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BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies

Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Key facts

Level
Undergraduate (Bachelor's)
Subject
Education
Duration
3 years
Study mode
Full time
Tuition fee
£17,000 per year
Intakes
September 2027

Course overview

Studies how young children develop, learn and play, with safeguarding and children's rights, identity and community, and leadership in early years practice. Careers: Early years practitioner or leader, family support, children's services, routes into teacher training or social work.

What you will study

Year 1: Introduction to Early Childhood: Children's Worlds; Growing Up: Development and Learning in Early Childhood; Keeping Children Safe: Safeguarding & Rights in Early Childhood; Children at the Centre of Practice; Student Success Modules

Year 2: Constructing Childhoods: Identity, Community, Society; Play With Me! Creativity & Learning in Early Childhood; Interdisciplinary Modules; Employability Modules

Year 3: Re-imagining Early Childhood for Innovative Practice; Children Thriving: Opportunities and Well-being; Voices in Early Childhood Research; Leading the Future: Professionalism and Values in Early Childhood; Research in Early Childhood: The Major Project

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

112 UCAS points: A Levels BBC, BTEC DMM, IB 29 points, Access 15 Distinctions and 30 Merits

English language

IELTS 6 · PTE 59 · TOEFL iBT 60

Minimum in each skill (IELTS): Reading 5.5, Writing 5.5, Listening 5.5, Speaking 5.5

Scholarships for this course

  • International Student Scholarship

    £1,500

  • Sport Scholarship

    £500

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