BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education

This program will be for you if you would like to become a graduate practitioner in the early childhood sector or if you have an interest in working with children and families. The program focuses on young children’s education, development and care from conception to the age of 7 years. Students will have the opportunity to become confident, self-aware, reflective graduates able to operate as professionals in multi-agency contexts. The program content draws on international research and practice, including global perspectives of children, different early childhood curricula, and established, as well as emerging, theory.

You will learn from lecturers with many years of experience in early childhood settings and related professions including; primary teaching, nursing, health visiting, and children’s center management. 

Study abroad

This course offers you the opportunity to study abroad in Year 2 through the University's study abroad program. Study abroad opportunities are available worldwide and in Europe under the Erasmus+ Programme.

Work placement

The second year of the course focuses on applying theory to practice through work-related learning. In order to achieve this, you will undertake a placement in an early childhood setting of approximately 22 days.

You will spend a whole week in your placement setting after which you will attend placement for one day each week throughout Semester A and Semester B.

Your learning and experience in placement will support and inform your learning in the taught modules during Year 2. If you are already in work you may not need an additional placement but the placement tutor may recommend some visits to other settings.