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BA Childhood and Early Years Studies

Northumbria University

Institution
Northumbria University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Childhood and Early Years Studies BA (Hons)
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
W3P9
Typical offer
A-level CA, UCAS 96-112

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff: 96 to 112 Tariff Points Subject requirements: There are no specific subject requirements for this course.

About this course

BA (Hons) in Children, Schools & Families (Graduate Practitioner), examining the contemporary experience of children and society. Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The curriculum incorporates a final-year independent project module focusing on social research relevant to childhood and early years.

Modules

  • Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
  • Children's Voices
  • Child Development
  • Children, Families and Schooling
  • Social Policy: Children, Families and Communities
  • Approaches to Learning
  • Perspectives on Childhood and Youth
  • Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
  • Young People in Society
  • Global Perspectives of Childhood and Youth
  • Play and the Early Years Curriculum
  • Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Childhood
  • Professional Practice and Career Development
  • Children, Young people, families and Substance Use
  • Developing Inclusive Practice for Children, Young People & Families
  • Researching Childhood and Early Years
  • Promoting Children and Young People's Health
  • Skills for Academic Success in a UK University
  • Childhood & Early Years Studies Project
  • Young Children as Meaning Makers
  • Leadership and Collaboration in Children's Services
  • Perspectives on Children's Literature
  • Changing Childhoods