BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies Bachelor's degree at Middlesex University

This module gives you the opportunity to prepare and plan for work placement, learning about expectations and responsibilities of the professional working with babies and young children in practice. You will be introduced to the skills and knowledge necessary for successful work placement and supported to enrich your professional and academic progression with critical reflection on your experiences. You will learn the core responsibilities and the expectations of the reflective, professional pra

This module encourages you to consider how the historical, social, and global context of the child within the family, the community and wider social influences impact on young children's childhoods, identity and learning. Through the module, you will explore different concepts and perspectives of childhoods across history and cultures leading to evaluation of their impact on pedagogy. You are encouraged to critically discuss, debate and explore key issues regarding contextualised childhoods, and

This module extends your knowledge and understanding of a range of factors contributing to infant mental and physical health and well-being during pregnancy, birth and early development. It also examines theories of attachment and consider cross-cultural practices aimed at promoting attachment relationships. Furthermore, it evaluates the impact of multi-agency early intervention strategies in supporting families to meet the health and wellbeing needs of babies.

This module aims to present a holistic and culturally sensitive approach to childhood and child development including an overview of the stages of development in the prime areas. Factors influencing child growth and development will be analysed and a broad knowledge of some key theoretical perspectives in child development will be gained (including new constructivist theorists and post developmental theorists). A range of methods, techniques and ethical considerations involved in using child obs

The driving force behind this module is the idea that knowledge and skills of social research are today of fundamental importance in virtually all professions, but especially within the fields of education and early childhood. Therefore, the module encourages and trains students to go beyond simply learning research skills and to engage with research critically and reflectively in their daily lives.

This module enables you to prepare a research proposal underpinned by a thorough consideration of ethical implications, particularly when researching with children. Skills developed throughout this module prepare for Year 3 and beyond: the preparation of an ethically sound research proposal is underpinned by transferable knowledge and skills to apply in future impactful practice and research leadership. Practitioner research is at the forefront of Early Years developments in practice and policy

This module gives you an understanding of the value of play for children's development, learning and wellbeing between the ages of 0-8 years. It supports you as you explore the pedagogic role of the adult in children's play. You will be able to take a sociocultural approach in your understanding of play, exploring the importance of cultural factors influencing how and why children play. Following from this, it introduces you to principles of inclusive play and how this can be supported by adults

This module enables you to use your placement experience to explore what sustainable pedagogical practice is, how it looks and feels, and how it impacts on learning, well-being and the rights and voices of babies and young children. Central to this module is placement reflections, self-assessment, dialogues and observation of (i) planning and assessment towards inclusive and anti-discriminatory practice (ii) children-adults communication (iii) educational sustainable development (ESD). This modu

This module enables you to explore and evaluate a range of sociological perspectives around early childhood. Central to the module are debates about equality and inclusion. The module applies these ideas around equality and inclusion and theoretical perspectives of the sociology of childhood and education to contemporary UK legislation, policy and contemporary issues in childcare and education. You will engage in critical reflection on professional approaches to the delivery of equality and incl

This module supports you to develop and apply the skills of practitioner research and particularly action research, needed to demonstrate leadership in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings. Through the module, you will explore how ethical research plays a fundamental role in shaping the changes that leaders choose to make to ECEC practice, as well as in monitoring and evaluating the impact of changes that leaders make. You will apply their understanding in research that employs var

This module develops your knowledge and understanding of professionalism within the early years. It aims to develop the critical skills required to reflect and evaluate your personal and professional development and further develop your critical thinking skills, emotional literacy, communication and interpersonal skills and collaboration skills. You will be required to reflect on your developing transferable/ employability skills and graduate attributes essential for your own graduate identity a

This module engages you with the value of the creativity and the arts in the learning and wellbeing of children and adults. Through the module, you will explore what creativity is and how it flourishes through the arts in formal and informal educational processes. You will consider the role of creativity and the arts in various educational philosophies and approaches, and through this, will critically examine the place of creativity and the arts in current mainstream education.

This module provides you with an understanding of the historical evolution of policy and practice relating to special educational needs, disability and inclusion.