This program recognizes the growing importance and the current trends in formal and informal lifelong learning as professional development needs to expand across academic, corporate, non-profit and volunteer sectors.
Early Childhood Studies is a specialization within the Educational Studies program. This specialization provides you with opportunities to develop skills that will prepare you to facilitate children’s learning using digital technologies.
Individuals interested in this specialization will apply directly to Early Childhood Studies through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) using application code DEO.
If you're interested in applying to the comprehensive Educational Studies program, apply via OUAC code DST.
This program can be taken through fully online courses, designed to allow access from a wide range of mobile devices, or through a combination of online Educational Studies courses and in-person electives. Courses make use of video-based lectures, mobile-enabled video conferencing tutorials and a wide array of social media tools, providing a rich and collaborative learning environment.
Note: This program does not qualify a graduate for membership in the Ontario College of Teachers or to teach in Ontario’s elementary and secondary school systems. It does not provide certification for any early childhood education programs. This program is designed to lead solely to a BA in Educational Studies degree.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
January 2025
Downtown Oshawa Campus
Ontario Tech University,
61 Charles Street,
OSHAWA,
Ontario (ON),
L1H 4X8, Canada
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
January 2025
Ontario Tech University
2000 Simcoe Street North,
Oshawa,
Ontario,
L1G 0C5, Canada
Entry requirements may vary from country to country. Students are required to complete international academic qualification equivalent to Canada Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).
English language requirement:
IELTS: Overall score of 6.5 with no sub-score less than 6.0 (Education and Nursing programs require an overall score of 7.0).
TOEFL: Internet-based test (iBT) with a total score of 83 (Education and Nursing programs require a total score of 87), and minimum scaled scores of Listening: 20; Reading: 20; Speaking: 19; and Writing: 20
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Minimum score of 58.
Cambridge English - Advanced: Minimum score of 180 with no band lower than 170.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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