Description

This degree provides the opportunity to study early childhood from a broad, multi-disciplinary perspective. It is designed to prepare students who wish to work with young children aged from 0 to 8.

The degree opens up opportunities for further specialist study which would facilitate entry into a wide range of careers including Teaching or Early Years Professional Status (EYPS), or progression to a wide range of early years professions such as speech and language therapy assistants, early years workers, local authority development work, area support teams and teaching assistants.

This multidisciplinary course critically explores from many perspectives of childhood and children, including child development, children's health, the language and literature of childhood, the sociology of children and families, social policy, as well as play and creativity.

This programme with its emphasis on multi-disciplinary approaches to children and childhood is structured around the five outcomes for children specified in the Every Child Matters policy agenda:

* Being healthy
* Staying safe
* Making a positive contribution
* Enjoying and achieving
* Achieving economic well-being

Highlights

Why this Course?

* Practical vocational focus to the study of Early Years working
* Strong grounding in social science perspectives to inform practice
* Placements enable students to link theory to practice in a multi-professional context
* Emphasis on the development of skills in problem solving, analysis, self-management in addition to inter-personal skills
* Further skills developed on this course include, group dynamics, leadership, facilitation, decision-making, pedagogical skills, health and safety
* Supportive small-group learning
* Individual Tutorial support to assist with the planning and checking of course work
* Embraces multi-professional inter-agency working, and includes numerous visits from professionals in the field.

Subject Areas

• Education

Cost in US$:

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

University of Chichester's Mission Statement

The University of Chichester aims to be a socially responsible university that is recognized internationally, significant nationally, important regionally and vital locally - not only in teaching and student experience, but also in research and in its diverse communities and the public, private and voluntary sectors. We aspire to be excellent in everything we do and in the services we offer.