TOEFL iBT: 80 with a writing score of at least 20
IELTS: 6.0 overall with no less than 6.0 in Writing and no less than 5.5 in every other element
Cambridge: Advanced Certificate with a pass at Grade C or better
The early years are the most important in the life of a child where the first relationships and experiences influence a child’s dispositions and attitudes towards learning and later life achievements. A high percentage (95%) of three and four year olds attend local kindergarten settings.
Having well-trained professional staff who have the knowledge and understanding of how young children learn and develop is an important quality factor and a crucial element for positive impact on children. The aim of the B. A. (Hons.) ECEC is to help professionalise the early years sector, by providing early years students with the necessary knowledge, skills, competences and dispositions to work with young children as well as help them develop their notion of what it means to be an early years professional.
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YEAR ONE
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
EDS1326, Child Development
EPE1007, Emergent Curriculum in Early Years: Planning and Implementation
EPE1008, Becoming an Early Childhood Educator
EPE1009, Young Children Exploring their Physical and Human Environment
LLI1001, Introduction to Early Years' Settings: Observation and Experience
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
EDS1106, Children in Society
EPE1010, Pedagogies of Early Childhood Education
EPE1011, Quality Matters in ECEC
LIN1063, Academic Reading and Writing in English
PRE1001, Play and its Contribution to Early Years Development
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
EDS1329, Psychological Perspectives on Children’s Learning in the Early Years
EPE1005, Music in the Early Years
HPP1001, Movement and Physical Activity in Early Years
HPN1017, Health and Well-being for Children 0-7
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2: 60 ECTS credits.
YEAR TWO
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
EPE2017, The Reflective Professional
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
EPE2001, Enabling Environments: Using Indoor and Outdoor Spaces, Resources and Materials
EPE2002, Language, Literacy and Communication Development in Young Children
EPE2003, Sharing Responsibilities with Families and Pluralistic Communities in Early Childhood Education
EPE2009, L-Użu tal-Lingwa Maltija fis-Snin Bikrin
LLI2001, Field Placement in ECEC 1
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
EPE2005, Observation, Assessment and Children's Participation in Early Years Settings
EPE2006, Nurturing the Spiritual, Moral and Religious Dimensions
EPE2007, Enjoying English in the Early Years
EPE2008, Children's Early Experiences of Mathematics
EPE2018, Tapping on Funds of Knowledge
EPE2019, Becoming Symbol Literate
EPE2020, Facilitating Children's Imagination and Creativity in Early Childhood
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3: 60 ECTS credits.
YEAR THREE
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
EPE3002, Using Digital Technologies to Promote 21st Century Learning in Early Childhood Education
EPE3009, Leadership in Early Years Setting
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
EPE3007, High Potential, Emerging Abilities and Giftedness in Young Learners
EPE3010, The Emergent Curriculum in Action
IAL3015, Including Learners with Developmental Disabilities in Early Years
LLI3004, Second Field Placement in ECEC
MSE2101, Children’s Understanding of the World through Environmental Education
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
EDS3110, Addressing Diversity in Early Years
EDS3120, Critical debates in Early Childhood Education and Care
EPE3003, The Early Childhood Practitioner
EPE3004, Transitions in the Early Years
EPE3005, Implications of Children's Rights and Legal Issues for Early Years Practitioners
EPE3006, Social Issues in Early Education
RSH3003, Promoting Positive Behaviour in the Early Years
Graduates of the B. A. (Hons.) ECEC will have the necessary skills, competences and qualifications to work with children aged 3 - 5 years old, in kindergarten settings within schools.
Graduates of the B. A. (Hons.) ECEC will also have the option of pursing the Master in Teaching and Learning (MTL) Primary with the Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education, to become Primary School Teachers.
Health insurance - EUR €200 per year
