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MQF LEVEL 6 • 180 ECTS • ACCREDITED DEGREE

BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education

A specialized European qualification training compassionate, pedagogical educators to shape formative learning, child psychology, inclusive classrooms, and foundational childhood development.

Duration

Full-Time: 27 months + Minimum 6 months for Dissertation
Part-Time: 38 months + Minimum 6 months for Dissertation

INTAKES

Fall(November) & Spring(Feburary)

CLINICAL PRACTICE

Classroom Placements & Field Practicum

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WHY STUDY EARLY CHILDHOOD AT IDEA

Course Description

In recent years, Early Childhood Education (ECE) has gained importance and is frequently being acknowledged as providing crucial foundations as well as being an important proponent of lifelong learning. A practitioner working in ECE needs to be equipped with the appropriate competences, knowledge, and skills as well as attitudes and characteristics on how to approach the field. Apart from being skilled in how to approach the field, a practitioner also needs to understand the ECE field from a historical, philosophical, and sociological perspective while acknowledging the limitations and opportunities related to the local context.The course provides learners with a sound understanding of how to provide and foster quality education within ECE settings (Kindergarten settings).
By doing so, the course paves the way for practitioners to be able and fully competent to work with young children up until completion of Kindergarten education. The course may attract both those who are about to embark on the journey of ECE as well as more experienced practitioners who would like to better their practice while following an accredited course. During the course, the course participants will be provided with multimodal ways on how to approach the field while presenting them with various pedagogical tools, ways how to collaborate with other stakeholders, assessment strategies to observe and document young children's learning and case studies to reflect on their practice.

The course participants will immerse themselves in debates about contemporary issues in the ever-changing field of ECE.Holders of the MCAST MQF5 Higher Diploma in Advanced Studies in the Early Years qualify for a shorter route requiring only 96 ECTS to complete. For more information regarding exempted modules, duration and cost kindly contact our Student Recruitment Advisors.

Key Program Highlights

Modules

You are required to complete all 26 compulsory modules (162 ECTS), as well as the dissertation (18 ECTS) to fulfil the requirements of this bachelor degree.

5 Modules towards a certification

 

  • Introduction to Early Childhood Education (Compulsory)

  • The Foundations of Early Childhood Education: Historical, Philosophical and Sociological Perspectives (Compulsory)

  • Development of Young Children (Compulsory)

  • Academic Writing and the Reflexive Practitioner (Compulsory)

  • Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education (Compulsory)

  • Pedagogical Design and Documentation in Early Childhood Education (Compulsory)

  • Learning Through Experiential Immersion (Compulsory)

  • The Emergent Curriculum (Compulsory)

  • Professional Experience 1 – Placement (Compulsory)

  • Inclusive and Diverse Early Childhood Education Settings (Compulsory)

  • Research Methods in Early Childhood Education 1 (Compulsory)

  • Creative Awareness and Expression in Early Childhood Education (Compulsory)

  • Safe Spaces for Positive Wellbeing (Compulsory)

  • Bilingualism in Early Childhood Education (Compulsory)

  • Multimodal Approaches in Early Childhood Education (Compulsory)

  • Sustainability in Early Childhood Education (Compulsory)

  • The Practitioner as a Leader in Early Childhood Education (Compulsory)

  • Personal and Professional Identity of the Early Childhood Education Practitioner (Compulsory)

  • Professional Experience 2 – Placement (Compulsory)

  • Research Methods in Early Childhood Education 2 (Compulsory)

  • Advocating for Children’s Rights and Voices (Compulsory)

  • STEM in Early Childhood Education (Compulsory)

  • Transitions and the Experience of Change in Early Childhood Education (Compulsory)

  • Plugged and Unplugged Experiences in Early Childhood Education (Compulsory)

  • The Child at the Centre of Collaborative Practices (Compulsory)

  • Professional Experience 3 – Placement (Compulsory)

  • Dissertation (Compulsory)

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Entry Requirements

Review the necessary academic qualifications and health clearances for direct  Early Childhood Education admission.

Academic Standards

  • Higher Secondary School Certificate / Intermediate / A-Levels / High School Diploma
  • Background in Humanities, Social Sciences, or Education preferred
  • Recognized MQF/EQF Level 4 or 5 Diploma in Childcare/Education accepted for credit transfer
  • Verified equivalency via national education boards

Language & Health Prerequisites

Target Audience

This programme has the following target groups:

  • - Individuals who are approaching the field of Early Childhood Education.
  • - Individuals who have been working in the field as a means of capacity building
  • - Individuals looking to advance to Kindergarten Educator III role.

Career Path

The potential positions for which this programme aims to prepare could be and are not limited to:

  • Kndergarten Educator III

Early november(fall) INTAKES OPEN

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