Early Childhood (Professional Practice) BA (Hons)

Course content What will you study?

Here is an overview of current modules available on this course. Regular updates may mean that exact module titles may differ.

Year 1

Mandatory

• Theory into Practice
• Tuning into Children
• Transmission to Transformation

Optional

• Health & Well Being
• Parents and Professional Positive Relationships
• Planning for Enabling Environments
• Play and Playfulness: The Childs Right to Play

Year 2

Mandatory

• Theory into Practice
• The Developing Child in the Family, Community and Culture
• Continued Academic and Professional Development

Optional

• Childrens Communication and Language
• Special Education Needs, Disability and Inclusive Practice
• The Impact of Adverse Life Experiences
• Expressive and Creative Arts in the Early Years; Engaging Children

Year 3

Mandatory

• Theory into Practice
• Deconstructingand Reconstructing Childhood; Whose Childhood is it?
• Independent Study

Optional

• Developmental Play
• A Curriculum for Thinking Children
• Children Becoming Literate
• Contemporary Issues in Child Health Care Provision

Course Documents

During our first week of university staff made sure that we were not only academically prepared but took the time to get to know us as well. I was so nervous at first but the staff made all of feel very at ease and excited to start the course.

Daryll Crossfield, Level 4 BA in Early Childhood (Professional Practice)