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FdA Early Childhood Studies (Petroc (Barnstaple: Brannams)) [part-time, 3 years] at University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth, United Kingdom

Programme overview

FdA Early Childhood Studies is a three-year part-time foundation degree taught at Petroc (Barnstaple: Brannams) and awarded by the University of Plymouth.

Department: Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group (Petroc)  |  Duration: 3 years, part-time  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers professional skills, interpersonal skills, policy and provision for the early years and international educational perspectives. Year 2 covers young children's welfare and wellbeing, theories of learning and development, social and emotional development and children's spaces. The final year covers perspectives on childhood, researching childhood, multi-agency working and health and physical wellbeing.

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Duration: 3 years

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