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Childhood and Family Studies and Social Policy BA (Hons)
Childhood and Family Studies and Social Policy BA (Hons)

Childhood and Family Studies and Social Policy BA (Hons)

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  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

English Requirements

Your Qualification

Entry to Standard Degree Programmes

(Some courses have higher English language requirements so please check on application)

Wolverhampton English Proficiency Exam (WEPE)

6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any component

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any component

Presessional English Award from the University of Wolverhampton

If you have not obtained the correct IELTS / WEPE score for your degree course, you may wish to take a Pre-sessional English language course first.

The pre-sessional course will help you to improve and develop your English language and academic skills and will prepare you for your degree programme at the University of Wolverhampton

Trinity College London

ISE 11

B2 pass

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

Level B2 and 165 overall with no less than 162 in any subskill 

Cambridge English : Proficiency (CPE)

Pass

Cambridge. ESOL Skills for Life Level 2

Pass in all three modes

City & Guilds International ESOL (IESOL) Diploma (9992)

Level 1 (B2)

Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)

54 with no less than 51 in all skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking)

Test of English as a Foreign Language) TOEFL

79 overall with no less than 19 in all four skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking)

European Baccalaureate

With Language 1 or Language 2

L60% overall

60% in English (Language 1)

70% in English (Language 2)

Anglia Certificate of English as a Foreign Language

( Proficiency level)

(acCEPT)

Pass

Speaking must be included

W1A Academic writing (Writing Section A pre-April 2015) must be included

 

Anglia Certificate of English as a Foreign Language

(Advanced Level)

Pass (12.5) in all skills

Speaking must be included.

Please contact us for advice if speaking is not included

IGCSE English as a First Language (Cambridge)

Grade C with minimum B2 in all components      Supplementary Certifying Statement showing CEFR breakdown must be provided by candidates

Edexcel IGCSE

Grade B with spoken English B

IGCSE English as a Second Language  (Cambridge)

Grade C

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma

(post 2011) (Standard level)

Pass, grade 5 for English at Standard Level in Language B (English) and Language A (Literature)

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma (post 2011) (Higher Level)

Pass, grade 4 for English at Higher Level In Language B (English)

Other Requirements

Entry to this course requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

If you have accepted a Conditional Offer made by the University of Wolverhampton you will receive correspondence asking you to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The charge for this will be a DBS fee of £40.00 and a £6.00 ID check service fee.

Students must usually have studied for a minimum of two years post GCSE level. However, we will consider applications from mature students who do not have two years of post-16 study, where they have relevant work experience. 

Course Information

If you have an interest in childhood, families and social policy then this course will develop your skills and knowledge required for a range of careers in the statutory and voluntary sectors; working with children, their families and the services that support them in both educational and social contexts.

Whether you are new to this area or you have experience and you are looking for career development then this course will suit you.

This course is studied across two campuses. Childhood and Family modules are studied at Walsall Campus and Social Policy modules are studied at Wolverhampton City Campus.

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You are expected to actively seek volunteering opportunities throughout your course in a variety of settings such as schools, nurseries, community care centres, hospitals, social services, libraries and other relevant settings.

During the 2nd year of study students are invited to a ‘transition’ event designed to aid and smooth their progression from level 5 to level 6. Participants were given advice about how to prepare for their level 6 studies and module leaders were able to provide reading and other summer work to those eager to make a start.  Examples of this included:

  • Academic staff offering support on refining your research title and questions

  • Literature review searching

  • Where can I get help over the summer?

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Pre Courses

Your IELTS 

level*

Your required

IELTS level

Start date

Finish date

Name of course

5.0

6.0

 22 June 2020

 11 September 2020

Pre-sessional English and Academic Skills : 11 weeks

5.5

6.0

 03 August 2020

 11 September 2020

Pre-sessional English & Academic Skills : 6 weeks

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Pathway Courses

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Successful completion of the BA (Hons) Childhood and Family Studies and Social Policy degree can allow you to:

  • Work in public and voluntary sectors including social and community care, family support, play work, working with young people, nursery management, inclusion management, advocacy posts, charities social research and policy writing.

  • Gain further qualifications to become a play therapist or youth counsellor.

  • Choose to apply for a Masters in Education

  • Apply to undertake a professional Masters to become a Social Worker.

  • Apply to train to become a teacher of Early Years, Primary or Post Compulsory Education.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Health Insurance_fee:£300/year

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