Applied Education with Early Years (Hons) University of East London

Overview

Studying by distance learning allows you to study at your convenience, giving you the flexibility to study from any location within a structured and supported framework. This means you can combine gaining an academic qualification with your work or family commitments. University of East London's course in Applied Education with Early Years (Hons) 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, as well as examine issues such as health, early years' legislation, and global inequalities in childhood.

What can I do with this degree?

As an Applied Education with Early Years (Online) graduate you can go into roles that shape children's lives at the most important stage of their development.

Typical job roles include:

• nursery educator
• nursery manager
• area manage
• parental outreach worker
• special educational needs support roles.

UEL graduates have moved on to work at N Family Club, Bright Horizons and the London Early Years Foundation, with industry links including Newham Council's childcare and early years service and LEYF London.