Childhood and Society Studies (Top Up)

University of Sunderland
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 1 Year Social work, childhood, and youth studies

About this course

Progress in your career. Develop your skills in analysis, research and communication. Discover what you’re capable of.

The BA (Hons) Childhood and Society Studies (Top-Up) course is designed for people who want to gain a full undergraduate Childhood Studies degree and are working with children and/or young people.

You will develop a broader understanding of a number of childhood-related topics, and use this to analyse your own practice and the practice of others in childhood settings.

If you have existing experience in early years, you can take the optional pathway in Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner Competencies and graduate with a highly-desirable degree title BA (Hons) Childhood and Society Studies with Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner Competencies, improving your employability.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2317 Teachers of English as a foreign language
2315 Nursery education teaching professionals
2316 Special and additional needs education teaching professionals
2314 Primary education teaching professionals
2461 Social workers
1172 Social services managers and directors

Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Sunderland
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Social work, childhood, and youth studies