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BA Education, Culture and Childhood

The Education, Culture and Childhood BA allows you to focus your interests around linked topics - children, families, education - while retaining a breadth of professional career options on graduation.

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Student Matters

Read blogs by our current students, in Student Matters you will discover anything from where to get the best coffee on campus, to visiting other cities around the UK, and managing your work-life balance.

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Third year student, Martha Ward, talks about her experience as a student while studying on the BA Education, Culture and Childhood.

Meet one of our recent graduates

Martha Ward talks about the opportunities and experiences she had during her time as a student and how this has helped her to develop and grow.

Work placements

Work placements

The work placement in year 2 gives you the chance to develop knowledge and skills in a professional environment. Here students talk about their experience on work placements.

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Hear from our alumni

As soon as I visited I knew I felt comfortable and safe in the city and now I never want to leave!

Alice Price Alice Price, BA Education, Culture and Childhood

After experiencing the best three years of her life, Education, Culture and Childhood student, Alice Price, has gained confidence to prepare her for life after university.

I hope that BA ECC will continue to be a springboard for others as it was for me

Chloe Jameson Speech and Language Therapist, BA Education, Culture and Childhood

Speech and Language therapist, Chloe, was certain that she wanted to work with children, but wasn’t ready to commit to a specific pathway like teaching, the flexibility of this course let her focus on areas relevant to the postgraduate pathways she was considering.

The nurturing way in which the course was overseen really helped with boosting my confidence and in preparing me to enter the workplace

Florrie Hutchinson Social worker, Northamptonshire Children's Trust, Education, Culture and Childhood BA

Florrie graduated from our BA Education, Culture and Childhood, is employed as a Social Worker at Northamptonshire Children’s Trust.

Career experience and tips from our graduates

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Alex Hobman

Kat Wade

Linda Walmsley

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Molly's Dissertation diary

Writing a dissertation can seem daunting, here Molly Wilson takes us on her dissertation journey as she documents the challenges and unexpected rewards.

SURE scheme- Helena Darke

Helena participated in the SURE scheme where she worked alongside Dr Mark Payne on research for a case study looking into the perceptions of identity and culture held by members of the Roma community living in Sheffield.

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