Early Childhood Care & Education - Blanchardstown
If you’re interested in enhancing your skills for working with children and families and exploring how they develop and learn then this programme would be suitable for you. You will learn how to work positively and creatively with children, explore varied approaches to early childhood education and care, and design curricula. If you are enthusiastic about making a significant difference in children’s lives, this programme will suit you.
| Award Name | Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | Technological University Dublin |
| NFQ Level | Level 8 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Honours Bachelor (Level 8 NFQ) | Major | Technological University Dublin | Level 8 NFQ |
Duration
1 year
Mode of Study
Part Time
Method of Delivery
Classroom, Online
Monday and Wednesday evenings and 4 Saturdays per semester
The course will be delivered mainly via classroom based lectures on-campus, supported by some online lectures.
Entry Requirements
Minimum Entry Requirements?
Application for admission to this add-on Honours Degree (Level 8) programme will be considered from graduates of TU793 Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Care and Education, or an equivalent NFQ Level 7 programme.
Careers / Further progression
What are my career opportunities?
Leadership
Management and Coordination roles
Special Needs Service
Early Intervention Projects
Establish your own Business
TUSLA Services
On graduation, you may continue to postgraduate study at TU Dublin or elsewhere.
Further information
Commencement Date September 2023
Blanchardstown
You can specialise in areas such as Creative Interventions; Children's Rights; Leadership, Management and Mentoring; Curriculum Design, and Leadership, Management and Mentoring. You will have the opportunity to complete a specialised research project in an area of interest to you and gain valuable research skills which you can use to enhance your skills working with children and families.
The course includes practical and creative projects, role play, debates, presentations and reflective journals. You will gain insights into outdoor learning and risky play through our purpose-built outdoor classroom, while applying your learning in a realistic setting in our dedicated early-childhood practice room.
The links developed with the students in your class through sharing experience and learning will be developed further and supported by guest speakers from relevant organisations.
IT Requirements: Students on this course will be required to have a medium spec computer/laptop (i.e. able to run Win 10, an AV solution and Office comfortably. It should be able to use Wi-fi and camera in order to attend online classes, and use other software such as SPSS, Adobe Connect; e.g. Latitude 5510; Latitude 5410;
Semester 1
Applied Child Psychology
Curriculum Development
Child Protection: Policy and Practice in Early Childhood Services
Preparation for Dissertation
Electives:
Creative Interventions for the Personal, Social and Emotional Development of Children
Children’s Rights: A National and International Perspective
Second Language Pedagogy
School Age Childcare
Students will take 2 electives in semester 1
Semester 2
Supporting Positive Interactions with Children
Family Studies
Social Justice in Early Childhood Care and Education
Dissertation
Electives:
Leadership, Management and Mentoring
Curriculum Design
Students will take 1 elective in Semester 2
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