Childhood and Youth Studies (W78) at Open University
Childhood and Youth Studies (W78) (DipHE) at Open University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on open.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check open.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 43%, other qualifications 25%, other higher education 23%.
Course
- Award
- Diploma of Higher Education
- Duration
- 2 - 4 years
- Mode
- Part-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
67%
still studying
UK 58%
32%
left higher education
UK 20%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
680 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%96%
Learning opportunities92%94%
Assessment and feedback93%94%
Academic support89%88%
Organisation and management93%94%
Learning resources93%93%
Student voice74%84%
355 final-year students · 53% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£30k5 years£35.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- None, [None Specified], Outside of the UK
- Postcode
- MK7 6BJ
Subjects
childhood and youth studies social sciences
Childhood and youth studies at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Childhood and Youth Studies BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| Blackburn College | Early Childhood Studies FdA | 48 points | — |
| Bedford College Group | Child and Family Studies FdA | 32 points | — |
| Activate Learning | Early Years Professional Leadership for England (HTQ) HND | — | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Early Childhood Studies (Graduate Practitioner) BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Early Childhood Studies (Top-up) BA (Hons) | — | — |
| Birmingham City University | Early Childhood Studies with Graduate Practitioner Competencies BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Open University | Childhood and Youth Studies (W78) this course | — | — |
| University College Birmingham | Childhood and Education Studies (Online) BA (Hons) | — | — |
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More health and social care at Open University
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- Children and Families (T24) CertHE
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- Social Care (Scotland) (T03) CertHE
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- Social Care (T39) CertHE
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