📖Program Curriculum
You will follow a combination of compulsory and optional modules, depending on the level of qualification you are studying. Master’s students also complete a dissertation.
Throughout your studies, you will critically examine policy and practice initiatives and consider a range of research methods.
MA 1 Year Full-time
Year 1 (Level 7D)
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters Dissertation
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
None found.
Optional Modules
MA Childhood f/t optionals
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select two of the following optional modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Perspectives on Play January-June 20 EYXM06
Advanced Practice with Children January-June 20 EYXM13
Therapeutic Work with Children January-June 20 EYXM15
Common Childhood Illness January-June 20 EYXM17
Childhood Nutrition and Growth January-June 20 EYXM18
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Children’s Rights and Safeguarding Children and Young People September-January 20 ED-M16
Understanding and Observing Child Development September-January 20 EYXM12
Childhood and Children: Sociological Perspectives September-January 20 EYXM21
Researching Childhood January-June 20 EYXM01
Optional Modules
Optional Modules TB2
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select any two of the following modules:
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Additional Learning Needs and Inclusion January-June 20 EDPM19
Philosophical Debates in Education Research January-June 20 EDPM21
Perspectives on Play January-June 20 EYXM06
Therapeutic Work with Children January-June 20 EYXM15
