Early Childhood Studies (Top-Up)
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The BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Studies (Top-up) is a one-year full time higher education qualification for experienced Early Years practitioners who have successfully completed a Foundation Degree in Early Years Practice or equivalent Level 5 qualification who want to progress into further responsibility within the Early Years sector or postgraduate study to switch careers.
Students will gain knowledge and understanding of the principles and values that underpin Early Years in order to develop their professional practice. The programme aims to encourage students to reflect and critically analyse a range of perspectives in relation to contemporary issues in the Early Years.
Within the programme, there will be opportunity for students to attain a level of professional practice. The Level 6 BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Studies (Top-up) is an employment-related educational qualification which will provide students with the specialist knowledge and skills required within the Early Years sector. All modules link theory to practice.
Students who are not employed in the Early Years sector will be required to complete 70 hours professional experience in a chosen Early Years setting as part of the Professional Practice module.
The BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Studies (Top-up) is validated by The Open University.
Modules
Modules studied:
• Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
• International Perspectives of Early Childhood
• Professional Practice
• Play and Pedagogy
• Dissertation for Early Childhood Studies
Assessment methods
The programme aims to provide key knowledge and develop transferable skills and assessment tasks are developed to put this knowledge into practice and research issues further. The methods listed will be employed both for learning and assessing of the learning achieved.
Students will receive timely, relevant and constructive feedback to enable skills to continue to develop. The variety of assessments include: Research Dissertation, Portfolios, Essays, Presentations, Debates, Reports and Reflective Accounts.
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