Make significant contributions to the lives of children with a degree offering pathways in Early Childhood Studies and Primary Education Studies that can lead to a range of professional career roles.
Offering pathways in Early Childhood Studies and Primary Education Studies, this course equips you with the knowledge, understanding, and skills required to be an effective practitioner in several possible careers working with children and their families, allowing you to play a positive role in children’s early experiences, which will have an impact upon them for the rest of their lives.
The highly practical nature of the course has placement opportunities in each year of study, giving you a range of hands-on experience, and knowledgeable course tutors make sure that lectures and seminars are supportive, relevant, and accessible.
Why study this course with us?
The Early and Middle Childhood degree will build on current practice and research within the sector catering to the 0-11 age range, providing students with current in-depth knowledge and understanding. Embedded at the heart of the course is the emphasis on employability skills, ensuring students are equipped to enter a diverse range of careers, both directly from the course as graduate professionals and with further study at the postgraduate level.
The Department has a collaborative partnership with key employers who will support our students across all levels of the course, enhancing the real opportunities for comprehensive collaboration and partnership.
Tutors work closely with students and will guide some to publish their undergraduate work on professional degree websites or co-authoring dissertation research for journal publication.
We also give our students several additional opportunities, including the possibility to achieve a Level 3 qualification in Paediatric First Aid, which is now a requirement for staff in all Early Years settings. Students may also achieve Graduate Practitioner Competencies,
Our commitment goes beyond your undergraduate studies. Subject to achieving a 2:1 in your undergraduate degree, you will benefit from a guaranteed interview on one of our postgraduate teacher training programs and a range of other courses that will allow you to specialize in areas such as special educational needs, leadership, and creativity, as well as pursuing research interests.
