The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Early Childhood Education and Care will prepare you for a career in Early Childhood contexts. The age group focused on is 3-5 years old, in kindergarten settings within schools. You will be prepared to work in the informal setting of kindergartens where you will learn about appropriate pedagogies which promote inquiry-based learning whilst taking into consideration young learners’ characteristics and needs. Important components of the B.A. (Hons) ECEC programme are the hands-on school experiences in every year of the programme.
Communication and Academic Skills Programme
The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| EDS1326 | Child Development | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EPE1007 | Emergent Curriculum in Early Years: Planning and Implementation | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EPE1008 | Becoming an Early Childhood Educator | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EPE1009 | Young Children Exploring their Physical and Human Environment | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLI1001 | Introduction to Early Years' Settings: Observation and Experience | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
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| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| EDS1106 | Children in Society | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EPE1010 | Pedagogies of Early Childhood Education | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EPE1011 | Quality Matters in ECEC | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| LIN1063 | Academic Reading and Writing in English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| PRE1001 | Play and its Contribution to Early Years Development | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
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| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| EDS1329 | Psychological Perspectives on Children’s Learning in the Early Years | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EPE1005 | Music in the Early Years | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HPN1017 | Health and Well-being for Children 0-7 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HPP1001 | Movement and Physical Activity in Early Years | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| EPE2001 | Enabling Environments: Using Indoor and Outdoor Spaces, Resources and Materials | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EPE2002 | Language, Literacy and Communication Development in Young Children | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EPE2003 | Sharing Responsibilities with Families and Pluralistic Communities in Early Childhood Education | 8 ECTS | |||||||||
| EPE2007 | Enjoying English in the Early Years | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EPE2008 | Children's Early Experiences of Mathematics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EPE2017 | The Reflective Professional | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EPE2018 | Tapping on Funds of Knowledge | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| EPE2005 | Observation, Assessment and Children's Participation in Early Years Settings | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EPE2006 | Nurturing the Spiritual, Moral and Religious Dimensions | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EPE2009 | L-Użu tal-Lingwa Maltija fis-Snin Bikrin | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EPE2019 | Becoming Symbol Literate | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EPE2020 | Creativity and Arts-based Pedagogies in Early Childhood | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLI2001 | Field Placement in ECEC 1 | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
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| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| EPE3002 | Using Digital Technologies to Promote 21st Century Learning in Early Childhood Education | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EPE3005 | Implications of Children's Rights and Legal Issues for Early Years Practitioners | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EPE3006 | Social Issues in Early Education | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EPE3007 | High Potential, Emerging Abilities and Giftedness in Young Learners | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EPE3009 | Leadership in Early Years Setting | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EPE3010 | The Emergent Curriculum in Action | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IAL3015 | Including Learners with Developmental Disabilities in Early Years | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSE2101 | Children’s Understanding of the World through Environmental Education | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| EDS3110 | Addressing Diversity in Early Years | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EDS3120 | Critical debates in Early Childhood Education and Care | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EPE3003 | The Early Childhood Practitioner | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EPE3004 | Transitions in the Early Years | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLI3004 | Second Field Placement in ECEC | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| RSH3003 | Promoting Positive Behaviour in the Early Years | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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Requirement for the award of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Early Childhood Education and Care: 180 ECTS credits
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Early Childhood Education and Care – B.A. (Hons) ECEC - under the auspices of the Faculty of Education.
