Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Early Childhood Studies Final Year Entry
- 1 year
- Duration
- 16,750 GBP
- Price
- Sept 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oxford / United Kingdom
- Location
- Oxford Brookes University
- School
Program description
The need for certified early childhood graduates with specialized practitioner skills and professional knowledge is greater than ever in a society where children's futures are unclear.
You will strengthen on your prior knowledge in this final year course. The theory that guides your practice will become clearly understood by you.
You will learn and master different pedagogical approaches - and you will know when, why and how to use them.
You will receive the assistance and direction you need to advance your professional knowledge.
Through your dissertation, you have the chance to turn your personal area of interest into a significant Early Years issue. And upon graduation, you'll be equipped to take a professional and executive role in the early years industry.
You'll graduate as a self-aware, assured educator who can decisively use the appropriate methods in your daily practice.
Additionally, you'll be prepared for a variety of vocations, including:
- Teacher Training
- Play Therapy
- Special Educational Needs
- Educational Psychology
- Social Work
Program structure
Year 1
- Dissertation Preparation
- Children in the Digital World
- International Comparisons in Early Childhood Care and Education
- Reflective Practice
- Unequal Childhoods
- The Principled Professional
- Dissertation
Price
- Tuition Fee - 16,750 GBP
Requirements for applicants
General Entry Requirements
- Acceptable passes in five subjects (exceptionally four subjects) at GCSE or GCE including:
- one 12-unit vocational A-level, or
- two A-levels or two 6-unit vocational A-levels, or
- one A-level or 6-unit vocational A-level plus two AS-levels, or
- two 3-unit vocational A-levels
- A National Certificate or Diploma at a good standard.
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 24 points) or the European Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 60%).
- Five subjects in SCE with two at Higher level or one at Advanced Higher level.
- Three subjects in Scottish Highers or two at Advanced Higher level.
- Any other qualifications considered by the Academic Board to be of equivalent standard.
- A recognised access course.
Specific entry requirements
- IELTS: 6.0 overall with 6.0 in reading and writing, 5.5 in listening and speaking
Students will usually have achieved a Higher National Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care or an equivalent relevant Early Years related level 5 qualification of 240 credits subject to individual credit rating by Oxford Brookes University.
About the university
The history of Oxford Brookes University spans more than 150 years. We began as a modest School of Art in rented classrooms and have expanded into one of the UK's top modern universities with a reputation for distinction in teaching and research on the local, national, and worldwide levels.
Our primary goal is to provide a top-notch educational experience that helps each of our graduates to be competent, self-assured, and prosperous. The standard of instruction students receive is an integral component of this.
Oxford Brookes works with a wide range of partners both domestically and internationally. Our connections are essential to improving our instruction, research, and information sharing. Additionally, they provide our students a wealth of placement, internship, and employment options.
In cooperation with our Associate College Partners as well as directly, we offer a variety of higher education and degree apprenticeships (ACPs).
