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BA - Bachelor of Arts
Kedleston Road Campus
Full Time
20-JAN-25
1 year
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BA - Bachelor of Arts
Kedleston Road Campus
Full time
20-JAN-25
1 year
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The course is designed for Foundation Degree students who are looking to top-up to a full BA (Hons) degree.
Course description
If you’d like to make a genuine and lasting difference to children’s lives, our BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies (Top-Up) is an excellent foundation for vital roles in health, education and social care.
There can be few more rewarding professions than working with young children, helping them to reach important milestones and to develop skills that will last a lifetime. Our BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies degree (Top-Up) is your first step to a successful and worthwhile future.
Careers
This degree is your chance to shape and influence many young lives. Early childhood roles are a rapidly growing area of employment in the UK – opening doors to stimulating careers in the independent, private, public or voluntary sectors.
Well qualified and dedicated early childhood professionals are in demand across health, education and social care settings. Our graduates are now enjoying successful careers as early years practitioners and managers. You’ll also find there are ample opportunities for promotion and progression to leadership positions in children’s services.
Our degree is an excellent platform to broaden your career scope by taking additional qualifications. Some of our graduates have, for instance, gone on to train as children’s nurses by undertaking a shortened two-year Paediatric Nursing qualification. You can also consider our exciting range of postgraduate courses, including the or .
This route is known as the ‘non-practitioner route’ and is academic only, with no full practitioner status attached to it.
Please note that this course does not lead to Qualified Teacher Status. However, if you’d like to train to be a teacher, you will be guaranteed an interview for our PGCE Primary if you meet the entry requirements.
Part-time: 2 years
Students living in
England
£9,250 per year
Students from England
This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£14,900 per year
Students from EU
This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
£14,900 per year
Students from International
This is the fee you pay if you are an International student. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.
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