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Feb 09, 2025
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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Child and Family Studies Major, MS
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The child and family studies major is comprised of the general emphasis concentration and the teacher licensure (PreK-3) concentration. The general emphasis concentration requires a minimum of 37 credit hours – 13 credit hours in foundation coursework and 24 additional credit hours, selected with the guidance of the student’s master’s committee. Requirements include 6 credit hours of CFS 500 for the thesis option or 6 credit hours of practicum in CFS 564 and CFS 565 for the non-thesis option. A project is implemented during the second semester of practicum experience (CFS 565 ) and is evaluated by the student’s master’s committee for the non-thesis option written comprehensive examination. Students seeking the MS degree with a major in child and family studies must select a master’s committee chair and file a plan of study with the department head after 12 credit hours of graduate credit.
Requirements
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Credit Hours |
| 1Child and Family Studies Foundation Courses |
13 |
| 2Computation-based Statistics |
3 |
| Child and Family Studies Specialization Electives |
9 |
| 3General Electives |
6 |
| Thesis Research (CFS 500 ) or Practicum Experience (CFS 564 and CFS 565 ) |
6 |
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Total 37 |
1CFS 510 , CFS 550 , CFS 552 , CFS 570 , CFS 572 .
2STAT 531 or STAT 537 or SOWK 605 .
3Courses may be child and family studies prefix courses or may include courses from outside the child and family studies curriculum.
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General Emphasis Concentration
Requirements The general-emphasis concentration requires a minimum of 37 credit hours of course work – 13 credit hours in foundation course work and 24 credit hours in specialization. The specialization credit hours are elected with guidance of the student’s master’s committee. Students seeking the MS with a major in child and family studies (general emphasis concentration) must select a master’s committee chair and file a plan of study with the department head after 12 credit hours of graduate credit. Teacher-Licensure (PreK-3) Concentration
Requirements The teacher-licensure (PreK-3) concentration is designed for students seeking a MS along with initial teacher licensure in early childhood education (PreK through Grade 3). At the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, students interested in the MS with a major in child and family studies [teacher-licensure (PreK-3) concentration] must apply for admission to graduate study through the procedures outlined above. Application for admission to teacher licensure (PreK-3) is a part of the application process to the graduate program and is described in the Undergraduate Catalog. Admission to teacher-licensure (PreK-3) is concurrent with admission to the child and family studies master’s program. The teacher-licensure (PreK-3) concentration requires 36 credit hours of course work, a practice-based review of research, and the edTPA (Teacher Performance Assessment). Curriculum | | Credit Hours | | 1 Child and Family Studies Foundation Courses | 9 | | 2 Childhood Education Core (includes licensure) | 24 | | Math Education course (MEDU 530 ) | 3 | | | Total 36 | 1 CFS 510 or CFS 550 ; CFS 511 or CFS 552 ; and CFS 512 (3).
2 CFS 574 (2), CFS 551 (3), CFS 569 (3), CFS 591 (4), CFS 575 (12).
Required Comprehensive Exam: a practice-based review of research, and the edTPA (Teacher Performance Assessment). |
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