BA (Hons) Childhood Studies with Integrated Foundation Year

A Foundation Year will help to prepare you for entry on to your chosen degree at the University of Sunderland. We currently have over 40 degree courses across a broad range of subject areas that are now accessible with an Integrated Foundation Year.Childhood Studies with Integrated Foundation Year runs for four years. After successful completion of the Foundation Year you will go straight onto Year One of our popular BA (Hons) Childhood Studies (UCAS No: X310) course.This course will provide you with skills, knowledge and understanding in a range of subject areas that combine to form childhood studies. You will learn about child development, children's needs, and the the historical, social and cultural issues that impacts their lives. You will also develop your knowledge and understanding of the child as an individual and the position of the child in society. At the University of Sunderland you will have the opportunity to register on a new pathway, the Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner Competencies in your first semester. This will allow you to become a practitioner and assures employers that you have completed relevant practice experience. If you choose to take this pathway, you will graduate with the degree title BA (Hons) Childhood Studies with Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner Competencies.