University of Warwick

Course Details

Childhood, Education and Society (BA)

Course Description

The course examines areas and disciplines which focus on the education, development and welfare of the young child. First year modules introduce you to the area of childhood and lay a foundation for subsequent work at honours level. In the first year all the modules are core: Child Development, Health and Well-being in the Early Years; Children and Families: Policy and Practice; The Social and Cultural Context of Childhood and Education & the Early Years – Birth to Seven. Year two and three modules widen and deepen your understanding of childhood and its context and prepare you for undertaking your own research project in year three. You will study topics such as Child and Family in National and International Context; Research Methods in Childhood Studies; Introduction to Leadership; Childhood and Education, and complete a dissertation. Optional modules within the department will allow you to develop your interest in key strands potentially associated with your chosen careers of education, Special educational needs, health, leadership and social issues. You may also have an opportunity to study a range of complementary modules outside the department in areas such as law, theatre, social policy, languages and psychology. For more information please visit the Childhood, Education and Society website. How will I be taught? Teaching follows a pattern of weekly lectures, seminars plus tutorials which are supplemented by a range of innovative teaching and learning techniques including web resources, blogs, e-portfolios and case based learning. The course team continue to develop the programme with the use of e- and blended learning approaches across the years of study. Guest speakers are invited to share their experiences or research across the programme. How will I be assessed? You will be formally assessed on the basis of written examinations and coursework. There will be opportunities to develop skills with presentations, blogging and e-portfolios as module based tasks. What opportunities are there to study abroad? In the final year you will get an opportunity to spend 13 weeks abroad through the Erasmus student exchange programme in Norway (Queen Maud University College, Trondheim); Sweden (the University of Boras near Gothenburg); Spain (Florida University near Valencia) and Portugal (Maria Ulrich School for Infant Educators in Lisbon).

Course Duration

NumberDuration
3year

Career outcomes

There is a growing demand for Childhood, including Early Childhood, professionals with curiosity, insight and initiative, and for researchers who can inform policy and practice. Our graduates often choose a career in teaching or social work; others go on to become nursery workers and managers, children’s advocates, charity workers, or diversify into the arts or finance. Many of our graduates progress to our MA Childhood in Society.




Childhood, Education and Society (BA) University of Warwick