4 years / Level 8 / Full-time / Work Placement
Our Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Early Childhood Care, Health & Education is a four year course that will equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to work with young children in a healthcare capacity. It’s an invigorating and exciting career path, where your role is instrumental in giving children a bright future.
The early years are critical to the future happiness and wellbeing of any individual. This course will empower you to play a key role in this regard. Young children use all their senses to discover the world, and adults involved in that education must to the same.
Certain semesters of this course are taken in common with other courses.
QUALIFICATIONS ADVISORY BOARD This programme is approved by the Qualifications Advisory Board (instituted to review Level 7 and Level 8 Degree Programmes for the Early Learning and Care Sector) as meeting the requirements of the Professional Award Criteria and Guidelines standards.
Follow up programmes elsewhere include:
Minimum Entry Requirements
Garda Vetting
Applicants for this programme are required to undergo Garda Vetting. For any programme where Garda Vetting is required, non-EU applicants will not be considered unless/until the pool of qualified EU applicants has been exhausted. For those admitted to any course requiring Garda Vetting, registration is temporary until such time as the vetting process is successfully completed.
Health Declaration
Applicants wishing to pursue this programme must complete a Health Declaration. Applicants must be deemed fit to practice in order to continue on the programme
Work Placement
The work placement modules are an integral part of the course. The aim of the placement is to provide learners with an opportunity to gain skills, experience and competence. Please note that with while the institute will make every effort to assist the learner in finding a placement final responsibility for securing the placement resides with the learner. Travel and accommodation are the responsibility of the learner.
Mandatory Training
Students will be required to undertake mandatory training as outlined by the course schedule. This is required prior to students going on placement.
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Non Eu students will apply via https://noneuapply.lyit.ie/ There is a €20 application fee that all non eu students need to pay in order to submit their application . All programmes will start in Sept 2022 Students can apply from Jan 2022 onwards
Department Administration: +353 (0)74 9186306 / +353(0)74 9186308 / +353(0)74 9186310
Head of Department Dr. Nigel McKelvey Email: Nigel.McKelvey@lyit.ie Telephone: +353 (0)74 9186404
School and Department Faculty of Science & Health Department of Early Education & Social Studies
Bachelor of Science (Hons)