University of East London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
If you're interested in learning more about children and childhood and you envisage a career working with and for children and their families, this course will give you an excellent foundation. Studying by distance learning allows you to study at your convenience. It gives you the flexibility to study from any location within a structured and supported framework. It also gives you the opportunity to combine gaining an academic qualification with your work or family commitments. Our course will give you a fascinating insight into the way children experience their childhoods and how that experience influences them as they develop. You'll look at childhood from a range of different critical perspectives and explore the factors that influence the childhood experience. You'll examine issues such as health, early-years legislation and global inequalities in childhood. Students on the online learning course come from all over the world, including the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Australasia, as well as the UK.
Modules
Foundation Year: Mental Wealth: Introduction to Academic and Professional Identity/Practice (Core), Introduction to Early Childhood, Special Needs and Education (Core), Social, Emotional and Mental Health (Core), Placements in Context - Play and Learning (Core), Skills for Academic and Professional Writing (Core), Research in Practice: Live Project (Core) Year 1: Exploring Social Worlds (Core), Key Principles for Inclusion and Diversity (Core), Emerging Research Communities (Core), Mental Wealth: Academic and Professional Skills for Life 1 (Core), Practice module Part 1 (Core), Practice module Part 2 (Core) Year 2: Mental Wealth: Academic and Professional Skills for Life 2 (Core), Identity and Social Justice (Core), Building Research Communities (Core), Contemporary Issues in Education (Core), Practice module 3 (Core), Practice module 4 (Core), Optional placement (Optional) Year 3: Mental Wealth: Academic and Professional Skills for Life 3 (Core), Critical and Global Perspectives on Education (Core), Practice module 5 (Core), Practice module 6 (Core), Independent Research Project (Core) For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.
Assessment method
The course is assessed entirely by coursework such as essays, video presentations and a research dissertation. Coursework will include presentations, software demonstrations, research-based assignments and practical exercises involving system or program specification, coding and testing. The approximate percentages for this course are: Year 1: 100% coursework Year 2: 100% coursework Year 3: 100% coursework Assessments are set at the end of each term and include group works and individual work including essays, presentations, case studies, professional development and practical activities depending on the nature of the course. All grades count towards your module mark. More details will be included in the student handbook and module guides. Feedback is provided within 15 working days in line with UEL's assessment and feedback policy.
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- X306
- Institution code:
- E28
- Campus name:
- Stratford Campus
- Campus code:
- S
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 points
A level - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF) - D*D*
For detailed information on entry requirements for our courses, please see the individual course pages. We consider a range of UK and worldwide qualifications at the appropriate level and also take relevant work experience into account when considering an application. Many courses have a Foundation Year option for those students whose qualifications do not meet the BA or BSc entry requirements. Applicants should have, or be working towards, grade C in GCSE English and Mathematics (or equivalent Level 2 qualification such as Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Mathematics or Key Skills Level 2 in Application of Number and Communication) Entry requirements are intended only as a guide for applicants. They are not a guarantee of an offer, nor of the conditions that may apply. When making a decision on your academic suitability, we will make an assessment of you as an individual and will use information other than qualifications; which may include predicted grades, performance at Level 2, relevant work experience, previous study at degree level, personal statement, references and any portfolio, written test or interview, to make our decision. If you have any questions, please contact a member of our Applicant Relations Team from Monday to Friday (9am–5pm) on +44 (0) 20 8223 3333 or https://uel.ac.uk/about/contact-us
Student Outcomes
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Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| EU | £14820 | Year 1 |
| International | £14820 | Year 1 |
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