BA Children's Development and Learning
Study BA Children's Development and Learning and develop your skills in the children’s workforce with a vocational degree that relates directly to your work.
This course is a work-based route to a broad degree in education that enables students to progress to teacher training (such as EYTS or QTS). The majority of your assignments will be based around the tasks you complete as part of your job, enabling you to apply your skills directly to the workplace.
This course enables you to convert a Foundation Degree in Children's Development and Learning or equivalent to a full BA. You do not have to have taken your initial degree through the University of Reading's partner colleges. It is aimed at early years and education professionals who work with children up to the age of 11 and is based on an attendance pattern of one day per week.
This vocational degree is a work-based course, and the majority of your assignments will be based around the tasks you complete as part of your job. This enables you to apply your newly learned skills directly to the workplace.
All lessons are interactive and underpinned by theoretical information and research. You will cover a range of topics including child development, reflective practice, providing children’s services, and organisation for management and leadership. You will also complete a dissertation on a topic of your choice.
Intakes
- Sep
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Minimum English Language Requirements
English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
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Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
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Careers and placements
Careers can support you in person and online to ensure you explore your options, grow your experience and develop skills to enable you to compete for success in the graduate labour market, or whatever path you chose after graduation. Find out more about how careers can support you in our RISE UP leaflet.
- We also organise an extensive programme of career development workshops and on campus recruitment events providing something for everyone:
- Make MyJobsOnline your first stop for jobs, events and advice appointments
- Gain an insight into potential career areas and Industries by starting your careers research
- Top tips on getting into various jobs, usually from the recruiters themselves
- Access to practice psychometric tests and exercises typically found at graduate assessment centres
- An understanding of the Skills and competencies employers look for in the recruitment process
- The ability to sell yourself successfully online and in person
- How to make your job applications stand out and secure you an interview
- Careers fairs for both corporate and not-for-profit career paths
PSW Opportunity
2 years PSW
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
- Course Code: XX32
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Bachelors/UG Degree
- Duration: 01 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
N/A
Annual Cost of Living: 9207 GBP
Application Fee: 20 GBP
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