Early Childhood Care and Education

If you're interested in enhancing your skills for working with children and families and exploring how they develop and learn then this course would be suitable for you. You will learn how to work positively and creatively with children, explore varied approaches to early childhood education and care, and design curricula. If you are enthusiastic about making a significant difference in children's lives, this programme will suit you.

You can specialise in areas such as Creative Interventions; Children's Rights; Curriculum Design, and Leadership, Management and Mentoring. You will have the opportunity to complete a specialised research project in an area of interest to you and gain valuable research skills which you can use to enhance your skills working with children and families. The course includes practical and creative projects, role play, debates, presentations and reflective journals. 

The links developed with the students in your class through sharing experience and learning will be developed further and supported by guest speakers from relevant organisations.

IT Requirements: Students on this course will be required to have a medium spec computer/laptop (i.e. able to run Win 10, an AV solution and Office comfortably. It should be able to use Wi-fi and camera in order to attend online classes, and use other software such as SPSS, Adobe Connect; e.g. Latitude 5510; Latitude 5410;

Please search for the TU Dublin offer on the HEA website www.heanet.ie/store

Semester 1

• Applied Child Psychology
• Curriculum Development
• Child Protection: Policy and Practice in Early Childhood 
• Preparation for Dissertation

Electives:

• Creative Interventions for the Personal, Social and Emotional Development of Children
• Children's Rights: A National and International Perspective
• Second Language Pedagogy
• School Age Childcare

Students will take 2 electives in semester 1

Semester 2

• Supporting Positive Interactions with Children
• Family Studies
• Social Justice in Early Childhood Education and Care 
• Dissertation

Electives:

• Leadership, Management, Communication and Mentoring
• Curriculum Design

Students will take 1 elective in Semester 2

• Leadership
• Management and Coordination roles
• Early Intervention Projects
• Establish your own Business
• TUSLA  Services

• Passport
• Grading Scale
• School Transcripts / Date of Completion (Both Original Language & Translated)
• Proof of English Proficiency / Date of Exam
• Up to Date Resume