UG Prospectus 2025

113 Placement in Educational Settings Throughout the course, youwill apply your learningwhen out on professional practice. Youwill undertake professional practice each year in semester 2 (January - April) in a range of educational settings: full day care (Crèche); sessional (pre- school, Montessori, playgroup, Naíonra); special needs schools; specialised early intervention programmes; privately run preschools; and policy settings such as voluntary organisations and government departments or agencies. Youwill work with children froma variety of linguistic, social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Youwill alsowork with childrenwho have special educational needs. WhatWill I Study? Year 1 ChildDevelopment 1 | Child Protection and Legal Frameworks | Creativity 1 (Art) and 2 (Music) | National Frameworks for ECE (Ireland) | Play and Learning 1 | Wellbeing, Health andNutrition 1 | Critical Social Studies 1 | Issues in Professional Learning and Practice | Professional Practice Year 2 ChildDevelopment 2 | Critical Social Studies 2 | Contemporary Curriculum Approaches in ECE | Language and Cultural Diversity | Special Educational Needs | Drama and Socio-Dramatic Play | Technology in Learning | Wellbeing, Health andNutrition 2 | Issues in Professional Learning and Practice | Professional Practice Year 3 Children, Families andCommunities | Children’s Participation in ECE | Current Issues in ECE | Inquiry-Based Learning | Psychological Perspectives: Young Children’s Thinking and Learning | Early Mathematics Learning | Outdoor Play and Learning | Language, Literacy and Culture 1 | Issues in Professional Learning and Practice | Professional Practice Year 4 Assessing Early Learning and Development | Leadership in ECEC Settings | Partnerships in ECE | Philosophy andChildhoods | Specialisms / Elective Modules | Transitions andChange in Early Childhood | Dissertation 1 and 2 | Professional Practice CAOcode DC001 Years 4 Places 65 Min points 420 QQI FET Yes Visit Us Online dcu.ie/DC001 Contact Details studenthelp@dcu.ie Bachelor of EarlyChildhood Education (BECE) Honours Bachelor Degree DC001 FutureCareers à Early Childhood Educator à Manager à Pedagogical Leader à PolicyMaker à Trainer à Early Years Specialist à Early Years Inspector à Mentor In TheseAreas à Preschool à Naíonraí à Crèches à National Voluntary Organisations à Early Years Inspectorate à City andCounty Childcare Committees à Statutory Bodies à Development Agencies