Early Childhood Studies With Early Years Practitioner Status
Swansea UniversityUndergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 3 Years Social work, childhood, and youth studies
A-Level Entry
BBB
UCAS Points
120 points
About this course
Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) offers a holistic approach to understanding children from birth to eight years. It marks the importance of early childhood as a significant period in life which is the basis for a life-long-learning, where children are viewed as capable and competent members of society.
On this course students are required to spend a minimum of 700 hours (approximately 20 weeks) on placement in early childhood settings and are required to display competency in National Occupational Standards to meet Social Care Wales standards. Placements are full-time and set out in blocks of between five and ten weeks. Graduates will qualify with the Early Years Practitioner Status qualification.
Entry Requirements
A-Level Grades BBB
UCAS Tariff Points 120 points
BTEC DDM - DMM
Career Prospects
Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:
2317 Teachers of English as a foreign language
2319 Teaching professionals
2316 Special and additional needs education teaching professionals
1172 Social services managers and directors
2461 Social workers
3231 Higher level teaching assistants
Course Details
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Swansea
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Social work, childhood, and youth studies