BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies at University of Staffordshire

BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies prepares students to become early years specialists, exploring child development from birth to age eight through hands-on learning, expert teaching and practical placements. Students have access to the Woodlands Day Nursery and Forest School at the Stoke-on-Trent campus, and there is an opportunity to spend a summer or a year abroad. In years two and three students can follow a general route or a pathway in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) or Mental Health and Wellbeing.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years with a placement year; 4 years with a foundation year (foundation year in Health and Social Care)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Children, Families and Society, Play and Pedagogy with Babies and Young Children, Keeping Children Safe in Education, Developing Professional Practice, Introduction to Special Educational Needs and Disability, Mental Health in Education Contexts, Contemporary Issues in Children and Young People's Voices and Research Methods, with placements across a range of settings.

Career pathways

Early years practitioner, nursery manager, education welfare professional, and roles supporting children and families in nurseries, schools, local authorities, health organisations and charities; graduates have progressed to primary and early years teacher training, social work, speech and language therapy routes and postgraduate study.

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