Program Overview

BA (Hons) Health and Wellbeing in Early Childhood

Overview

The BA (Hons) Health and Wellbeing in Early Childhood course at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) is designed to support students who aspire to work with young children (0-8 years) in a variety of formal and informal educational and health roles and settings. The course focuses on the early identification of barriers and risks to wellbeing and interventions through the development of early enabling environments for positive health and wellbeing.

Why Study This Course

• Placements in a relevant work setting are offered at each level of study.
• The course is highly current in the workplace and is mapped to key national health and wellbeing agendas.
• It supports a wide range of career opportunities in working with young children.

Course Summary

The BA (Hons) Health and Wellbeing in Early Childhood course at BGU supports a wide range of career opportunities if you want to work with young children. The course is informed by the crucial significance of the formative years of 0-8 for health and wellbeing.

Key Facts

• Award: BA (Hons)
• UCAS code: HX10
• Duration: 3 years
• Mode of study: Full time
• Start date: September 2025
• Awarding institution: Bishop Grosseteste University
• Institution code: B38

Entry Requirements

• 96-112 UCAS tariff points (from a maximum of four Advanced Level qualifications)
• GCSEs in English Language and Mathematics at grade 4 (previously C) or above (or equivalent)
• A satisfactory DBS is required

How You Will Be Taught

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Seminars
• Practical workshops
• Coursework
• Work-based placements

Assessment

• Coursework of different types, including essays, reports, oral presentations, blogs, and case studies
• No examinations

Careers and Further Study

• The course offers a firm base for students hoping to enter a variety of career pathways, including education-related, health, mental health, or voluntary sector careers.
• Possible future career paths for BA (Hons) Health, Wellbeing, and Early Childhood graduates may include teaching, early years practitioners, maternity support workers, graduate entry nursing (pediatric), graduate entry social work, speech and language therapy, graduate entry OT, early help workers attached to children's centers, family health workers, maternity healthcare support workers or midwifery assistants, and child mental health support workers.

Support

• Studying at BGU is a student-centered experience.
• Staff and students work together in a friendly and supportive atmosphere as part of an intimate campus community.
• You will know every member of staff personally and feel confident approaching them for help and advice.

Fees and Funding

• A lot of student finance information is available from numerous sources, but it is sometimes confusing and contradictory.
• At BGU, we try to give you all the information and support we can to help you throughout the process.
• Our Student Advice team are experts in helping you sort out the funding arrangements for your studies, offering a range of services to guide you through all aspects of student finance step by step.

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• Health and Social Care Leadership (MA)
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• Foundation course: FdA Early Childhood Education in Practice
• Early Childhood Education in Practice (BA (Hons))
• Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion (SENDI) and Early Childhood Studies (BA (Hons))
• Foundation course: FdA Early Childhood Education in Practice (Grantham)
• Psychology and Early Childhood Studies (BA (Hons))
• Foundation course: Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year (BA (Hons))
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• Health and Wellbeing in Early Childhood with Foundation Year (BA)
• Psychology and Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year (BA (Hons))
• Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion (SENDI) and Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year (BA (Hons))