Our three-year BA(Hons) Early Childhood is an intellectually demanding and enjoyable course looking at the issues affecting children between birth and eight years old. You will link theory to the practice of working in an early years setting and gain an in-depth understanding of the social, psychological and philosophical factors related to young children's lives, learning and development. This course examines issues around children's place in society, education, special educational needs, child development, the development of identity, reasoning, language, and children and technology. In your final year, you will write a dissertation based on your own research with children.

This multidisciplinary degree is excellent preparation for those wishing to progress to managerial careers in childcare/educational settings, children"s services, and family support. A significant proportion of our students go on to postgraduate courses, including training for early years and/or primary teaching and Early Years Teacher Status. Other Early Childhood graduates go on to take a postgraduate degree in, for example, play therapy, speech and language therapy, social work or psychology.