BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies and Sociology

Year 1

SPY1102 Child Developmental and Social Psychology (20 credits)

SPY1103 Children and Young People in Society (20 credits)

SPY1104 Introduction to Social Policy and Welfare (20 credits)

SPY1110 Political Sociology (20 credits)

SPY1111 Thinking Sociologically: Sociological Theory and Applications (20 credits)

SPY1112 Introduction to Cultural Studies (20 credits)

Year 2

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

SPY2136 States, Conflict and Political Violence (20 credits)

SPY2137 Sexualities: Identities, Politics, Cultures (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

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

SPY2139 Self-Directed Learning (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

SPY2123 Child Welfare Family and the State (20 credits)

SPY2126 Promoting Equality in Childhood (20 credits)

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

You will select one of the following modules:

SPY2125 Children, Food and Sustainability (20 credits)

SPY2138 Cultural Analysis in a Global World (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 either SPY2125 Children, Food and Sustainability or SPY2138 Cultural Analysis in a Global World.

Year 3

SPY3110 Critical Terrorism Studies (20 credits)

SPY3112 Desire: Law, Politics, Ethics, Difference (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

SPY3102 Contemporary Issues in the Early Years (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)

You will select three of the following modules:

SPY3101 Self-Directed Study (20 credits)

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

SPY3107 Issues for Professional Practice (20 credits)

SPY3109 Arts in Society (20 credits)

SPY3111 Social, Cultural and Political Ideas (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 a Language module in Year 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.