Plymouth SSTAR Awards Faculty Winners: 'Innovative Teaching' and 'Outstanding Personal Tutor' 2015-2018 A range of modules in contemporary specialisms allow you to top-up your Early Childhood, Teaching, or Early Years Foundation Degree to a full BA (Hons) qualification. This is a 'top-up' year and those students without a relevant Foundation Degree should look at the FdA Early Childhood Studies, Teaching and Learning, or Early Years Practice first. Students on the BA (Hons) Professional Development (Childhood Studies) have the opportunity to focus their research and writing on areas of personal and professional interest across a number of challenging, modern, and innovative modules. ‘Exploring Children’s Narratives’ allows learners to think deeply about the spaces occupied by children: whether that be globally, in Education, physical or outdoor space, or the space they occupy in society. ‘Challenging Contemporary Concepts’ addresses an ever-changing array of topics that influence childhood and education, with topics this year including the notion of a ‘Toxic Childhood’, screen time, the notion of gender, and the role of television, advertising, and the online world, and literature. Alongside a Dissertation and two other modules focusing on Globalisation and Professional Practice, this course offers a diverse and engaging top-up to a range of Foundation Degrees and is designed around five areas of importance for the early years sector and for those working with young children. These are developmental psychology, sociology, research, social policy and welfare.

The BA (Hons) programme is designed around five areas of importance for the early years sector and for those working with young children: - Developmental psychology - Sociology - Research - Social policy - Welfare. In addition, when enrolled on the BA Professional Development programme, you will have the opportunity to study Challenging Contemporary Concepts and submit a dissertation. You will study Theories and Methods; you will then be formed into multi-disciplinary teams, devising and carrying out a project that connects with a real work situation. The module concludes with you documenting your learning and its application. The second module, which will be delivered alongside the first module, will be specific to your subject area and will really help you advance in your chosen path.

There are no exams, students are assessed through a variety of innovative and interesting modes relevant to the topics and themes studied.

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: CLX2

Institution code: P51

Campus Name: North Devon Campus

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For application to this final level of study - the 'top up' year for the BA (Hons) Professional Development - students need to have completed the FdA Early Childhood Studies, Teaching and Learning, Early Years Practice, or a close equivalent. Whilst having a GCSE at grade 5/4 or above in Maths, English and a Science is not necessarily a requirement of entry onto the Foundation Degree, it should be noted that without these qualifications you may not be eligible to proceed to post-graduate and teacher training study, or count towards allowable ratios in your Early Years classroom or nursery setting. Further information can be obtained here: http://www.education.gov.uk/eypqd/GCSEs.shtml

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