Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
The Liberal Studies program is not designed to overlap with existing degrees but rather to provide qualified students with an academic program that meets their unique needs. Offering students flexibility, independence, and academic rigor, this option provides undergraduate adult learners with the opportunity to draw on the resources of the entire curriculum, across disciplines.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will:
• Effectively communicate in writing and through oral communication
• Exhibit skills in critical thinking and problem solving with ethical thought
• Demonstrate an understanding of the liberal arts disciplines at the lower and upper levels
• Understand and apply methods of inquiry associated with a range of disciplines
• Design, execute, and present a personal project, which synthesizes and applies, selected knowledge, skills and experiences appropriate to the students’ personal and professional goals and/or their chosen area of specialization
Concentration in Early Childhood Education
The Early Childhood Education Concentration is an 8 course, 24 credit specialization that focuses on important issues for teachers working in private and pre-K child development centers. This non-licensure specialization builds upon the skills, experience, and coursework many students will have already received prior to enrolling in Endicott College. This concentration will give students writing, research and foundational skills, especially focused on language and literacy skills. Teachers will need to ensure that young children become “Kindergarten ready.” The Concentration in Early Childhood Education will be open to all students enrolled in our BA Program in Liberal Studies and our BS Program in Psychology.
Concentration in Early Childhood Education Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will:
• Effectively communicate in writing and through oral communication
• Recognize the fundamental benchmarks to work in the field of early childhood education
• Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within the concentration
• Recall and apply the basic foundational knowledge of early childhood education as delivered through the Baccalaureate Core
• Apply quantitative decision-making techniques for problem solving in the early childhood classroom
• Design, execute, and present a personal project, which synthesizes and applies selected knowledge, skills, and experiences appropriate to the students’ personal and professional goals and/or their chosen area of specialization.
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