Title of the Program: Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Degree Codes: BECED (Manila Campus) | BECEDS (Laguna Campus)
Program Description
The Bachelor of Early Childhood Education is a four-year preservice teacher education program that is rooted in the Lasallian vision and mission of education and aligned with the CHED Memorandum No. 6, Series of 2017 and Expected Lasallian Graduate Attributes (ELGAs).
The program aims to develop students to become competent early childhood educators, imbued with Lasallian Christian leadership values, who will morally and ethically work for the best interest and well-being of children aged 0 to 8 years old and their families.
This program provides students with a fundamental understanding and application of the pedagogical principles of early childhood care and education. They learn to critically reflect, evaluate, improve, and design pedagogical approaches, instructional resources including technology, and the learning environment that are appropriate for young children.
Central to the program is the students’ exposure to various early childhood settings during field study experiences and their involvement in community-based outreach projects throughout their coursework. The program culminates in a practicum experience where students are placed in early childhood classrooms in varied school contexts and collaborate with and learn from experienced teachers in the field. An integral component of the practicum is the students’ conduct of action research in the classroom.
Course Offerings
Specialization (Early Childhood Education)
The Bachelor of Early Childhood program provides students with competencies to serve children in the early years. Courses offered focus on supporting the growth and holistic development of young children. Students are equipped with knowledge, skills, and attitudes on how to teach young children literacy and numeracy as well as the early foundations for learning language, science, social studies, literature, technology, music, arts, and movement along with designing environments that will provide for socio-emotional functioning, safety, nutrition, and health. Students are also prepared on how to integrate play and other developmentally appropriate practices, including inclusion, and family and school partnerships in their teaching that help ensure for the care and wellbeing of children.
Professional Education
Graduates of the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education program are ready to take on the professional world. Courses like curriculum development, facilitating learner-centered teaching, principles of learning, and assessment and evaluation, develop our students’ academic, personal and professional skills. On top of the required field study experiences, the program expose students to real-world teaching through various internships in day care centers, private and public schools, and international school settings through strong linkages with DLSU partner communities and schools.
Lasallian Core Curriculum
Integral to the Lasallian education is the promotion of human and Christian education. Apart from the general education courses required in higher education programs that teach mathematics, sciences, English and literature, Filipino, humanities, and social sciences, including PE and NSTP, Lasallian students must take Christian education units that are supplemented by retreats or recollections and formation classes aimed for the personal and professional development of values and leadership attributes that will equip its graduates to contribute to the transformative mission and ministry of the university in service of God, church and society.
Title of the Program: Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Degree Codes: BECED (Manila Campus) | BECEDS (Laguna Campus)
Breakdown of Course Requirements
Specialization Courses: 66 units
| ECEFOUN | Foundations of Early Childhood Education
|
3 |
| ECECHDV | Child Development
|
3 |
| ECEDAPP | Play & Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood Education
|
3 |
| ECENDEV | Numeracy Development
|
3 |
| ECECAMM | Creative Arts, Music, & Movements in Early Childhood Education
|
3 |
| ECELITC | Literacy Development
|
3 |
| ECEELEV | Early Learning Environment
|
3 |
| ECEMTPD | Content & Pedagogy in the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education in Early Childhood Education
|
3 |
| ECEHNAS | Health, Nutrition and Safety
|
3 |
| ECECHIL | Children’s Literature
|
3 |
| ECETECH | Technology for Teaching & Learning 2 (Utilization of Instructional Technology in Early Childhood Education)
|
3 |
| ECESOCS | Social Studies in Early Childhood Education
|
3 |
| ECESCIE | Science in Early Childhood Education
|
3 |
| ECESPED | Inclusive Education in Early Childhood Settings
|
3 |
| ECEGUID | Guiding Children’s Behavior & Moral Development
|
3 |
| ECEFAMI | Family, School & Community Partnership
|
3 |
| ECECURR | Early Childhood Education Curriculum Models | 3 |
| ECEASES | Assessment of Children’s Development & Learning
|
3 |
| ECEITOD | Infant & Toddler Programs
|
3 |
| ECEELMP | Leadership & Management of Early Childhood Education Programs
|
3 |
| THS1EAR | Action Research 1 (Research in Early Childhood Education 1)
|
3 |
| THS2EAR | Action Research 2 (Research in Early Childhood Education 2)
|
3 |
Professional Education Courses: 45 units
| PRLEARN | The Child and Adolescent Learners & Learning Principles
|
3 |
| PRFACIL | Facilitating Learner-Centered Teaching
|
3 |
| PRLITRC | Building & Enhancing New Literacies Across the Curriculum
|
3 |
| PRASES1 | Assessment in Learning 1
|
3 |
| PRASES2 | Assessment in Learning 2
|
3 |
| PRETECH | Technology for Teaching and Learning 1
|
3 |
| PRFIEL1 | Field Study 1 – Observations of Teaching-Learning in Actual School Environment
|
3 |
| PRFSPED | Foundation of Special & Inclusive Education
|
3 |
| PRSTCUR | The Teacher and the School Curriculum
|
3 |
| PRFIEL2 | Field Study 2 – Participation & Teaching Assistantship
|
3 |
| PRTPROF | The Teaching Profession
|
3 |
| PRTCSOL | The Teacher & the Community, School Culture & Organizational Leadership |
3 |
| EDURSCH | Educational Research
|
3 |
| PRCEARD | Teaching Internship
|
6 |
Special Topics: 3 units
| ENVIEDU | Environmental Education
|
3 |
Lasallian Core Curriculum (General Education Courses): 39 units
| GEPCOMM | Purposive Communication
|
3 |
| GELECSP | General Education Social Science/Philosophy Elective
|
3 |
| GELECAH | General Education Arts and Humanities Elective
|
3 |
| GEMATMW | Mathematics in the Modern World
|
3 |
| GEUSELF | Understanding the Self
|
3 |
| GERPHIS | Readings in Philippine History
|
3 |
| GERIZAL | Life and Works of Rizal
|
3 |
| GEWORLD | The Contemporary World
|
3 |
| GESTSOC | Science, Technology, and the Society
|
3 |
| GELECST | General Education Science and Technology Elective
|
3 |
| GELITWO | Literatures of the World
|
3 |
| GEARTAP | Art Appreciation
|
3 |
| GEETHIC | Ethics
|
3 |
Lasallian Core Curriculum (Mandated Courses -PE/NSTP): 8 + (6) units
| GEFTWEL | Physical Education 1
|
2 |
| GEDANCE | Physical Fitness and Wellness in Dance
|
2 |
| GESPORT | Physical Fitness and Wellness in Individual/Dual Sport
|
2 |
| GETEAMS | Physical Fitness and Wellness in Team Sports
|
2 |
|
NSTP101 |
National Service Training Program General Orientation |
0 |
|
NSTPCW1/LT1/RO1 |
National Service Training Program 1
|
(3) |
| NSTPCW2/LT2/RO2 | National Service Training Program 2
|
(3) |
Lasallian Core Curriculum (Added by DLSU): 12 + (3) units
| LCENWRD | Encountering the Word in the World
|
3 |
| LCFAITH | Faith Worth Living
|
3 |
| LASARE1 | Lasallian Recollection 1 | 0 |
| LASARE2 | Lasallian Recollection 2
|
0 |
| LASARE3 | Lasallian Recollection 3
|
0 |
| LCLSONE | Lasallian Studies 1: The Life and Thought of St. John Baptist de La Salle
|
(1) |
| LCLSTWO | Lasallian Studies 2: The Lasallian Experience
|
(1) |
| LCLSTRI | Lasallian Studies 3
|
(1) |
| LCFILIC | Kultura, Media at Teknolohiya
|
3 |
| LCASEAN | The Filipino and ASEAN
|
3 |
Electives Leading to Minor (Optional): 12 units
| Elective leading to a minor (1)
|
3 |
| Elective leading to a minor (2)
|
3 |
| Elective leading to a minor (3)
|
3 |
| Elective leading to a minor (4)
|
3 |
Total Academic Units: 173 units
Total Non-Academic Units: (9)
Total Units Leading to a Minor: 12 (Optional)