Early Childhood Studies at Stranmillis University College
Early Childhood Studies (BA (Hons), X310) at Stranmillis University College asked for 120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on stran.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check stran.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 30%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- X310 · X3 education studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
92%
still studying
UK 77%
8%
left higher education
UK 15%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 2%
80 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%93%
Learning opportunities90%94%
Assessment and feedback87%93%
Academic support84%92%
Organisation and management89%90%
Learning resources90%91%
Student voice83%88%
65 final-year students · 98% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24
15 months onThis course
75% working15% working and studying10% studying
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 90%
100%
use what they learned
UK 83%
- Teaching Professionals40%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation30%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Secretarial and related occupations5%
- Skilled trades occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT9 5DY
Subjects
early childhood studies social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Stranmillis University College
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Childhood and youth studies at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Leeds | Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Stranmillis University College | Early Childhood Studies this course | 120 points | 128–143 |
| Swansea University | Early Childhood Studies With Early Years Practitioner Status BA (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Burnley College | Children, Young People and Their Services FD | 104 - 112 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Edge Hill University | Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Childhood & Youth and Early Childhood BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Middlesex University | Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Childhood and Youth Studies BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Huddersfield | Childhood, Education and Inclusion BA (Hons) | BBC | 128–143 |
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