Early Childhood Studies Online BA (Hons)
University of East LondonStratford Campus, London
Course overview
If you are interested in a career working with and for children and their families, this asynchronous course will give you an excellent foundation. Studying by distance learning allows you to study at your convenience, giving you the flexibility to study from any location within a structured and supported framework. This means you can combine gaining an academic qualification with your work or family commitments.
Our course will give you a fascinating insight into the way children experience their childhoods and how that experience influences them as they develop. You'll look at childhood from a range of different critical perspectives and explore the factors that influence the childhood experience, as well as examine issues such as health, early years' legislation, and global inequalities in childhood. Book for an open day
Key highlights
- Asynchronous distance learning, studied from any location
- Structured, supported framework alongside work or family commitments
- Explores how childhood experiences shape children's development
- Examines childhood through a range of critical perspectives
- Covers health, early years legislation and global childhood inequalities
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 112 — Accepted qualifications112 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification listed on the UCAS tariff calculator, including:A Levels in at least two subjects BTEC Extended Diploma - DMM in a relevant subject BTEC Dip…
- BTEC: DMM — to include in a relevant subject; BTEC Extended Diploma
- BTEC: DD — to include in a relevant subject; BTEC Diploma
- International Baccalaureate: 24 — to include including a minimum of 15 p
- GCSE: 4/C — to include English, Mathematics
Scholarships
Engagement Bursary
Up to £3,000
Hardship Bursary
Up to £3,000
International Scholarship
Scholarships range between £500 and £5,000 - off your first year's tuition fees - (depending on your course programme).
Up to £500Postgraduate Alumni Discount
If you progress directly with no gap year, you may receive a 15% discount. For direct progression graduates achieving an Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1), you may receive a 20% discount.
Sports Scholarships
Annual financial contributions to academic studies and living costs
Careers this course leads to
- Early years practitioner
- Nursery manager
- Family support worker
- Children's centre worker
- Play worker
- Education welfare officer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9790 per year | International: £9790 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of East London, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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