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Develop both your understanding of children and your therapeutic skills

Develop your knowledge and skills

Our BA (Hons) Childhood Studies with Therapeutic Play encompasses working with children in a variety of settings and contexts with a focus on utilising therapeutic play approaches.

This programme is the perfect preparation to work therapeutically with children and young people in specialist SEND settings, to support children with social, emotional and mental health challenges in mainstream settings, or to undertake further training to become a registered Play Therapist.

Choose your pathway

This unique and innovative course will offer two distinct pathways:

â€˜Early Childhoodâ€™ working with children aged 0-8 years of age which confers Level 3 â€˜full and relevantâ€™ status,
or â€˜Childhoodâ€™, which provides the option to work with children and young people across the age range.

Routes for all

We also offer an Integrated Foundation Year option for those looking to develop their academic confidence and skills before beginning a full degree.

On this course you will:

Investigate, understand and analyse the fast-changing landscape of working with children.
Develop your understanding of and skills in utilising therapeutic play approaches.
Pursue specific pathways that allow you to centre your learning around your passions and interests.
Gain practical experience in real-world environments.

Develop both your understanding of children and your therapeutic skills

Develop your knowledge and skills

Our BA (Hons) Childhood Studies with Therapeutic Play encompasses working with children in a variety of settings and contexts with a focus on utilising therapeutic play approaches.

This programme is the perfect preparation to work therapeutically with children and young people in specialist SEND settings, to support children with social, emotional and mental health challenges in mainstream settings, or to undertake further training to become a registered Play Therapist.

Choose your pathway

This unique and innovative course will offer two distinct pathways:

Early Childhood working with children aged 0-8 years of age which confers Level 3 full and relevant status,
or Childhood, which provides the option to work with children and young people across the age range.

Routes for all

We also offer an Integrated Foundation Year option for those looking to develop their academic confidence and skills before beginning a full degree.

On this course you will:

Investigate, understand and analyse the fast-changing landscape of working with children.
Develop your understanding of and skills in utilising therapeutic play approaches.
Pursue specific pathways that allow you to centre your learning around your passions and interests.
Gain practical experience in real-world environments.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Tawjihi (Secondary School leaving certificate)

English Requirements

PTEMin 50
IELTSMin 6
TOEFLMin 79

Fee Information

How to Apply

You can apply for up to five different degree courses at up to five different institutions through UCAS (the national Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Your application is sent to all five universities at the same time.

Each course has a UCAS code that you will find on our course pages or in our prospectus. You will need to know the UCAS code for the course you want to apply for when you make your application. The UCAS code for the University of Chichester is (CHICH) C58.

For UCAS application deadlines please refer to the UCAS website.

You will need to include the following documents:

Personal Statement – A written piece of about yourself; why you have chosen the course you are applying for, and why you want to come to the University of Chichester
Copies of Qualifications to date – Translated into English
Proof of English Language Level – If English is not your first language
Two academic references
For a Music course we will need a DVD of a musical performance for 5 minutes long. We also require an academic essay written in English.
For Dance we need a web link of two performances, one of which should be contemporary and at least three minutes long. We also require an academic essay written in English.

When your application is received by the Admissions Department, the Admissions Tutor for your chosen subject will consider your application. We aim to reply to you within two weeks.

Conditional Offer – if you have not yet met all the entry requirements. The conditions may be academic, for example the successful completion of a current course of study or obtaining a particular IELTS score.
Unconditional Offer – if you meet all the entry requirements

BA (Hons) Childhood with Therapeutic Play