BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies

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Bachelor's degree

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£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Ormskirk

  • Duration

    3 Years

Key issues about the nature of childhood, of young children and their families, and the provision made for them are explored in this degree. Designed to respond to developments in the field of early childhood, both nationally and internationally, the programme is for anyone with an interest in children in their early years and those wanting to enter or progress in a career involving children aged 0-8. The degree prepares you for employment in the expanding early years sector and has key features which include field trips in the UK and Europe, the development of transferable skills valued by employers, career management and planning. Work-based learning and employability modules are also included to help enhance your future employment opportunities.

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Ormskirk (Lancashire)
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St Helens Road, L39 4QP

Start date

On request

About this course

You will be prepared for a career in the early years sector, social services, education, health authorities, voluntary sector, private sector, further specialist study and postgraduate studies. The programme is designed to enhance employability and future work opportunities in a range of areas.

112 UCAS Tariff points on the new UCAS Tariff. No specific subjects are required.

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Subjects

  • Early Years
  • Childhood
  • Social Psychology
  • Psychology
  • Contemporary
  • Child Welfare Family
  • Promoting Equality
  • Creative
  • Musical Early Childhood
  • Social Work
  • Employability

Course programme

Year 1

SPY1102 Child Developmental and Social Psychology (20 credits)

SPY1103 Children and Young People in Society (20 credits)

SPY1105 Understanding Social Concepts (20 credits)

SPY1106 Working with Young Children and Families (20 credits)

SPY1115 Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) (20 credits)

SPY1104 Introduction to Social Policy and Welfare (20 credits)

Year 2

SPY2120 Contemporary Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Care (20 credits)

SPY2121 Research Methods One (20 credits)

You will select four of the following modules:

SPY2122 Research Methods Two (20 credits)

SPY2123 Child Welfare Family and the State (20 credits)

SPY2124 Children's Cultural Worlds (20 credits)

SPY2125 Children, Food and Sustainability (20 credits)

SPY2126 Promoting Equality in Childhood (20 credits)

SPY2127 Work-based Learning and Employability 1 (20 credits)

SPY2128 Representations of Childhood and Youth in Popular Culture (20 credits)

SPY2140 Early Years Specialism (20 credits)

SPY2141 Professional and Personal Reflective Development (20 credits)

Language modules in French, Spanish or Mandarin, delivered at the Edge Hill Language Centre, are available to study as an integral part of this degree. A single Language module can be studied instead of one of the optional modules above.

Year 3

SPY3100 Dissertation (40 credits)

SPY3102 Contemporary Issues in the Early Years (20 credits)

You will select three of the following modules:

ECS3000 Perspectives and Practice in Forest School Education (20 credits)

ECS3001 Creative and Musical Early Childhood (20 credits)

SPY3101 Self-Directed Study (20 credits)

SPY3103 International Perspectives on Early Childhood, Education and Care (20 credits)

SPY3104 Social Work with Children and Families: Theory, Policy and Practice (20 credits)

SPY3105 Contemporary Theory, Policy and Practice in Education Services (20 credits)

SPY3106 Critical Perspectives in Children's Health and Wellbeing (20 credits)

SPY3107 Issues for Professional Practice (20 credits)

SPY3113 Researching Early Childhood (20 credits)

SPY3125 Socio-Cultural Issues and Questions (20 credits)

SPY3127 Work-based Learning and Employability 2 (20 credits)

If you studied Language modules in Years 1 and 2, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 3. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of one of the optional modules above.

Optional modules provide an element of choice within the programme curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements.

Additional information

International students enrolling on the programme in academic year 2017/18 are £11,575 per annum.

How will I be assessed?

Progress and achievement are assessed using a variety of methods including essays, case studies, portfolios, poster and oral presentations, analysis of interview findings, completion of directed tasks, enquiry reports and examinations.

Who will be teaching me?

Staff are engaged in cutting edge research in a number of crucial areas of social science, including subjects of contemporary significance, such as child protection, disability, mental health and sexuality and gender studies.

BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies

£ 9,250 + VAT