BA in Childhood Practice
What is the BA in Childhood Practice? |
The new high-quality BA Childhood Practice part-time degree programme
at the University of Edinburgh is aimed at those wishing to mix study with
work. It has been designed to meet the new Standard in Childhood Practice
and students who successfully achieve the BACP are able to apply for registration
as a manager/lead practitioner with the Scottish Social services Council
(SSSC).
The programme will build on the students' previous work and study experience.
Students carry out three years of part-time/evening study in order to gain
a BA in Childhood Practice.
This new high-quality degree programme is aimed at
those wishing to mix study with work.
Students will have the opportunity to study in the following areas: |
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Education Studies (e.g.
curriculum development, social justice and equity in education) |
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Child and Family Health Education
(e.g. health care, child development, health and illness and play) |
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Child/Family Development and Social
Policy (e.g. care, nurturing, play development, supporting parents
and children, child and family legislation, child protection, child
and family rights)
- Management and Organisational Behaviour (Professions and
professionalism. Organisational structures and cultures. Managing
change and conflict within organisations.)
- Childhood Studies (e.g. child psychology, disability studies,
ethnicity studies, gender studies and the sociology of childhood).
Should children have the same rights as adults? How do you
talk to a seven year old? How do you protect children? How
effective are services for children and their families? Are
children's rights just a Western luxury?
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Entry requirements |
Students will meet the general requirements for the University.
In considering applications for the programme the recognition of prior
learning (RPL), and experience will be taken into account.
Applicants should have suitable qualifications at Scottish Credit and
Qualification (SCQF) level 7 as well as a minimum of 5 years working /
volunteering experience in an appropriate childcare / early years environment. Evidence
of having achieved appropriate HNC, and / or SVQ4, and /or Professional
Development Award is expected.
Entrants may demonstrate their experience by way of paid or voluntary
work experience in nurseries, children and family centres, youth clubs,
sports clubs, after school care, etc
Applicants will have to demonstrate that they have the qualities required
of a childcare professional.
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The study of childhood |
The study of 'childhood' has expanded rapidly over the past decade, bringing
together subjects as diverse as law, psychology and sociology. The BACP is both
theoretically-rich and useful for policy and practice.
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How might a Childhood Practice degree
benefit you? |
It could help you to:
- gain promotion in your present workplace
- build on your skills as a child care practitioner
- equip yourself with transferable skills for future career
choices
It could equip you to:
- apply for postgraduate initial training as a teacher, social worker
or health promotion worker
- progress to the MSc in Childhood Studies
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Comments from some of our recent
and current students |
" ... The good things about the programme are learning
in more detail about things I already was aware of and understood and often
used in my everyday work, building upon my own knowledge base and accessing
reading material, listening to people who have researched both at home
and abroad, and putting theory, practice, policy and law into a contemporary
context"
" ... I was accepted for the course as a 'non standard
entrant' - as I do not have an undergraduate degree. I have however spent
all of working life in and around child welfare and, it was because of
this experience that I was able to be considered for acceptance"
" ... It is possible to work part time, study part
time and stay sane!"
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Need more academic information? |
For further academic information on
the BA in Childhood Practice
Contact: Lorna McNicoll
BACP Programme Coordinator
Dalhousie Land
The Moray House School of Education
The University of Edinburgh
Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8AQ
Tel: 0131 651 4801 or Email: lorna.mcnicoll@ed.ac.uk
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Admissions information |
For BA in Childhood Practice admissions enquiries, contact:
The Undergraduate Office (Education)
College of Humanities and Social Science
The University of Edinburgh
2nd Floor, David Hume Tower
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9JX
Tel: 0131 650 3565 or Email: hssug@ed.ac.uk
You can also obtain information from the Undergraduate
Prospectus.
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MSc/Diploma in Childhood Studies |
Exit routes for the BA Childhood Practice degree include advanced entry to
the Masters in Childhood Studies and the opportunity to apply for entry to
social work or teacher training.
The University also offers a MSc/Diploma in Childhood Studies at postgraduate
level.
For academic information on the MSc/Diploma
Contact: Dr Kay Tisdall, Programme Director
School of Social & Political Studies
Tel: 0131 650 3930 or Email: K.Tisdall@ed.ac.uk
The MSc in Childhood Studies could lead you to a PhD in 3 years, having
already completed your initial research training.
For MSc/Diploma in Childhood Studies admissions enquiries, contact:
The Postgraduate Office (Education)
College of Humanities and Social Science
The University of Edinburgh
1st Floor, David Hume Tower
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9JX
Tel: 0131 651 3122 or Email: educationpg@ed.ac.uk
You can also obtain information from the Postgraduate
Prospectus.
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