Early Years Education (top-up), BA (Hons)

Overview

Take your career in the early years sector to a management level or prepare for a future in teaching with this Honours Top-up that emphasises leadership and higher-level research techniques.

The course is taught by our highly qualified early years lecturing team in our Knightstone Campus in the centre of Weston. They are all experienced in supporting students who work alongside their studies, and their combined academic specialisms cover subjects including international perspectives on education and the environment.

Course length:

Full-time: 1 year (1 day a week)

Start date:

13th September 2021

Location:

Knightstone Campus

Course codes:

Institution: B20
Course: X314
Campus: C

Awarding institution:

Bath Spa University

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Course detail

You will study innovative approaches to how young children engage in learning, observe children in their own learning environment and develop effective strategies to improve their literacy and numeracy skills.

The course also features a dissertation, which offers you the chance to study an area of professional interest at length and develop your academic research and writing skills in preparation for postgraduate study.

You will also be among the first students to study in our new University Centre in the Winter Gardens Pavilion on Weston seafront. The brand new facilities include a library, technology-enabled learning ‘pods’, and bright and spacious classrooms.

In recent years, students on this course have been invited to attend UCW’s annual Early Years Conference to be inspired by visiting experts. Guest lecturers also share their specialisms in scheduled classes.

Students on this course also recently went on a residential visit to The Gambia at an additional expense.

It would be great to meet you and show you around at our next Open Day. If you have any questions about the course or UCW, please contact the course leader Mark Wilkins or our HEART student services team.

All of the modules on this course are compulsory and worth either 20 or 40 credits. Successful completion of all of the modules is worth 120 credits and will lead to the award of the Level 6 Honours Top-up Degree.

Education Dissertation (40 credits)
International Perspectives of Early Childhood (20 credits)
Leadership and Teamwork in Early Childhood (20 credits)
Pedagogy, Culture and Society (20 credits)
Symbolic Representation: Young Children Making Meaning (20 credits)

This course is taught via a combination of lectures, seminars, skills practice, presentations, case studies and group workshops. When not in scheduled lecturers and seminars, students are expected to continue learning through independent self-study. This involves reading relevant literature, working on individual and group projects, and undertaking research in preparation for coursework and exams.

The course has an average of 7 hours of scheduled teaching per week.

Assessment is via a combination of written exams, practical exams and coursework. The assessment breakdown is 10% practical exams and 90% coursework. There are no written exams on this course.

Assessment

Written Exams

0%

Coursework

90%

Practical Exams

10%

Quick Stats

Graduates with a full Honours Degree in Early Years Education from UCW are now working in the child protection and social care sectors and teaching in primary and higher education.

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Quick Stats

Graduates with a full Honours Degree in Early Years Education from UCW are now working in the child protection and social care sectors and teaching in primary and higher education.

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