Working with Children, Young People & Families with Foundation Year
Birmingham City University
Working with Children, Young People & Families with Foundation Year
Course Summary
**We're ranked 3rd in the UK for our undergraduate Education programmes, including BA (Hons) Working with Children, Young People and Families (Guardian League Tables 2020)**
You will study very broad subjects in your foundation year, which is designed to prepare you for a range of courses, not just one particular BA degree.
So although you apply to study a BA in a specific course – in this case BA (Hons) Working with Children, Young People and Families – the foundation year sets you up for a number of other possible degrees starting the following year. It may be that you don’t end up doing a degree in precisely the same subject as your foundation year.
This flexibility is one of the great things about the foundation year category Society, Childhood and Education; it allows you to find out more about your interests and talents before focusing on a three year degree. The foundation year also helps us to make sure we help to match you to the degree that fits you best. You will be assessed for progression on to your second year, which would be the first year of your BA-level degree.
At its heart, our BA (Hons) Working with Children, Young People and Families programme has the rights of children and young people, and a commitment to social justice are at the centre of what we believe, teach and research. We will provide you with a range of teaching and learning experiences to build on your existing skills and motivation so that you can contribute to a changing society, particularly with services who work with, or for, vulnerable children, young people and their families.
With a focus on personal, as well as professional development, our degree will engage you in understand the complexities of working with children young people and their families, in theory and in practice. We want to support you so that you can develop to become effective agents of change, making a difference to vulnerable children and young people, and providing family support.
Studying at our recently-extended, state-of-the-art £71 million City South Campus, you will have access to excellent facilities to enhance your understanding and knowledge.
Course Details - Modules
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Course Details – Assessment Method
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Course Details – Professional Bodies
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How to Apply
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.
Application Codes
Course code:
L59F
Institution code:
B25
Campus Name:
City South Campus, Edgbaston
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Foundation
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
A maximum of 3 subjects are considered . These can be other A-levels or level 3 equivalents.
120 credits at level 4
Must be in an Education related subject
120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5
Must be in an Education related subject
Please visit: http://www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/offer-making-strategy for more information about contextual offers.
Achieve a minimum of 72 tariff points achieved in either five Highers or from a combination of two Advanced Highers plus two Highers.
Where only Highers have been taken a minimum of grades DDDDD is required.
Where a combination of Highers and Advanced Highers have been taken you must achieve (grades of DD in two Advanced Highers plus grades of DD in two Highers).
72 UCAS points
72 UCAS points
These can be a combination of AS and other A-levels or level 3 equivalents.
Education subjects preferred but other subjects also considered
Pass with minimum 18 Merits/Distinctions at Level 3
Achieve a minimum of 72 tariff points achieved in either three Advanced Highers or from a combination of two Advanced Highers plus two Highers.
Where three Advanced Highers have been taken achieve a minimum of grades DDD.
Where a combination of Highers and Advanced Highers have been taken you must achieve (grades of DD in two Advanced Highers plus grades of DD in two Highers).
72 UCAS points
Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
72 UCAS points
Considered with A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
72 UCAS points
Considered with a minimum of two A-levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) to achieve a total of 72 UCAS tariff points in a different subject area.
72 UCAS points
Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
72 UCAS points
Considered with A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
Obtain a minimum of 24 points overall
For students who do not already hold a GCSE in Mathematics at Grade C/4 or above grade 5 in Maths (Standard Level) from the IB Diploma will be accepted
For students who do not already hold a GCSE in English Language at Grade C/4 or above Standard Level English Language (not literature) English A - Grade 4 or above or English B - Grade 5 from the IB will be accepted.
72 UCAS points
Pass the Irish Leaving Certificate with a minimum of 72 UCAS tariff points, achieved in four Higher level subjects. This must include Maths and English Language taken at either Ordinary level (minimum grade O1-O4 (or A-C/A1-C3)) or or Higher level (minimum grade H1-H7 (or A-D/A1-D3 up to and including 2016))
72 UCAS points
Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
See Irish Leaving Certificate under Level 3 entry
72 UCAS tariff points
72 UCAS points
Considered with A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
72 UCAS points
Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification
72 UCAS points
Considered with two A-levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s)
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
No less than 5.5 in any band
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
85%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
58%
Go onto work and study:
82%
Fees and funding
EU
9250.0
Year 1
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.
Provider information
University House
15 Bartholomew Row
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Birmingham
B5 5JU
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