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MA in Childhood Studies
Griffith College Dublin (GCD)
Looking to develop your knowledge in supporting childhood development and Early Learning Care?
This programme addresses the needs of practitioners and graduates who wish to develop their knowledge and professional competence in areas focusing on professionally supporting childhood development.
Why Study a Masters in Childhood Studies?
This course should be of particular relevance to existing Level 8 graduates of programmes in areas such as Early Learning & Care, Primary & Post Primary Education, Nursing, Social care, Psychology, Sociology, Social science, Youth work and Community studies and related disciplines.
This programme has been designed to accommodate the needs of both new and recent graduates as well as those students currently holding positions in the children and young people’s workforce, including those wishing to advance their careers or indeed change careers.
- This programme is congruent with the objective of providing accessible and flexible programmes to adult learners and has been designed with particular emphasis on the use of blended learning technologies to support traditional classroom learning.
- This programme supports learners to develop personally & professionally to enable them to achieve a Masters’s Degree in Childhood Studies.
- Develop learner’s knowledge, skills & competence to an appropriate level of ‘Higher Order Practice’
- Modules within the programme are designed to build personal capacity, collaborative problem-solving skills, and an understanding of the systems and context within which individuals may be best supported.
- The programme provides a progression opportunity to complete a range of Programmes at Level 10 nationally and internationally.
| College Name | Griffith College Dublin (GCD) |
| Course Category | Counselling & Psychotherapy, Health Care |
| Course Type | Blended Learning - Mix of Classroom & Online |
| Course Qualification | Masters Degree |
| Course Location | Dublin, Ireland |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 8 |
| Course Duration | 2 years |
| Course Times | Would normally require attendance, either in class or online, on 1 evening per week from 6 pm-9 pm and approximately eight Saturdays from 9.30 am-4.30 pm in the academic year. |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| Title of Awarding | MA Childhood Studies |
| Entry Requirements | e knowledge, skills, and competence required to successfully participate in and complete this Level 9 programme will normally require applicants to have successfully achieved a Level 2:2 award in a relevant Level 8 Honours Degree in areas such as Early Learning & Care, Primary & Post Primary Education, Nursing, Social Care, Psychology, Sociology, Social Science, Youth Work & Community Studies, and related Social Science disciplines. Those who have completed other relevant educational programmes or have relevant professional experience etc., where Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) and Acquired Prior Learning (APL) can be applied to the programme by submission of programme content, qualification, and assignments equivalent to an appropriate Level 8 award at an Honours 2:2 standard, can also be considered. For non-native speakers of English, an IELTS score of 6.5 (or equivalent) is required. |
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