How to become a child development instructor?

To pursue a career as a child development instructor, you need an advanced degree in combination with exceptional communication and teaching skills. Minimum qualifications for a child development instructor job at a college or university include a master’s degree or doctorate in child development, early childhood education, home economics/family and consumer studies, human development, educational psychology, or a related field. In many child development instructor jobs, the combination of a bachelor’s degree in child development plus a master’s degree in a relevant educational, psychology, or teaching field or a community college credit for your state may meet employer requirements.