Analysis (SED s388)

Faculty