Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Early Childhood Studies with foundation year

This foundation year option enables students to join the BA Early Childhood Studies course even those who don’t have the formal qualifications or experience to meet the standard entry requirements.

The development and growth of children during their early childhood is extraordinary as they grow from babies, completely dependent on care, to children able to act for themselves.

This course explores the extraordinary time in children's lives from before birth to approximately eight years old. The University examine the factors and experiences that shape their early development and growth. The University look at early childhood from a range of perspectives - including psychology, education, health, sociology, law and science - so that they will be well placed to act as an advocate for young children within a range of professional disciplines upon graduation.

As part of the course students will have opportunities to consider cultural differences in early childhood development. Students will also be offered practice-based experiences so they can observe in practice how professionals can impact on how young children develop and grow.