BA in Early Childhood Education and Care

The BA (Honours) in Early Childhood Care and Education is an applied course where the emphasis is on developing high standards of academic attainment in conjunction with work-based learning in supervised practice placements as well as providing students with the necessary managerial skills to set up and run a service. This approach is intended to assist students in obtaining the knowledge, values and skills required to generate high standards of fieldwork performance or engage in research or manage a facility. The course is delivered through a blend of lectures, workshops, practicals, tutorials and online support.

Work placements are an integral part of the programmes. All of our students participate in a supervised work placement in one of a variety of settings in Ireland or abroad for two consecutive semesters. In the final year of the Level 8 honours programme, you study research methods, specialise in chosen areas and complete a dissertation on a topic of your choice. The suite of programmes in Early Childhood Care and Education at MTU have received formal recognition from NARIC UK and the NCTL (UK teaching council).

UK NARIC is the UK’s National Agency responsible for providing information and opinion on academic, vocational and professional qualifications from across the world. As the national agency, managed on behalf of the UK Government, UK NARIC provide the only official source of information on international education and training systems and qualifications and skills attained outside the UK.