ObjectivesThis programme aims to provide students with a rigorous understanding of children and childhood, from conception through to adulthood, bringing together the disciplines of education, social care and health.
Academic titleChildhood Studies, BA Hons
Course descriptionThis multi-agency programme reflects the most recen thinking, which calls for a joined-up approach to the care and education of children.
Year 1
* Child Development from Conception to Young Adulthood
* The Individual Learner at Home, School and Work
* Aspects of Childhood
* Children, Childhood and Families
Year 2
* Perspectives on Child Development
* Investigating Children and Childhoods
* Diversity, Equality and Risk
* One option from the following:
o Education in Early Years
o Later Years: An Interdisciplinary Approach
o Supporting Additional Educational Needs
o Aspects of Children’s Literature
Year 3
* Contemporary Theoretical and Social Perspectives of Children and Young People
* Partnership in the Promotion of Child Development
* Individual Research: Enquiry Project
* One option from the following:
o Early Years Development
o Later Years: Cross-cultural Perspectives
o Managing Additional Educational Needs and Inclusion
o Children, Childhood and Literature
* One option from the following:
o Contemporary Parenting
o Child and Adolescent Mental Health
o Recognising Children at Risk