PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Bachelor of Early Childhood Education prepares graduates to work in both early childhood and primary educational contexts.

It also prepares graduates to manage daycare centers and pre-schools.
It enables them to work in Sri Lanka & other countries.

PROGRAM AIM

• Introduce students to the fundamentals of early childhood learning.
• Nurture future teachers who are responsive to the needs of children in their early childhood and formative years.
• Develop students to be competent individuals; equipped with the necessary skills to teach effectively.
• Inculcate in students the good qualities necessary to become role models to the future generation.

FOR WHOM

• Present teachers who are seeking further qualifications.
• For students who have finished the Diploma in Primary Teacher Training, Early Childhood Education and Special Needs Education and are seeking a higher qualification.
• Students who have completed A/Levels and believe that teaching is their vocation.
• Those who wish to pursue a rewarding career as a teacher.

MODULES OFFERED IN THE PROGRAM

Semester 1 (4 Months)

01. Curriculum, planning and Development for ECE
02. Children with Special Needs
03. Pedagogy: Supporting Development in the Early Years
04. Children Literature

Semester 2 (4 Months)

05. Theories of Teaching and learning
06. Families and Community Involvement in ECE
07. Multiculturalism and Education
08. Health, Safety and Nutrition in ECE

Semester 3 (4 Months)

09. Issues in Early Childhood Education
10. Cross Cultural Psychology
11. Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships
12. Early learning and early environment

Semester 4 (4 Months)

13. Human Learning
14. Keeping children safe from home
15. Social study & Emotional Development
16. Research Methodology

Semester 5 (4 Months)

17. Program Plan and Development
18. Play in early childhood education
19. Management & Administration in ECE
20. Research Project