IELTS 6.0 with no skill below 5.5
Selection Criteria
We may use selection criteria based on your personal attributes; experience and/or commitment to the area of study. This information will be derived from your personal statement and reference and will only be used if you have met the general entry requirements.
Interview Required
We conduct interviews as part of the admissions process and suitable applicants will be invited to an interview - interview dates will be published in due course. Invitations are sent via UCAS and you should check your UCAS Track account for further interview details.
International baccalaureate: 24 Points
Gain the confidence and expertise to work in a range of professions across the children’s workforce. Unique learning pathways will enable you to shape your future career by gaining vital work experience from a variety of placement opportunities including hospital play, therapeutic playwork, adventure playgrounds and community and policy development work.
Your classroom-based learning focuses on the sociology and psychology of children and childhood. You will pay particular attention to the importance of play for children’s wellbeing and development, and its application in a range of professional roles. This course’s modular structure enables you to develop specialisms in playwork, child development, the sociology of childhood and social policy, and the provision and management of children’s play projects.
Upon graduation you will gain a range of practical and transferable skills, and a critical understanding of contemporary issues central to the study and practice of childhood development and playwork.
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Year 1
Playwork: Foundations of Theory & Practice
Child Development: Exploring Issues & Perspectives on Play
Childhood: Theory, Constructs & Concepts
Experiential Learning: Theory & Practice Explored
Experiential Learning: Organisational Development
Experiential Learning: Reflective Practice
Year 2
Playwork: Critical Applications
Childhood: Rights & Society
Experiential Learning: Theory & Practice Advanced
Experiential Learning: Objectives & Evaluation
Experiential Learning: Developing Reflexivity
OPTION MODULES MAY INCLUDE:
Child Development: Developing While Playing
Project Development: Places & Spaces for Children
Year 3
Playwork: Therapeutic Interventions
Project Development: Managing Design & Delivery
Childhood: Research Perspectives
Childhood Development & Playwork: Dissertation
OPTION MODULES MAY INCLUDE:
Childhood: Global Perspectives
Child Development: Contemporary Perspectives
Pre-Sessional Courses
Improve your English language before starting your chosen degree. It is designed for international and EU students who already hold a conditional offer for an undergraduate or postgraduate course. We have three entry points to the course depending on your level of English.
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Our graduates have achieved success in a wide range of areas, including managing playwork provision and providing therapeutic playwork services in prisons and hospitals. You could work in a range of roles across children’s services, or take up a management role in local government. The majority of our students finish their placements with an offer of employment by the time they graduate. Should you want to continue your studies and develop your expertise further, our range of postgraduate play therapy courses will be available to you.
Hospital playworker
Early years practitioner
Adventure playground worker
Local authority play development officer
Health Insurance_fee:£300/year
