Course summary
Early childhood continues to be a rapidly changing field in the local and global context. Enhanced qualifications in this subject will support your career progression and employability whether you work in early childhood settings in the private, voluntary or public sectors in the United Kingdom or internationally. At UEL we recognise that the study of early childhood needs a holistic perspective. Early childhood practice is influenced by social, cultural, economic and political contexts. Modules on this course will develop your knowledge of early childhood practice in a range of contexts and your research skills. Assignments provide opportunities for you to apply advanced knowledge and research skills in practice in the context of employed or voluntary work. We have an academic team with experience of early childhood practice, family support, early intervention, child rights services, informal education, policy development, service development and teaching in the early years. Our team has worked in the private, voluntary and public sector in different contexts. Whichever direction you choose we can guide you, drawing on our national and international experience. Like you we are passionate about early childhood. The structure of the course enables you to follow and develop your own interests in early childhood supported by knowledge of theory and advanced research skills. Our goal is to motivate and inspire you as an early childhood leader and practitioner. The local, national and global perspectives of our course mean that your student group will be diverse. In past years we have had students on the MA from the United States of America and China. Please note that you will not be eligible for postgraduate loan funding if you receive APL/ACL credits. Student Finance guidance states that eligible master's courses must be full, standalone courses worth 180 credits. The University of East London has a responsibility to notify Student Finance of any changes of circumstance, relating to student records throughout the academic year. For further advice and guidance relating to postgraduate loan eligibility; please contact our SMART team on 020 8223 4444.
Modules
Year 1: Mental Wealth: Critical Reflection on Leadership of Practice in Early Childhood (Core), Action Research: Leading Change in Early Childhood Leadership and Practice (Core), Early Childhood Policy Development and Implementation (Core), Research Methods in Early Childhood Leadership and Practice (Core), Negotiated Project: Criticality in learning for Leadership of Practice in Early Childhood (Optional), Workbased Learning: formation and development of professional knowledge in practice (Optional) For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.
Assessment method
Assessment will be formative (to enable you to assess your own learning) and summative (which will be graded). You will be assessed on presentations, assignments and a final dissertation. A portfolio of assignment tasks (e.g. written tasks or presentations) will be required for each module. For the dissertation module a 14,000 dissertation will be required.
Entry requirements
Bachelor's degree with minimum Second Class (2:2) or equivalent in Early Childhood Studies, Social Policy, Health Studies or related subject. We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of East London
Docklands Campus
4-6 University Way
Newham
E16 2RD
Course contact details
Visit our course pageApplicant Relations Team
0208 223 3333