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Cardiff School of Education & Social Policy
Based across both the Cyncoed and Llandaff campuses, the School offers employability-focused degrees in the subject areas of Education, Humanities, Social Policy and Initial Teacher Education.
Home to the Cardiff Partnership for Initial Teacher Education, one of the largest centres of teacher education and training in the UK, we have over 60 years’ experience and an enviable reputation for the quality of our teacher training provision.
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Our graduates are highly skilled and fully prepared for the world of work. Our excellent links with schools, industry, professional bodies and the community, provide valuable work experiences and opportunities for you to learn from expert teaching staff and gain additional qualifications, to make you stand out.
Subjects include:
Early Years Education
Education, Psychology & Special Educational Needs
English & Creative Writing
Health & Social Care
Housing Studies
Media & Communications
Primary Teaching
Professional Policing
Social Work
Youth & Community Work
Refer back to the course directory on pages 22-23 for full list of Education, Humanities & Social Policy degrees.
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Education & Social Policy Facilities
Designed to enrich our students’ learning experience and employability, we have many specialist teaching spaces.
These include our Outdoor Learning Centre and forest school, sensory room, science and psychology laboratories, art and design workshops, media and IT suites, music studio, moot courtroom, a dedicated education library, and a new early years space launching in 2022.
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How my Early Years Degree healped me set up my own play centre
Studying the importance of play really helped my decision to work with children from birth upwards. I now own and run a children’s role play centre which provides various play opportunities for children from birth to the age of seven.
I’m so proud I have opened my business. There is nothing more rewarding than watching children letting go in play.
Ffion Thompson
Early Years Graduate
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My Degree lead me to my dream job
During my degree I completed a work placement module and this gave me my first insight into journalism. I ended up completing a week’s placement at Wales Online and I was able to gain valuable advice and information from experienced journalists.
After graduating, I secured a job at WalesOnline and now I do the job I love, day in, day out. I have covered all sorts of stories and my work has been impacting communities all over the UK. In 2019 I was crowned Young Journalist of The Year. I wouldn’t have been able to do what I have done without my degree and experiences at Cardiff Met.
Aamir Mohammed
Media Graduate
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My Cardiff Met experience helped me secure employment
I began my studies with an introduction to youth work, which gave me the taste for youth and community work, before progressing onto the Foundation Certificate. I volunteered as a youth worker in a busy youth club and obtained the 100 hours of youth work experience hours required to progress onto the BA (Hons).
Through this volunteering I was able to secure my first paid youth work employment. Five months into my degree studies I gained a second paid job with an exciting project, where I had the opportunity to engage young people in street based work.
Esther Yeboah-Afari
Youth & Community Work Graduate
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Early Years & Primary
Early Years Education and Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) Addysg Gynnar ac Ymarfer Proffesiynol gydag SYBC (Dwyieithog)
You will earn qualified Early Years Practitioner status (EYPS), gaining practical work-based experience combined with theoretical and policy-based knowledge required for effective Early Years practice, including the management of Early Years settings.
A fundamental aspect of the degree is the 700 hours of assessed practice based experience that you will complete in order to gain EYPS. This is made up of block placements during each year of your study in a range of relevant settings such as infant classrooms, private nurseries, integrated children’s centres and day-care facilities.
By gaining a degree which sits at the forefront of changes within the sector, your qualification will be highly valued by prospective employers within this field.
The bilingual degree is focussed on developing your academic and practical understanding of early childhood in a bilingual context. Most of the bilingual course is available in the medium of Welsh, including Welsh medium personal tutor support and Welsh medium placement opportunities.
Assessments can be submitted in English or in Welsh and the Welsh content can be tailored to suit your language ability. The course is designed to meet the increasing demand for graduates who have bilingual capabilities and qualifications.
Course: Early Years Education & Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) - BA (Hons) / Addysg Gynnar ac Ymarfer Proffesiynol gydag SYBC (Dwyieithog) - BA (Anrh) UCAS Tariff: 104 Duration: 3 years full-time
Key: W
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Education, Psychology & Special Education Needs
The Education, Psychology and Special Educational Needs degree is a unique applied programme offering an opportunity to examine educational issues and additional learning needs from psychological perspectives.
There is a strong focus on psychological research throughout the degree, and you will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to understand how applied psychology can inform education policy and practice in a variety of contexts. The degree is a unique applied programme offering an opportunity to examine educational issues and additional learning needs from psychological perspectives. You will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to understand how applied psychology can inform education policy and practice in a variety of contexts.
You will be taught by staff who are experienced in the application of psychology to educational contexts, both mainstream and special education. Modules will combine aspects of psychology with education and additional learning needs, encouraging an integrated approach to these topics. The degree will equip you with the in-depth theoretical knowledge, practical strategies and critical thinking skills that can be used to enrich educational contexts as a whole and support a range of learners, including those with additional learning needs. There will be opportunities to explore how theory and practice integrate through placements in education-related settings across all three years of the degree.
This will provide valuable experience that is highly sought after by employers. This degree is an ideal gateway for individuals interested in professional careers in areas such as special education, primary teaching, educational support services, educational social work and educational psychology.
Course: Education, Psychology & Special Educational Needs – BSc (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 104 Duration: 3 years full-time
Key: W
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The BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS degree is a three-year undergraduate course that leads to the award of an honours degree and qualified teacher status. This degree can also be partly studied through the medium of Welsh. Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) Addysg Gynnar ac Ymarfer Proffesiynol gydag SYBC (Dwyieithog)
The course aims to prepare student teachers to be highly-skilled, confident, critically reflective and innovative practitioners who are committed to life-long professional learning and the education of young people.
Graduates will develop the values and dispositions that will enable them to be highly employable and ready to meet the demands of the classroom.
Course: Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) - BA (Hons) Addysg Gynradd gyda Statws Athro Cymwysedig - BA (Anrh) UCAS Tariff: 112 Duration: 3 years full-time Key: W
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Primary Education Studies
The BA Primary Education Studies degrees will give you a good understanding of fundamental issues in education across a range of contexts and environments.
The course has a specific focus on the primary sector and will provide an ideal platform for those interested in careers in primary education. Regular opportunities for work-based experience in schools will enable students to be involved in current practice using the latest technologies and learning strategies. The city of Cardiff and its surrounding areas boasts a diverse range of schools that will allow you to see sector-leading practice across all areas of the primary phase. Graduates will develop the values and dispositions that will enable them to be highly employable and ready to meet the demands of the classroom.
*The bilingual degree is focused on developing your academic and practical understanding of primary education in a bilingual context. Whilst some of the programme will be delivered through the medium of English most of the course is available in the medium of Welsh, including Welsh medium personal tutor support. Assessments can be submitted in English or in Welsh and the Welsh content can be tailored to suit your language ability. The course is designed to meet the increasing demand for graduates who have bilingual capabilities and qualifications.
Please note: These undergraduate courses does not award ‘Qualified Teacher Status’ (QTS). However, the programme prepares students for various professional training routes including School Direct and PGCE routes towards QTS and other forms of postgraduate study.
Course: Primary Education Studies Astudiaethau Addysg Gynradd (Dwyieithog) /BA (Hons) Primary Education Studies (Bilingual) UCAS Tariff: 104 Duration: 3 years full-time
Key: W
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English & Creative Writing
Reading is a radical act which has the power to transform our thoughts, ideas and behaviours. Writing presses further, empowering us to investigate, experiment and articulate what really matters. Doing both can benefit the world.
Our English and Creative Writing degree will help you find and develop your voice as both a writer and a critic. The great authors you study will inspire and influence your writing. Meanwhile, developing your own creative work on the degree will lead to new insights into technique which, in turn, will sharpen your analysis of literary texts. In seminars you will be invited to consider the ways in which literature and writing is alive, engaging with contemporary issues like gender inequality, decolonisation, climate change and more.
You will have the chance to compete in our poetry SLAM competitions; read your work at open mic nights; meet published writers and creative practitioners; volunteer at local literary events and festivals; submit your work to our student-led anthology; and much more.
A passion for literature and creative writing can lead to exciting careers in publishing, editing, teaching, law, public relations, civil service, arts management and countless other fields. Through your modules, projects and extracurricular activities, you’ll leave with a portfolio of work that demonstrates your finely-honed skills and abilities. Like so many of our English and Creative Writing graduates, you will leave Cardiff Met ready for a career in the creative industries and beyond.
Course: English & Creative Writing – BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 104 Duration: 3/4FT years full-time
Key: PY
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Media & Communications
Our Media and Communications degree is designed to enhance your knowledge and skillset in media and communications, as well as foster a deeper understanding of media theories and their application to the world we live in today.
The course is developed in a way that allows students to find their own path by covering a variety of subjects whilst enhancing professional writing and digital skills. The undergraduate media degree is unique in its design with three central pillars that form its structure: media theory; media writing; and creative digital practice. The theory pillar provides a deeper critical engagement with the media through modules such as ‘Meaning in Media’, ‘Media, Culture and Society’, ‘TV Times’, ‘Film Criticism’, and ‘#Media’.
Media writing focuses specifically on writing for journalism and pr and communications. You will develop effective writing and communications skills and will be able to specialise in areas of interest such as sport/tv/fashion/food/film/science. You will also develop an ability to write content specifically for news, magazines and pr and communications organisations, such as news articles, features, press releases and campaign plans. The final strand, creative digital practice, develops digital skills using Adobe Creative Cloud that are extremely desirable to employers in the sector. Modules such as ‘Creative Digital Design’, ‘Mobile Filmmaking’ and ‘Digital Enterprise Project’ provide a creative outlet whilst developing important digital skills. Cardiff and the wider South Wales region has seen an exponential growth in the creative industries over the last ten years. It is home to a vast number of organisations employing thousands of staff as well as providing essential opportunities for creatives to build a freelance portfolio. Because of this, Cardiff is one of the best places in the UK if you want to pursue a career in media and communications. There are plenty of opportunities for you to get out in the working world through placement and extended placement modules, as well as the option to take a sandwich year between years two and three. Our teaching team are also active researchers and industry practitioners who care about your personal and professional development.
Course: Media & Communications - BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 104 Duration: 3/4FT years full-time Key: PY
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Health & Social Care
This flexible course aims to provide inter professional learning for those intending to follow a career in Health and Social Care and opens up a wide range of career opportunities within the voluntary, charitable and private sectors.
It would particularly interest those who are not yet committed to one particular career but want a generic course; or who want to use the course as an excellent basis for more specific vocational training, such as social work or occupational therapy.
The course would also interest those already working in the sector for where a HND or Degree in Health and Social Care would enhance their career potential.
Our graduates usually find work in the health and social care field in the public, independent and voluntary sector, including the following areas: project management, probation, addictions, mental health, and residential care, dependent upon personal interest and experience.
Course: Health & Social Care – HND/BSc (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 64/96 Duration: 2/3/4 years full-time
Key: F
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Housing Studies
Through consultation with the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), former students and employers, our Housing Studies courses have been designed to reflect the demands of the sector and ensure that our graduates are equipped with the appropriate knowledge and professional skills required in the market place. The professional qualification is fully embedded within the Housing Studies programmes.
Full time students have an opportunity to undertake a practice placement module which when successfully completed, as an element of the degree programme, will entitle them to full Chartered membership of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CMCIH).
The programmes follow the 2014 CIH Professional Qualification specification and comprise four themes:
Context of Housing Delivering the Housing Service Housing as a Business Ethics and Professional Skills
The programmes are offered on a full and part-time basis and also allow students to follow an interest in working with vulnerable adults through specialist housing related support modules. Another career interest route is provided in modules which cover design and development, regeneration and sustainability.
Course: Housing Studies - BSc (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 104 Duration: 3/4 years full-time Key: F Course: Housing Studies - Dip/HNC UCAS Tariff: See website Duration: Key: -
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Professional Policing
Our Professional Policing degree will help prepare you for a career as a police officer. From 2020, policing will become a graduate profession in England and Wales. This police course is designed to meet all the core requirements of the National Police Curriculum for the College of Policing’s pre-join degree in Professional Policing.
Modern policing is facing new professional challenges and the communities served by the police are increasingly diverse and complex, with differing needs and priorities. The nature of crime is also evolving. The constable role sits at the heart of effective professional policing.
This pre-join degree aims to equip you with the knowledge, skills and experience required for the police constable role. It aims to develop high levels of professional knowledge and skills across a range of complex and challenging situations and contexts, as well as demonstration of appropriate behaviours congruent with effective and appropriate front-line policing.
This BA (Hons) Professional Policing degree is an academic knowledge-based degree based upon the National Policing Curriculum for the police constable role; licensed by the College of Policing.
Course: Professional Policing – BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 104 Duration: 3 years full-time Key:
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Social Work
Social Work involves a flexible approach to meeting the needs of individuals, groups or communities. Our Social Work degree is based on the National Occupational Standards for social work practice (2011) and is delivered in partnership with local social work agencies and service user groups. It combines and integrates professional training in social work with academic study to degree level.
This degree in social work is concerned with developing a range of competencies to meet the National Occupational Standard for Social Work. Student learning is informed by legislation, theory and research-informed evidence in relation to social work knowledge, skills and values and is related to experience gained through social work practice learning opportunities. This social work degree also includes an understanding of the legislative provision of services and the importance of understanding social work within a Welsh, UK and International context.
The Code of Professional Practice for Social Care (2017) and equality and human rights issues will be integral to learning and practice, which you will be expected to comply with.
Course: Social Work - BSc (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 96 Duration: 3 years full-time Key: F
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Youth & Community Work
Our degree is professionally endorsed by Education Training Standards (ETS) Wales and recognised by the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) for Youth & Community Workers.
The course is designed for youth and community workers who wish to extend their understanding, skills and competence as informal educators and gain a nationally recognised professional qualification in youth and community work.
All our lectures are undertaken in small cohorts (usually no more than 35 students) and delivered by qualified staff who have significant experience in youth and community work. Students are on placement throughout the course in a wide variety of youth and community settings.
Youth and community workers play a central role in today’s society, working in a wide range of formal and informal educational settings, supporting individuals’ personal and social development and enabling them to realise their potential.
This course helps students to develop their critical faculties, giving them a deeper understanding of social inclusion, empowerment and the nature of society, allowing them to develop skills that will enable them to engage effectively in a key role in the community.
Course: Youth & Community Work - BA (Hons) UCAS Tariff: 80 Duration: 3/4 years full-time Key: F
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