**OVERVIEW**<br/>**Our childhood experiences shape all our lives. Being part of that journey, as a professional helping children and their families, makes for a hugely rewarding career. If you dream of working in this field but want the flexibility of distance learning, University College Birmingham’s Childhood and Education Studies degree course allows you to study online and gain the knowledge, understanding and transferable skills to explore a wide range of jobs in this sector.**<br/><br/>Preparing you for a constantly changing job market, our online degree will provide you with an in-depth understanding of children’s complex psycho-social, physical, emotional and cognitive needs. You will study a variety of areas, from safeguarding and learning in early childhood to inclusive practice and supporting parents, as well as enhancing a range of interpersonal and intrapersonal communication skill sets.<br/><br/>Our ‘flexi-learn’ online course has been developed to offer you an authentic sense of community, using a blend of communication tools including web-based/email delivery and ‘real-time’ online conversations and activities. You will have face-to-face contact with module staff, personal tutors and dissertation supervisors through web conferencing software, which you will be trained how to use before your studies begin. (See more details about the teaching and assessment arrangements for this course under Assessment Method below.)<br/><br/>**WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?**<br/>- **Flexible online learning** – Want to boost your skills while maintaining full-time/part-time employment? Studying our Childhood and Education Studies degree online provides a flexible approach to learning<br/><br/><br/>- **Specialise your studies** – Study and research specialist topics through a range of optional modules, a final dissertation project and innovative assessment regimes<br/><br/><br/>- **Diverse skills and knowledge** – Build your understanding around childhood development, social trends and legislative frameworks alongside employability skills for your future career<br/><br/><br/>**CAREERS AND PROGRESSION**<br/>Examples of careers you could pursue following this course:<br/>- Childcare worker<br/><br/><br/>- Community education officer<br/><br/><br/>- Counsellor<br/><br/><br/>- Education administrator<br/><br/><br/>- Learning mentor (school)<br/><br/><br/>- Special educational needs coordinator (SENCO)<br/><br/><br/>You could also progress onto one of our postgraduate courses at University College Birmingham.<br/><br/><br/>- **Please refer to our website www.ucb.ac.uk for the latest updates to this course**<br/>