Early Childhood (Honours) Top-up The Open University UK

Overview

Within the Early Childhood (Honours) Top-up BA degree from The Open University UKwith an existing Foundation Degree, Higher National Diploma or Diploma of Higher Education in Early Years/Early Childhood, you’ll advance your professional development by completing two modules that cover working with children, and how research contributes to our understanding of children and young people.

Key facts:

• Offers a fast-track route to gaining our BA (Honours) Early Childhood

• Encourages critical understanding and reflection on contemporary issues and debates in early childhood

• Prepares you for further research, study, enquiry and practice

Career opportunities:

This BA (Hons) Early Childhood is an excellent foundation for entry to a range of careers working with and for young children and their families. If you are already in employment the degree may enable you to access a management role.  

The degree is also suitable for those wanting to move into careers in teaching, health or social work. Please note that GCSE passes at Grade C or above in English and Maths are normally required for post-graduate study and for teaching a GCSE Grade C pass in Science is also a requirement.

In the meantime if you want to do some research around this qualification and where it might take you, we’ve put together a list of relevant job titles as a starting point (note that some careers may require further study, training and/or work experience beyond your degree):

• nursery worker/manager
• teacher
• family support worker
• counsellor

• child psychotherapist
• careers adviser
• advice worker
• probation officer