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Early Childhood Care & Education

Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Care and Education

CAO code: BN030	Entry Route into programme: Leaving Certificate Mature grounds Special circumstances QQI-FET(formerly FETAC) graduates
Duration: 3 years
NFQ level: 7
Method of application: CAO
2017 Points : 230
Award title: Bachelor of Arts
Credits for Full Award: 120 @ NFQ Level 6, 60 @ NFQ Level 7
Awarding Body: ITB	Transfer and Progression : BN418 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Early Childhood Care and Education

Minimum Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate applicants will require a grade O6/H7 in five subjects, these subjects must include Maths and English or Irish.

Foundation level mathematics will meet the minimum entry requirement where a grade F2 or higher is achieved.

Minimum entry requirements for QQI-FET (formerly FETAC) graduates, see www.itb.ie/QQI-FET

Additional Requirements

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Course Content

Year 1
Semester 1	Child Development 1 Drama & Movement Sociology of Childhood Health & Wellbeing in the Early Years Child Centered Practice Skills for Success in Higher Education
Semester 2	Child Development 2 Art & Music Social Institutions & the Early Years Health & Safety in the Early Years Early Learning Early Childhood Curriculum
Year 2
Semester 1	Practice Placement Practice Placement Project
Semester 2	Psychology & Learning in Early Childhood Team and Group Dynamics in the Childcare Sector Childhood & Social Policy Literacy and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy Outdoor Learning and Risky Play
Year 3
Semester 1	Advanced Practice Placement Advanced Placement Project
Semester 2	Language Acquisition Creative Group Facilitation for Young Children Legal Studies for Early Childhood Care & Education Professional Practice and Child Protection Equality and Diversity in Early Childhood Research Methods for the Early Years

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What our students say...

" I decided on this course as I come from a family who have been invovled in the sector before, so I grew up with the idea that I always wanted to be a preschool teacher. I enjoy the wide range of modules in particular Professional Practice, which helps prepare you for working with children. This is very helpful as we go out on a 3 month work placements in Year 2 and Year 3. Work placement is great experience, I was lucky enough to be offered a summer job after my Year 2 placement."
Louise Lowry
Early Childhood Care & Education