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1.2 Overview of the Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership Program

This innovative four-year honours program offers students studies in early childhood development, pedagogy, human relationships, curriculum development, and leadership. Students develop the necessary skills to engage as pedagogical leaders in a diverse range of roles in the evolving disciplines within the early years education and care sector.

A key component of this degree is the applied learning that takes place in ideal-sized classrooms focusing on case studies, research, interpersonal communication, advocacy, and leadership skills. Students complete two field practicums in the first and second years in addition to a fourteen-week intensive Internship between the third and fourth years.

Program Code: ECL1
Credential: Degree
Duration: 120 weeks

Bridging for Advance Standing

Take your education to the next level and bridge to the Honours Bachelor of Early Childhood Leadership degree. The bridge is a full-time distinct program BUT also a component of the 4-year degree. The bridge program serves three functions:

  1. Bridges students from diploma expectations to degree expectations
  2. Provides a sample experience of the degree
  3. Fulfills the provincial requirements for equivalency/advanced standing into the degree (i.e., into year 3)

Graduate Testimonial

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Maureen Cullen, Graduate

“I feel that my honours degree in early childhood education has prepared me well and given me a solid foundation for my future research. My degree has offered me professional opportunities to work effectively in our community, as well as to further my studies as a graduate student in the Master’s of Education program at Western University.”

Graduate Testimonial

Maureen Cullen

“I feel that my honours degree in early childhood education has prepared me well and given me a solid foundation for my future research. My degree has offered me professional opportunities to work effectively in our community, as well as to further my studies as a graduate student in the Master’s of Education program at Western University.

 


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