GO UNIVERSITY  Ghana/Global 2016/17/18/19

BA  Early Childhood Degree Course - 2 Years

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Overview

This top-up degree is designed for people working or volunteering within the early years sector who are keen to develop a deeper understanding of their work, including leadership in children’s centres and child welfare.

Building on your Foundation Degree or previous experience, the degree focuses on the interaction between professional practice, work-based research and current policy within the sector.

Part-time study allows you to fit study alongside work and family commitments. You’ll be taught by friendly, supportive staff, experienced in working with adult learners and with substantial professional experience in the sector.

 

 

 

 

Is this course for me?

You’ll consider theoretical perspectives and approaches along with the key professional and policy developments within the sector. The emphasis on reflective practice will help foster a deeper understanding of your own professional development and the impact on your practice of the professional standards framework. Work experience and continuing engagement with your workplace are key elements of the course.

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Course Content

This top-up degree will build on the learning outcomes of the Foundation Degree Child and Family Studies and your professional experience. The core modules will cover leadership and management, contemporary issues and debates, advanced work-based learning and research methods. In your final year you'll focus on your dissertation.

You’ll examine theoretical approaches to leadership and management in the public sector, and develop your ability to reflect on, and analyse, what’s happening around you, both in the workplace and in your personal life. You’ll also consider, from an in-depth theoretical perspective, areas of contemporary policy, such as restorative practice, leading you to better understand current demands on the workforce. In preparation for your final year research, you’ll deepen your understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods in social science.

In your final year, you’ll undertake a piece of independent research, supported by a tutor who has knowledge and understanding of the practice, theory and research relating to the topic you have chosen. You’ll learn how to conduct research to sound ethical standards, choose and apply appropriate methodologies and write up your findings in a 10,000-12,000 word dissertation.

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Course Structure

 

Year 1

Compulsory modules

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• Leadership and Management in Work With Children and Families 20 credits

• Child and Family Studies: Research Methods 20 credits

• Contemporary Issues and Debates in Early Childhood Studies 20 credits

• Optional modules

• Advanced Work-Based Learning 20 credits

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• Year 2

Compulsory modules

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• Dissertation for Early Childhood Studies 40 credits

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• More information on modules at courses catalogue after your enrollment.

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• Learning and teaching

• You’ll be taught through lectures, tutorials, workshops and practical classes. You’ll enjoy extensive tutorial support and have freedom in your workload and options.

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• Assessment

• You’re assessed by a range of methods, including formal exams and in-course assessment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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