Early Years, Childhood and Family Studies (Top-Up) BA (Hons)

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The Early Years, Childhood and Family Studies Top Up programme provides a creative, inter-disciplinary community of learning and research. It is designed to critically apply theory to practice and evaluate current approaches to the socio-political context of early years, childhood (ages 0-25) and families.

This taught distance learning programme is facilitated by academics with professional backgrounds in early years, social work, health and working with young people.

The Early Years, Childhood and Family Studies Top Up course recognises the complex qualification and training routes for those working with children and families and aims to provide progression routes for those with a range of relevant Higher Education and occupational qualifications provided admissions criteria are met.

We will proactively support you to develop the study skills needed for Level 6 throughout the programme.

Entry Requirements

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• Applicants with a Level 5 Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ)/apprenticeship will need to:

  • Undertake a Skills Audit
  • Have at least one year experience in working in the early years, and/or with children and families
  • Be employed or volunteering in a relevant setting
  • Write a statement of how you have applied knowledge to practice
  • Attend an online interview
  • Have an academic reference

  In addition to general entry requirements, applicants are expected to have written English and Mathematics GCSEs grade C/4 or above. You will be expected to demonstrate your commitment to the programme by having previous experience of working in the early years, or with children, young people and families

  A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required if you are not already working in a setting. An employer DBS declaration form can be completed if you are working in an setting.

  All offers of a place on the Early Years Childhood Studies Degree will be made to applicants after completion of meeting all the entry requirements, and will be conditional subject to:

  • a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

  For more information on how to make an application, please visit our How to Apply page.

  If you are an International student and would like information on making an application, please see our How to Apply page.

• All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

  • IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) with a minimum of 6.0 in all bands
    for study at undergraduate level

  For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.