Childhood Studies FdSc
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Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc

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Location

Afan College

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Full Time

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Start date

SEP-25

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Duration

2 Years

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Qualification

Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc

Location

Afan College

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Full Time

Start date

SEP-25

Duration

2 Years

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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The Foundation Degree in Childhood Studies is a two-year, full-time Higher Education programme that will suit students who wish to develop a broad range of knowledge and skills relevant to working with children. This includes nurses, health visitors, early years educators, nursery workers in the public and independent sectors, social workers and people working in the youth justice and law enforcement sectors.The recognised progression route for this course is the BSc (Hons) Childhood Studies - ...Read more

The Foundation Degree in Childhood Studies is a two-year, full-time Higher Education programme that will suit students who wish to develop a broad range of knowledge and skills relevant to working with children. This includes nurses, health visitors, early years educators, nursery workers in the public and independent sectors, social workers and people working in the youth justice and law enforcement sectors.The recognised progression route for this course is the BSc (Hons) Childhood Studies - top-up degree.Graduates have employment prospects in a wide range of childcare disciplines, for example: play worker, child/family worker, support workers, childcare managers, learning support workers and teaching assistants.

Key stats

Childhood and Youth Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 80 = 20% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
20%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%

Modules

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

DD Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

PPP Grades / Points required

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Tuition fees

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England

£7,500 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from England

This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£7,500 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Scotland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£7,500 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£7,500 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Northern Ireland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£7,500 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from EU

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Uni info

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Nearest train station: Port Talbot Parkway  1.2 miles away

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