BA (Hons) Childhood Studies

Children today face a wide range of new and challenging experiences, including unprecedented access to media, wider cultural diversity, online bullying, and larger school numbers. Their early experiences of childhood affect them for the rest of their lives. You can make a positive contribution to these formative years.

Childhood studies is a vibrant and exciting field that has expanded in recent years to include knowledge from psychology, sociology, and psychoanalysis. This course lays the foundations for a career working with infants and children, whether in education, health care, or children’s services. You gain a solid understanding of child development, and the ecology of childhood (the place of children in different societies) and consider the way our concepts of childhood shape and condition children’s lives. You will also learn about the direct work with children through undertaking a placement in each year of study where you can begin to make links between theory and practice. Assessment is mainly by coursework.

UK entry requirements

A-levels: BBC

BTEC: DDM, depending on the subject studied - advice on acceptability can be provided.

IB: 29 points or three Higher Level certificates with 554.

We are also happy to consider a combination of separate IB Diploma Programmes at both Higher and Standard Levels. Exact offer levels will vary depending on the range of subjects being taken at higher and standard levels, and the course applied for. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for more information.

Access to HE Diploma: 6 level 3 credits at Distinction and 39 level 3 credits at Merit

International & EU entry requirements

We accept a wide range of qualifications from applicants studying in the EU and other countries. Get in touch with any questions you may have about the qualifications we accept. Remember to tell us about the qualifications you have already completed or are currently taking.

20 hours per week.