Overview

One of the major advantages to students studying this Early Years Education and Practice (with Early Years Practitioner status) course at the University of South Wales is that it's accredited by Social Care Wales. When you graduate, you’ll leave with Early Years Practitioner status, which is a stamp of approval in the Education Workforce.

Key features:

Placement sits at the heart of this programme, allowing you to link theory to practice around areas such as activity planning, assessment and recording procedures, and Welsh language development. Through years 1-3, you’ll attend placements which accumulate to 700 hours over three years, giving you quantifiable experience and knowledge of early years education in the work place.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Early Years Curricula: Play and Pedagogy

Professional Learning and Practice

Perspectives of Early Childhood

Professional Learning and Practice
Behaviour Management
Inclusive Practice in the Early Years

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pontypridd, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Early Childhood Education View 138 other Bachelors in Early Childhood 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

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

CCD to exclude General Studies (this is equivalent to 88 UCAS tariff points).
Pass the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Diploma with Grade C/D in the Skills Challenge Certificate and CD - CC at A Level to exclude General Studies (this is equivalent to 88 UCAS tariff points).
BTEC Extended Diploma Merit Merit Merit (this is equivalent to 96 UCAS tariff points).
Pass the Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 88 UCAS tariff points
GCSEs: The University requires a minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics/Numeracy and English at Grade C or Grade 4 or above, or their equivalent. If you are completing an Access to Higher Education Diploma we will accept 12 Level 2 credits from English Units and 12 Level 2 credits from Mathematics Units in lieu of the GCSE C/4 grade requirements.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

13000 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9000 GBP / year

≈ 9000 GBP / year

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