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Early Childhood Studies with Psychology BA (Hons)

University of Portsmouth

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Portsmouth Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

If you want to make a difference in the lives of young people and understand what makes them tick, you can combine the study of childhood and psychology on this BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies with Psychology degree.

You’ll explore the theory and lives of children from birth to eight years old, covering themes such as cover education, health and welfare. And you'll study psychology to build your understanding of children's individual and collective behaviour and how this affects their development.

At the end of the course you'll be set for a career in roles such as early years practitioner, therapeutic play worker, youth worker, teacher and social worker.
Course highlights

Develop a thorough understanding of the first eight years of children's lives and develop the skills you need for a career in the early years sector
Examine the issues that shape the lives of young children in society and explore what future care and education could look like
Be taught by staff that are active in research into areas such as animal cognition, autism, forensic psychology and quality of working life
Use specialist psychology equipment and facilities, including our Teacher Education Centre, observation suite, toddler and infant laboratory, psychophysiology laboratory, psychology of applied cognition laboratory, and digital analysis and video editing suite
Draw from current issues, using national and international viewpoints to explore the development of children in their first experiences at home and in initial education
Hone the soft skills that employers value including teamwork, communication, problem solving, self-motivation and time management
Complement your studies with our research seminars and guest speakers where you'll grapple with issues alongside other students and lecturers
Run simulation activities to examine the responses of children to play and learning in the controlled environment of our practice suite
Have the opportunity to learn a foreign language for free as part of your degree, choosing from Arabic, British Sign Language, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin or Spanish
Opt to do a foundation year with ICP to get uni-ready ahead of this course, then take up a guaranteed place on this full Bachelor's degree when you successfully finish your foundation year

4 years sandwich with work placement

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 17,200per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

  • University League Table

    42nd

  • Campus address

    Portsmouth Campus, University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2UP, United Kingdom

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Over 5,700 of the university's 24,000 students come from 150 countries around the world.
The University of Portsmouth Global team is dedicated to supporting international students from enquiry, through application and arrival, to graduation.
Facilities at the award-winning Ravelin sports centre include an 8-lane swimming pool, 175-station gym, climbing wall and ski simulator.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Psychology

    43rd out of 118 5

    12th out of 42 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 220
    126 57%

    55th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    65.0 65%

    54th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.21 80%

    22nd

    3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 150
    121 81%

    16th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    64.0 64%

    14th

    14

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.17 79%

    32nd

    1

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