DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Academic Staff
Courses
TQF Adoptation
Program Outcomes Course Matrix
Graduate Program
Head of Department: Prof.Dr. FEYZA ERDEN
Web adress: http://eece.metu.edu.tr/
Courses
TQF Adoptation
Program Outcomes Course Matrix
Graduate Program
Head of Department: Prof.Dr. FEYZA ERDEN
Web adress: http://eece.metu.edu.tr/
General Information on Undergraduate Program
The main purpose of the program is to educate early chilhood educators teachers with a good self- image, an outgoing personality, a sense of humour and an interest in helping children achieve a positive image of their own.Undergraduate Curriculum
FIRST YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ECE100 | INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| ECE104 | MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH AND FIRST AID | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| ECE109 | CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOLOGY I | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| ECE120 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| EDS200 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| ENG101 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| TURK103 | ORAL COMMUNICATION | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| TURK107 | TURKISH I | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Semester Total: | 34 | ||||
Second Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| BA100 | CAREER PLANNING | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| ECE110 | CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOLOGY II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ECE112 | MOTOR DEVELOPMENT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| ECE126 | MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| ECE130 | PRACTICUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5.0 |
| ENG102 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| TURK104 | WRITTEN EXPRESSION | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| TURK108 | TURKISH II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Semester Total: | 31 | ||||
SECOND YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ECE214 | TEACHING SCIENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 |
| ECE215 | PLAY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| ECE222 | SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| CEIT100 | COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATION | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 |
| EDS220 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| ENG211 | ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.0 |
| ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 35 | ||||
Fourth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ECE208 | CHILDREN S LITERATURE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| ECE220 | PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND GAMES | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 |
| ECE230 | CURRICULUM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ECE232 | CURRICULUM MODELS FOR ECE | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 |
| ECE240 | STATISTICS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 |
| ECE242 | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN THE EARLY YEARS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 |
| ECE281 | MUSIC EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Semester Total: | 34 | ||||
THIRD YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| HIST2201 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| ECE248 | COMMUNITY SERVICE | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.0 |
| ECE301 | RESEARCH METHODS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8.0 |
| ECE303 | SCHOOL EXPERIENCE | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6.0 |
| ECE340 | CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE IN ECE | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 |
| ECE366 | TEACHING METHODS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6.0 |
| ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 40 | ||||
Sixth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| HIST2202 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| ECE302 | DRAMA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 |
| ECE306 | VISUAL ARTS AND MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 |
| ECE310 | TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 |
| ECE315 | CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 |
| ECE334 | DIGITAL LITERACY FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| CEIT319 | INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Semester Total: | 33.5 | ||||
FOURTH YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ECE325 | PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND EDUCATION | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ECE409 | CREATIVITY AND CHILDREN | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 |
| ECE410 | ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATIN IN ECE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ECE411 | PRACTICE TEACHING I | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10.0 |
| ENG311 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.0 |
| ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 38 | ||||
Eighth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ECE430 | PRACTICE TEACHING II | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10.0 |
| ECE480 | SCHOOL READINESS AND TRANSITION TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 |
| EDS416 | TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| EDS424 | GUIDANCE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 30.5 | ||||
| Program Total: | 276 | ||||
h/w = hours per week