BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
Explore how young children learn and develop, building knowledge of early years education and care.
Key facts
- Duration
- Full time: 1 Year
- Part time: X313 Abingdon & Witney - please speak to an advisor at the college to make an application
- Starts
- September 2027
- Level
- Undergraduate
- UCAS code
- X313
- Location
- Abingdon & Witney College
- School
- School of Education, Humanities and Languages
About this course
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 our partner college: Abingdon and Witney College - course details
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.
Study abroad
You may be able to go on a European or international study exchange while you are at Brookes. Most exchanges take place in the second year. Although we will help as much as we can with your plans, ultimately you are responsible for organising and funding this study abroad.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
Students will have successfully completed the foundation degree in Early Years or equivalent Level 5 sector-endorsed qualification.
This course is not available to international students requiring a Tier 4 visa at Abingdon and Witney College.
Fees and funding
Fees
| Fee types | 2026/27 | 2027/28 |
|---|---|---|
| Home full-time | £7,700 | £8,400 |
| Home part-time | £3,850 | £4,200 |
Please note, tuition fees for Home students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by government. Oxford Brookes University intends to maintain its fees for new and returning Home students at the maximum permitted level.
For further information please see our tuition fees FAQs.
Tuition fees for International students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students.
The following factors will be taken into account by the University when it is setting the annual fees: inflationary measures such as the retail price indices, projected increases in University costs, changes in the level of funding received from Government sources, admissions statistics and access considerations including the availability of student support.
How and when to pay
Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.
- For information on payment methods please see our Make a Payment page.
- For information about refunds please visit our Refund policy page.
Questions about fees?
How to apply
Our courses are reviewed regularly as part of our quality assurance framework, so module availability and course structures may vary from what is listed here. On rare occasions, we may also need to make updates to our course programmes after publication; for full details, please visit our changes to programmes page (opens in a new tab)