The Directed Study provides students with an opportunity to define a topic of interest that they wish to study in-depth in the field of early childhood education. The provision of this course acknowledges that postgraduate students contribute their own knowledge and experiences in a postgraduate program, and benefit from the opportunity to engage in guided investigations of their particular interests. In addition, the opportunity to define and study a topic of interest acknowledges the breadth of research that is relevant to the field of early childhood education.