MA Education(Early Childhood Care & Education)

SES is envisioned to evolve as a community of professionals and scholars endeavouring to understand education in its historical and contemporary contexts, through engaged scholarship and practice. The School has two Masters Programmes in Education: MA Education and MA Education (Early Childhood Care and Education).

The MA Education programme was launched in 2012. It aims to develop a deeper understanding of theories in and practice of education, through multiple disciplinary perspectives. The MA Education (ECCE) programme was launched in 2014 in collaboration with Centre for Early Childhood Education and Development (CECED). This programme aims to build a nuanced understanding about the field of early childhood care and education and developmentally and contextually appropriate practices.

MA Education (Early Childhood Care & Education)

MA Education (ECCE) is a two year programme. The two-year programme involves rigorous engagement with educational theory, practice and policies. The courses of the MA Education (ECCE) have been conceptualised with the aim of creating human resources to support professional upgradation of quality of planning, supervision and management of ECCE programmes for young children. The second year courses of MA Education (ECCE) move towards a more in-depth and scholarly understanding of ECCE as a discipline, anchored in interdisciplinary engagement with multiple disciplines including child development, sociology, history, critical pedagogy, psychoanalytic frame, anthropology, and management.

Features of the Programme

• Two year programme with an exit option of PG Diploma after the first year.
• Interdisciplinary programme grounded in the theories of child development and education.
• Focus on building in-depth knowledge and skills for implementing developmentally and contextually appropriate practices in ECCE.
• A variety of course trajectories to choose from.
• Research leading to dissertation for MA.
• Continuous evaluation and feedback.
• Field attachments and internships with ECCE sites to build connections between theory and practice.
• Workshops and Seminars by experts in the field of education and ECCE.
• Low student-teacher ratio. Mentoring available to support & guide students.
• Opportunity to interact with faculty across different Schools at AUD.
• Faculty experienced and trained in ECCE, with commitment to professional rigour and reflective practice.

Eligibility:

Essential: Bachelors/ Masters degree with minimum 45% marks (or equivalent grade) in any discipline.

Desirable: 1 year work experience in the field of Early Childhood Care and Education. Candidates appearing for the final year examination of a graduate degree may apply. Relaxation in marks for reserved categories as per the Government of NCT of Delhi norms

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