Program Overview

BA (Hons) Childhood, Family and Education Studies

Overview

The BA (Hons) Childhood, Family and Education Studies course is designed to help you develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to succeed in your studies with the University of Wolverhampton at degree level. The course is suitable for people new to this area or experienced staff searching for career development.

Why Choose This Course?

• Ranked 9th in the UK for Education (The Guardian University Guide 2025)

What Happens on the Course?

At level 4, you will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge of Childhood, Family and Education as your first year provides the underpinning knowledge and skills you will need to progress through your degree. You will explore topics such as social justice, child and young person development, and safeguarding.

At level 5, you will build on your previous study and will develop your analysis of contemporary issues in education, and psychological factors affecting educational achievement. You will also learn about youth culture and identity, further develop your understanding of research, and undertake a work placement in a setting of your choice during this year of study.

At level 6, you will be able to reflect on your own value systems, question concepts and theories you have encountered previously in your studies, and interrogate the assumptions underpinning research and your own professional practice. You will explore policy and practice in teaching and learning, childhood and youth in a global context, and working in challenging educational contexts.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Child and Young Person Development
• Education and Social Justice
• Education in Europe
• Fake News: Debunking Myths in Education
• Growing Up in the 21st Century
• Safeguarding and Multi-Agency Perspectives

Year 2

• Becoming a Researcher
• Contemporary Issues in Education
• Enhancing Professional Practice on Placement
• The Psychology of Educational Achievements
• Youth Culture and Identity
• Exclusion from School and Social Justice (optional)
• Young Lives, Parenting and Families (optional)

Year 3

• Childhood and Youth in a Global Context
• Dissertation
• Education in Challenging Contexts
• Policy and Practice of Learning and Teaching
• Pedagogy of Play (optional)
• Tackling Inequalities in Children, Young People and their Families (optional)

Potential Career Paths

• Primary School Teacher

Additional Information

• Everything you need to know about this course!

Why Wolverhampton?

• Our teaching staff have a wealth of experience in the field of education and are passionate about the subject.
• We have a real sense of pride in the quality of our teaching and work hard to offer our students a personalised and supported learning experience.

Course Fees and Finance

Entry Requirements

• Typical entry requirement: 96 UCAS points
• A Levels - grades CCC / BCD
• BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades MMM
• BTEC L3 Diploma - grades DD
• NCFE CACHE L3 Diploma in Childcare and Education or NCFE CACHE L3 Technical Diploma in Childcare and Education - grade C
• Access to HE Diploma (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (96 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 45 credits at merit)

Other Requirements

• Entry to this course requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
• Free Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Funding

• Tuition Fees Loan (Home Fee Status)
• Self-funding
• Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees
• Financial Hardship
• Bursaries and Scholarships

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