Overview

Through the Early Childhood Studies with Psychology from University of Portsmouth you'll study psychology to build your understanding of children's individual and collective behaviour and how this affects their development.

At the end of the course you'll be set for a career in roles such as early years practitioner, therapeutic play worker, youth worker, teacher and social worker.

Career opportunities:

When you complete the course, you’ll be prepared to take on roles in education, social care and health-related areas.

You could also continue your studies at postgraduate level, such as with a PGCE course that would give you Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Previous students have gone on to work in:

therapeutic play - further training may be required
teaching
healthcare
social welfare
the police force
early years teaching and training
nursery practice
play work
family support services
early years management
healthcare and health promotion
social work
the voluntary sector
special educational and disability support

What jobs can you do with a Early Childhood Studies degree?

Specific roles that our graduates have gone on to include:

training assessor
teacher
employability coordinator
careers advisor
schools liaison officer

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Programme Structure

Courses include

Becoming a Researcher
Child and Youth Development
Health and Wellbeing of the Child and Young Person
Perspectives of Early Childhood Education
Understanding Childhoods

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

More details

You can apply through the normal UCAS process if you have not yet submitted any applications at all through UCAS. This option remains open until 30 June.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Education View 403 other Bachelors in Education in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

104-112 UCAS points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent

A Level - BBC-BCC
Access to HE Diploma - 106-112 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma.
BTEC National Extended Diploma (RQF - from 2016) - DMM
T Level - Merit
International Baccalaureate - 24

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

17900 GBP / year

≈ 17900 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Additional Details

EU students – £10,300 a year (including EU Scholarship – may be subject to annual increase)

Living costs

Portsmouth

United Kingdom

710 - 1099 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

Portsmouth

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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