Child and Family Studies FdA
About this course
FdA in Child and Family Studies, an early childhood studies degree focused on practice and theory within the sector. Students must be employed or volunteering with children or young people for at length fourteen hours weekly alongside a workplace mentor. The first year covers academic foundations through Introduction to academic study and work-based learning, Introduction to working with children, young people and families in practice, Narratives of childhood and youth, and Law, society and controversy. The second year addresses policy and practice through Perceptions and discourses of childhood, Management and applied experience within a work-based learning environment, Researching child and family practice, and Working together: inter-agency approaches to child welfare assessment and intervention. The final year includes an independent, work-based project.
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Entry requirements
48 UCAS tariff points including 32 from at least 1 A-level or equivalent.
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Bronze overall, Silver for student experience, Bronze for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to academic study and work-based learning
- Introduction to working with children, young people and families in practice
- Narratives of childhood and youth
- Law, society and controversy
- Perceptions and discourses of childhood
- Management and applied experience within a work-based learning environment
- Researching child and family practice
- Working together: inter-agency approaches to child welfare assessment and intervention