Childhood Practice BA (Ord) 36 months Undergraduate Programme By The University of Edinburgh |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Education and Training

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

This part-time degree programme prepares you for a management role within the early childhood learning and care sector.


You will examine issues of:


  • childhood, including childhood studies
  • health and wellbeing
  • child development
  • education
  • family sociology
  • childhood policy and rights


We support you to:


  • build your knowledge of leadership, management and professionalism
  • develop communication and management skills
  • learn about organisational development and inter-agency working.


This programme is work-based and does not involve placements.


You will need to be working with children and families while taking the degree.


Programme benefits


  • Accredited by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), graduates of the programme are eligible to register with the SSSC as a lead practitioner or manager.
  • This programme is offered part-time, with classes held in the afternoons and evenings, to allow you to work while you study.
  • Develop your skills and apply them directly to your work.
  • All of our staff are actively researching and delivering initiatives relating to childhood in the 21st century and have a wealth of research connections locally and globally.
  • Our cohorts are small and friendly, so you'll have plenty of support from our dedicated staff and can build a community of peers from a diverse range of childcare settings.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Education and Training

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

This part-time degree programme prepares you for a management role within the early childhood learning and care sector.


You will examine issues of:


  • childhood, including childhood studies
  • health and wellbeing
  • child development
  • education
  • family sociology
  • childhood policy and rights


We support you to:


  • build your knowledge of leadership, management and professionalism
  • develop communication and management skills
  • learn about organisational development and inter-agency working.


This programme is work-based and does not involve placements.


You will need to be working with children and families while taking the degree.


Programme benefits


  • Accredited by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), graduates of the programme are eligible to register with the SSSC as a lead practitioner or manager.
  • This programme is offered part-time, with classes held in the afternoons and evenings, to allow you to work while you study.
  • Develop your skills and apply them directly to your work.
  • All of our staff are actively researching and delivering initiatives relating to childhood in the 21st century and have a wealth of research connections locally and globally.
  • Our cohorts are small and friendly, so you'll have plenty of support from our dedicated staff and can build a community of peers from a diverse range of childcare settings.

Admission Requirements

Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on the University of Edinburgh website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements.

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