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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.
Please view the University website for more details on the modules studied.
This is a full-time course, and the timetable has been carefully created to allow you to continue working in a paid or voluntary capacity.
You will spend up to two evenings per week on campus. In addition to this contact time, you will have supervision sessions for the Childhood Studies Research Project (Dissertation) throughout the academic year.
There will be additional contact requirements for those students studying on the degree with Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner
Competencies.
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
University of Sunderland has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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The following entry points are available for this course:
Foundation Degree in a relevant subject (such as Education and Care)
240 credits (or equivalent) of a recognised UK undergraduate award, in a relevant subject.
GCSE grade C or above in three subjects, which must include Mathematics and English Language, or a minimum of Level 2 Key Skills in Communication and Application of Number. If you have studied for a GCSE which has a numerical grade then you will need to achieve a grade 4 or above.
At least two years experience of working or volunteering in the early years or education sectors
A letter of endorsement from your employer or provider of voluntary work
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
We will consider applications from applicants who do not hold the relevant academic qualifications, but who do have relevant experience or alternative qualifications.
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
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