Education & Development In Early Childhood

In recent years, the growing need for professionals and policymakers in early education and development has become crucial and urgent, especially in under-resourced countries. UHaifa International’s Master of the Arts in Education & Development in Early Childhood has addressed this pressing issue by training the next generation of early childhood experts to become change agents able to improve the lives of children in developing regions and Impact-For-Good.

Led by our dedicated team of professional lecturers and researchers, our unique interdisciplinary program combines up-to-date comprehensive theories with state-of-the-art practical skills, designed to positively promote children’s wellbeing.

Childhood professionals such as educators, social workers, health professionals or therapists, researchers, policy makers, social activists, and aspiring “movers and shakers” eager to promote social change, will greatly benefit from this one-of-a-kind program.

Attractive ‘Impact for Good’ scholarships and living stipends will be offered to students arriving from under-resourced regions who meet the eligibility criteria. Applications for the scholarship must be submitted no later than May 2, 2025, via the following link  (Please Note: the candidate for Impact for Good Scholarship, after submitting the scholarship application, DO NOT need to apply to UHaifa International via application system. The selected scholarship candidates will be registered automatically to the program). Decisions regarding acceptance will be released on July 1st, 2025.

Highlights:

• A holistic, globally focused curriculum, focused on impact for the good, that combines up-to-date theory with state-of-the-art practical skills, designed to positively promote children’s wellbeing.
• Strong international collaborations with renowned experts all over the world.
• Diverse courses and workshops provide a comprehensive understanding of both early education and child development.
• Incorporation of developmental perspectives in early education, psychology, psychopathology, neuroscience, cognition, language, prevention and intervention, research methodology, parenting, cultural and anthropological perspectives.
• Real-world hands-on methods of clinical observation, assessment, and intervention.
• Scholarship options for eligible students

One year, one Degree:

Our one-year international Master’s program is taught in English over three consecutive semesters. Graduates will be awarded a Master of Arts (MA) in Education and Development in Early Childhood from the University of Haifa.