University of Cumbria, DipHE, Early Childhood Studies

This is ideal for students who want to follow an early childhood studies course that focuses on the lives and backgrounds of children up to 8 years old; it incorporates all aspects of early childhood studies, which may include: child development; care and education birth to 3; legislation, policy and practice for working with young children; governmental and other agendas for the early years and children aged up to 8; historical and international perspectives; political, societal and cultural factors in understanding young children, their families and communities; children and the law; children and the media; the student studies and has experience of multiple settings that cater for young children and their families; in this way the course helps the student focus on and decide their career plans post-graduation through their work experience placements, an integral part of the course; strong links are made between what the student learns through the course and what the student observes and experiences in practice; this means that they gain 1st-hand experience of multi-professional theory and working as it occurs in practice; there may also be the opportunity for the student to participate in the study-abroad scheme where they can see at 1st hand the study, education and care of young children in a different country; this course is taught at the Lancaster campus.