Program Overview

BA (Hons) Childhood, Family and Education Studies with Foundation Year

BA (Hons) Full-time 4 years, Part-time 8 years

Overview

The BA (Hons) Childhood, Family and Education Studies with foundation year 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. Our foundation year has been designed to prepare you for studying at the undergraduate level and provide you with the required skills and knowledge to support your transition into university.

What's unique about this course?

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

What happens on the course?

As you progress through your degree you will develop the knowledge and skills required to help you achieve successfully at every level of your course through our well-designed spiral curriculum.

Course Modules

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

• Exploring Inclusive Education and Practice (3ED005, 20 credits, Period 1, Core)
• Interprofessional Working (3ED004, 20 credits, Period 1, Core)
• Preparing for Undergraduate Study (3ED002, 40 credits, Period 1, Core)
• The Developing Child in the World (3CF002, 20 credits, Period 1, Core)
• Valuing the Self & Others (3ED003, 20 credits, Period 1, Core)
• Child and Young Person Development (4CF011, 20 credits, Period 2, Core)
• Education and Social Justice (4ED002, 20 credits, Period 2, Core)
• Education in Europe (4ED001, 20 credits, Period 2, Core)
• Fake News: Debunking Myths in Education (4ED014, 20 credits, Period 2, Core)
• Growing Up in the 21st Century (4CF004, 20 credits, Period 2, Core)
• Safeguarding and Multi-Agency Perspectives (4CF005, 20 credits, Period 2, Core)
• Becoming a Researcher (5ED002, 20 credits, Period 3, Core)
• Contemporary Issues in Education (5ED016, 20 credits, Period 3, Core)
• Enhancing Professional Practice on Placement (5ED004, 20 credits, Period 3, Core)
• The Psychology of Educational Achievements (5ED003, 20 credits, Period 3, Core)
• Youth Culture and Identity (5CF010, 20 credits, Period 3, Core)
• Exclusion from School and Social Justice (5SN004, 20 credits, Period 3, Optional)
• Young Lives, Parenting and Families (5CF017, 20 credits, Period 3, Optional)
• Childhood and Youth in a Global Context (6CF016, 20 credits, Period 4, Core)
• Dissertation (6ED015, 40 credits, Period 4, Core)
• Education in Challenging Contexts (6ED003, 20 credits, Period 4, Core)
• Policy and Practice of Learning and Teaching (6ED002, 20 credits, Period 4, Core)
• Pedagogy of Play (6CF020, 20 credits, Period 4, Optional)
• Tackling Inequalities in Children, Young People and their Families (6CF003, 20 credits, Period 4, Optional)

Potential Career Paths

A range of employability skills is built into this programme in order that you to develop and refine attributes that will be beneficial to you in the workplace, such as leadership, using critical thinking, and becoming a reflective practitioner.

Employment Opportunities include:

• Many of our students go onto further study. If you want to become a primary, or secondary school teacher you may choose to undertake a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). If you want to become an Early Years Teacher, you can choose to apply for the Postgraduate Early Years Initial Teacher training. You could also choose to apply for a Master’s Degree in Social Work or Education or undertake a Post Graduate Teaching Certificate in Adult Education.

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.

Course Fees and Finance

Location | Mode | Fee | Year
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Home | Full-time | £9250 per year |
Home | Part-time | £4625 per year# |
International | Full-time | £14950 per year |

Entry Requirements

Prepare for Foundation Pathway:- We will consider applicants who have not achieved 48 UCAS points (equivalence) from prior level 3 qualifications, if you have a keen interest in this subject area or hold relevant experience. You will be required to attend and pass a compulsory Prepare For Foundation assessment day where you will take part in a variety of activities which will assess your suitability for the course.

Funding

Tuition Fees Loan(Home Fee Status):

Most students will be able to apply for a loans to pay for these subject to eligibility. To find out more information please refer to the government Student Finance website.****Changes for EU students:

The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as having Overseas Fee status. More information about the change is available at UKCISA:

EU citizens living in the UK with 'settled' status, and Irish nationals living in the UK or Ireland, will still be classified as Home students, providing they meet the usual residency requirements, for more information about EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) ****Self-funding:**

If you don’t want to take out a loan to pay your fees or if you aren’t eligible to receive a loan, you might want to take advantage of the University’s scheme to pay by instalments: See How to pay.

Skills You Will Gain

• You will develop an independent, reflective, and self-managed approach to study and utilise skills appropriate for study in Higher Education.
• You will improve your confidence in learning, study, and approaches to finding information and be aware of your existing transferable skills and new skills and how these may be developed.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of underlying theories, values, and principles relevant to Childhood, Family and Education Studies.
• Show awareness of the different physical and virtual contexts in which learning can take place and the range of different participants in the learning process.
• Recognise a variety of principles and approaches to education and educational issues, e. g. social justice, inclusion, youth culture, perspectives on childhood and globalisation.
• Review, consolidate and apply course-appropriate knowledge from a variety of sources in a systematic way.
• Reflect and analyse your own value system, development, and practices with reference to concepts and theories encountered in Childhood, Family and Education Studies.
• Communicate understanding using a variety of vocal/ written/ multi-modal formats.
• Develop your professional and ethical practice to improve outcomes for children, young people, adults, and their families.