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Early Childhood Studies (New College Swindon)

  • BA (Hons)
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • 15 September 2025
  • Undergraduate
New College Swindon
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2025-2026
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Course summary

The Early Childhood Studies one-year top-up course builds on your previous early years study giving you the chance to complete an honours degree. So if you love children and want to work with them, this course will help to get you there.

Studying Early Years gives you the opportunity to work in a wide range of careers, such as:

  • Children's Centre Worker

  • Nursery Nurse

  • Lead Practitioner.

This course is taught at four of our partner colleges:

  • Solihull College

  • New College Swindon, will be open to recruitment for 2023 entry only.

  • Abingdon and Witney College

  • Wiltshire College and University Centre - full time - part time.

You may wish to continue your studies through progression to Early Years Teacher (EYT). Or beyond to become involved in research or academia.

To apply for this course you will have completed the foundation degree in Early Years. Or equivalent Level 5 sector-endorsed qualification foundation degree.

Modules

The modules allow you to explore key aspects of early childhood education and care that are of a particular interest to you. They will also help to build up your academic skills in preparation for your final dissertation and prepare you well for progression to the next level, for example a PGCE or master's degree. Typically in the one-year top-up course you will study eight modules.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • New College Swindon

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 1 Years

Start dates

  • 15 September 2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
X319
Institution code:
O66
Campus name:
New College Swindon
Campus Code:
N
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
29 January

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.

Application codes

Course code:
X319
Institution code:
O66
Campus name:
New College Swindon
Campus Code:
N

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

This course is not available to applicants who require a visa to study in the UK. At Oxford Brookes we are delighted to welcome international students from across the world. We have information on how to apply to Oxford Brookes as an international applicant on our website. Please copy and paste this link into your browser https://www.brookes.ac.uk/Study/International-students/Applying-to-arriving/How-to-apply.

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
Not accepted

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
Not accepted

Successful completion of a Foundation Degree in Early Years or equivalent Level 5 sector-endorsed qualification.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Interview
Other
Fitness for practice screening.

English language requirements

Further information on our English language requirements can be found on our website.

English language requirementhttps://www.brookes.ac.uk/Study/International-students/Applying-to-arriving/How-to-apply/English-language-requirements

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Oxford Brookes University aims to provide equitable access to students with the potential to succeed. To achieve this, we make a holistic assessment, considering qualifications and experience in the context of personal and educational background. We make offers based on the evidence we can see of the skills and abilities required for success and show flexibility in our confirmation of a place, where there is evidence to show that grades may not fully represent future potential.

Learn more on the Oxford Brookes University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Please note tuition fees may increase in subsequent years for both new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by government. Oxford Brookes University intends to continue to set fees at the maximum level permitted for new and returning students. Fees are subject to agreement by the Office for Students.

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