Childhood Studies (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons)
University of Essex
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Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews of 50 graduates of Childhood Studies (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) and other courses in Applied Psychology at University of Essex for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Applied Psychology.
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Salary
Salary of Graduates in Psychology
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Applied Psychology at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
| 15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | £23000 | £21500 | £25000 |
| 25-75 percentile range | £19000 - £26000 | £17000 - £27000 | £20000 - £32500 |
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Salary of all UK Graduates of Psychology
| 15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | £21711 | £18780 | £21385 |
| 25-75 percentile range | £18167 - £25765 | £13719 - £24056 | £15395 - £27646 |
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Course Description
Our four-year BA Childhood Studies (including foundation year), will be suitable for you if your academic qualifications do not yet meet our entrance requirements for the three-year version of this course and you want a programme that increases your subject knowledge as well as improves your academic skills in order to support your academic performance.
This four-year course includes a foundation year (Year Zero), followed by a further three years of study. During your Year Zero, you study three academic subjects relevant to your chosen course as well as a compulsory academic skills module.
After successful completion of Year Zero in our Essex Pathways Department, you progress to complete your course with our Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies.
From year one you will continue developing your academic skills alongside discovering what drives children’s development, what informs their behaviour and what shapes their identity. Children today face a wide range of new and challenging experiences, including unprecedented access to media, wider cultural diversity, online bullying and larger school numbers. Their early experiences of childhood affect them for the rest of their lives.
You can make a positive contribution to these formative years
Childhood studies is a vibrant and exciting field which has expanded in recent years to include knowledge from psychology, sociology and psychoanalysis. This course lays the foundations for a career working with infants and children, whether in education, health care or children’s services. You gain a solid understanding of child development, the ecology of childhood (the place of children in different societies) and many other exciting topics including:
- Psychosocial approaches
- Child development and attachment theory
- Understanding ADHD, developmental trauma and Autism
- Criminological approaches
- Play and infant observation
- Children in literature
- Therapeutic work in groups
- Wellbeing and resilience
- Psychodynamics of teaching, learning and group work
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Childhood Studies (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) at University of Essex
| 25% | Business and public service associate professionals |
| 10% | Teaching Professionals |
| 10% | Welfare Professionals |
| 5% | Caring personal services |
| 5% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
| 5% | Media Professionals |
| 5% | Welfare and housing associate professionals |
| 5% | Protective service occupations |
| 5% | Elementary occupations |
| 5% | Business, Research and Administrative Professionals |
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Applied Psychology
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Requirements for international students / English requirements
IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)
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- 6.5
- Graduate Degrees
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- 6.0
- Undergraduate Degrees
Costs
Tuition Fees Childhood Studies (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons)
| England UK | £9250 | year 1 |
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| Northern Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | year 1 |
| Ireland | £9250 | year 1 |
| EU | £19500 | year 1 |
| International | £19500 | year 1 |
Additional fee information
Fees displayed are for 2024-25 entry. Fees may increase for each academic intake and each academic year of study.
Average student cost of living in the UK
| Rent | £518 |
| Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
| Supermarket shopping | £81 |
| Clothing | £35 |
| Eating out | £33 |
| Alcohol | £27 |
| Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
| Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
| Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
| Transport within city | £17 |
| Self-care / sports | £20 |
| Stationary / books | £13 |
| Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
| Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
| Insurance | £51 |
| Other | £95 |
| Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2025
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- Foundation
University Rankings
Positions of University of Essex in top UK and global rankings.
Rankings of University of Essex in related subject specific rankings.
Social Studies & Humanities
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NTU Rankings by Subject
[Published 11 July, 2023]
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About University of Essex
The University of Essex, is a public, research university where curiosity prevails and thinking outside the box isn’t just encouraged, it’s expected. Based in the county of the same name, Essex, the main campus is located in Wivenhoe Park, near Colchester. It is home to the university’s three faculties, Humanities, Science & Health and Social Sciences, as well as a very large community of local rabbits, and other small fauna typical of the English countryside.
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Student composition of University of Essex
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Total number of students enrolled at University of Essex by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 12070
- postgraduates:
- 3690
- Total:
- 15760
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| Program | University | Student satisfaction | Unemployed | Dropout | Tuition (UK) | Tuition (International) |  UCAS Tariff |
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Psychology and Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | Bishop Grosseteste University | - | - | - | £9250 | £12690 | - | Lincoln | On campus Full-time |
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Childhood BA (Hons) | University of Suffolk | 69% | 5% | 5% | £9250 | £13992 | 123 | Ipswich | On campus Full-time |
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Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | Middlesex University | - | - | - | £9250 | £15100 | - | London | On campus Full-time |
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Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | University of Hull | - | - | - | £9250 | £15400 | - | Hull | On campus Full-time |
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Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | Liverpool John Moores University | 88% | 3% | 17% | £9250 | £15600 | 137 | Liverpool | On campus Full-time |
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Childhood Studies with Quantitative Research Methods BSc (Hons) | University of Bristol | - | - | - | £9250 | £23900 | - | Bristol | On campus Full-time |
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Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | Bishop Grosseteste University | - | - | - | £9250 | £12690 | - | Lincoln | On campus Full-time |
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Education, Culture and Childhood BA (Hons) | The University of Sheffield | 73% | 5% | 9% | £9250 | £22680 | 165 | Sheffield | On campus Full-time |
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Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | London Metropolitan University | - | - | - | £9250 | £17600 | - | London | On campus Full-time |
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Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | University of the West of Scotland | - | - | - | £9250 | £15250 | - | Paisley | On campus Full-time |
Ranking publishers
NTU ranking
- Published:
- 11 July, 2023
