Early Childhood Studies With Early Years Practitioner Status in Aberystwyth University, UK

Early Childhood Studies With Early Years Practitioner Status in Aberystwyth University

The BSc Early Childhood Studies with Early Year Practitioner Status at Aberystwyth University will enable you to discover that children’s early years are crucial to later learning and development and practitioners have a vital role to play in these years. This course, taught by the School of Education  will give you the opportunity to delve into the factors which influence ‘early childhood’ and how these can affect later development. 

During the course, you will undertake extensive placements which will equip you with a practical perspective, while theoretical study draws upon a variety of disciplines including sociology, psychology and educational studies in order to help you to understand the childhood years. 

If you are interested in how children grow, develop and learn, then this course will allow you to experience and explore this intriguing stage of development. Combining the practical and the theoretical will enable you to develop both academic and professional skills that are needed to work with children.

Why study the BA Early Childhood Studies with Early Year Practitioner Status at Aberystwyth University? 

The School of Education has been offering stimulating and innovative study programmes for over 100 years. 

The Department's mission is to: 

• Provide an opportunity to develop an understanding of the complex knowledge associated with Education in particular in a child's early years development; 
• Enable you to engage with key issues and current research in the field of Education; 
• Enable you to critically reflect on and manage your own learning and performance.
• Provide you with an opportunity to acquire employability skills and personal attributes and values that are necessary for employment, training or further education. 

The School of Education's research-led teaching informs our syllabus. The exceptional teaching quality has been recognised with the University being awarded University of the Year for Teaching Quality two years consecutively. The first and only university in the UK to be awarded such an accolade by the Times and Sunday Times, Good University Guide (2018 and 2019). 

Employability

Successful completion of this degree leads to "Early Years Practitioner Status". This means that you will have a degree that allows you to work as a professional within an early years setting (subject to appropriate literacy and numeracy qualifications). Many students progress to become nursery managers and leaders. Furthermore, successful completion of this degree may also lead to progression to a one year primary school teacher training course (PGCE). The qualification is also an ideal basis for anyone wishing to work in the social work profession or within different types of educational therapy.

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