Early Years: Education and Childcare BA(Hons) top-up

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Facts about Early Years: Education and Childcare

Year of entry	2013
Qualification	BA(Hons) top-up (1 year full-time work-based route)
Application route	Apply through UCAS (code X112)
External applicants	Please note that places for external applicants are limited on this course. If you studied your Foundation Degree at a college that is not within the Kingston University Partnership, please apply early to avoid disappointment.

About this course

Why choose this course?

This one-year, work-based course provides progression to a BA(Hons) in Early Years Education and Childcare if you already have a foundation degree in Early Years, or equivalent. It is designed for practitioners whose role requires the knowledge and skills and who wish to progress to EYPS and / or QTS. (Please note: to obtain QTS you will need to complete a PGCE after successfully completing the course.

What will you study?

The course covers the following areas:

Diversity and equal opportunities
Inclusion
Critical choices
Curriculum links
Liaison with multi-agency/multi-professional and other adults
Pastoral care
Management and leadership roles and responsibilities
Extended long study – focusing on an issue directly related to the workplace, with theoretical and practical underpinning.

Module listing

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.