Norland University of Early Childhood
Early Childhood Education and Care
Bath, England, United Kingdom · UCAS X310
Level
Bachelor
Duration
4 years
Campus
Norland (Main Site)
Intl. Tuition
£21,014 (Fee 2026-27 · 2027-28 not yet published)
Intake
September 2027
UCAS code
X310
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Course Overview
Early Childhood Education and Care at Norland University of Early Childhood in Bath, England, United Kingdom is a bachelor programme designed to give you both rigorous academic grounding and exposure to current practice in the field.
- Study with academics who are active researchers and industry practitioners, with regular contact through seminars, tutorials, and project work.
- Develop core knowledge in your first year before specialising through optional modules in later years tailored to your interests and career goals.
- Build practical, transferable skills — analysis, communication, teamwork, and project delivery — that employers across sectors actively look for.
- Access dedicated employability support including internships, placements, alumni mentoring, and a careers service that connects students to graduate roles.
- Join a global student community with extracurricular societies, sports, volunteering, and study-abroad opportunities to round out your university experience.
Costs & Living
Course Curriculum
Year 1
- Foundations of Early Childhood Education and Care
- Academic and Research Skills
- Quantitative Methods
- Introduction to Theory and Practice
- Optional language or breadth module.
Year 2
- Intermediate Early Childhood Education and Care topics
- Applied Methods and Tools
- Group Project
- Two optional pathway modules
- Career and Industry Insights.
Year 3
- Advanced Early Childhood Education and Care
- Independent Dissertation or Capstone Project
- Two specialist optional modules aligned with your interests
- Employability and Professional Development.
Entry Requirements
Subjects
- Family welfare
- Social care
- Child care
- Child minding
- Parentcraft
- Health care
- Child psychology
- Educational psychology
- Developmental psychology
- Behavioural psychology
- Education
- Pastoral care
- Playgroup practice
- Playwork
- Literacy
- Key skills
- Child development
- Early childhood studies
- Early years
- Special needs
- Outdoor education
- Social sciences
- Child studies
- Educational sociology
- Developmental sociology
- Nutrition
- Teaching
- Teaching (primary teaching)
Assessment Methods
Assessment is varied across the programme and may include: Written examinations across foundational modules; Coursework essays and analytical reports; Group and individual projects with presentations; Practical lab, studio, or fieldwork assessments where relevant; A final-year dissertation or capstone project that lets you specialise in a topic of your choice.
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Costs & Living Expenses
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