BA (Hons) Early Years (Top-up) at University of Greenwich

Already Level 5 early years qualified? Our top up course will enhance your knowledge to develop in different areas of the early years whilst honing skills on placements & putting theory into practice. The early years degree is designed to offer a contemporary, inclusive, and responsive curriculum to learners who will develop into autonomous, competent, confident practitioners.

Faculty: Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences  |  Department: Education  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will learn in a very practical and applied way, linking university teaching and learning to the real world environment. You will be on placement for 2 days per week for the entirety of the programme working directly with children. Our specialist facilities simulate an early years nursery for practical academic lessons that will prepare you for employment. Taught at our historic Greenwich Campus, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the banks of the River Thames.

Career pathways

If you do the Early Years Teachers Status or the Graduate practitioner award alongside your degree, you will need experience with babies, Toddlers and the older child and may need placements to achieve this.

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