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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Bolton Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

The University of Bolton’s MA in Early Childhood Studies is designed to prepare future leaders for the early years sector. The social, cultural and political climate has an enormous impact on the lives of young children, influencing their development and affecting their life chances. This postgraduate course is designed to develop your awareness and understanding of these factors while cultivating your leadership, critical analysis and communication skills. We focus on supporting you to integrate these ideas with your knowledge of childhood development, helping you to achieve career success and champion the uniqueness of every child. The aim of this course is to extend your already considerable professional skills and knowledge with specialist modules that deepen your understanding of areas such as equality and diversity, early years curriculum development and childhood in a global context. Our expert team will help you gain critical reflection, analysis and evaluation skills that support your ability to determine the impact of professional interventions on the development of children and across the early years sector. Combining this knowledge with the principles and techniques of academic research and investigation will help develop your evidence-based practice, and grow your skills in evaluating options and formulating creative solutions to complex problems. Studying leadership and management styles, theories and frameworks will support you to become more actively involved in the planning, delivery and transformation of early years and children’s services. Overall, our aim is to help you gain the professional and transferable skills to move forward in your career, improving the services you provide to the children in your care and their families.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 17,500per year

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University information

University of Greater Manchester

  • University League Table

    102nd

  • Campus address

    University of Bolton, Deane Road, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3 5AB, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    37th out of 42 8

  • Entry standards

    / Max 150
    94 62%

    38th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    74.0 74%

    6th

    18
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.16 79%

    33rd

    23

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