Liverpool John Moores University, BA (Hons), Education Studies and Early Years

A wide range of modules are offered and each is structured in such a way to ensure that the student develops their understanding of the key issues in education and English; at each level the student is required to complete 120 credits, made up of a certain number of core modules, and a number of optional modules at levels 2 and 3. Level 1: At this level the student is required to complete all of the following core modules: history, sociology and philosophy of education; introduction to higher education study; modern Britain; the psychology of education; theories of early years development; early years provision; approaches to early learning. Level 2: core modules include: policy, politics and curricula; educational diversity; developing employment skills; early years education and every child matters; early language development; optional modules include: radical education; gender and education; inside the primary classroom; secondary education and beyond; images of childhood; drama and the early years; the curriculum and the early years. Level 3: core modules include: education, globalisation and social change; independent inquiry (36 credits); international perspectives in early years education; optional modules include: critical perspectives in educational psychology; how children learn mathematics; education and the arts; learning for life; work-related learning; language, literacy and learning; exploring therapeutic approaches to working with children; inclusion in the early years.