Childhood Practice BA at University of Dundee

Childhood Practice BA is a part-time online professional development degree for people working in childcare who want a leadership qualification to lead and manage a childcare setting. Completing it makes graduates eligible to register as Lead Practitioner/Manager with the Scottish Social Services Council. Study is built around workplace-based activities and reflection on professional practice.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 4 years (part-time, online)  |  Intake: August 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Children's Health and Wellbeing, Diversity and Inclusion, Children and Society, Creativity and Self Expression and Leading Learning, followed by later-stage modules such as Pedagogical Perspectives, Action Research, Reviewing Policy and Legislation into Practice and Leading Quality Childhood Practice.

Career pathways

Graduates are eligible to register for Manager/Lead Practitioner status with the Scottish Social Services Council. Recent graduate job titles include Child Development Officer, Nursery Manager, Manager of Out-of-School Care, College Lecturer in Early Years, Team Leader in Early Years, Nursery Officer, Senior Early Years Worker and Early Years Education Officer. Some graduates progress to a postgraduate teaching qualification or a Masters in Education.

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