Early Childhood Studies at University College Birmingham
Early Childhood Studies (BA (Hons), X300) at University College Birmingham asked for 80–96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ucb.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound CCC
Published as 80 - 96 points
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 ucb.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 25% had fewer than the 96 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- X300 · X3 education studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
60%
still studying
UK 77%
15%
left higher education
UK 15%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 2%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%93%
Learning opportunities95%94%
Assessment and feedback93%93%
Academic support89%92%
Organisation and management92%90%
Learning resources91%91%
Student voice95%88%
20 final-year students · 90% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£20.5k5 years£25.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working15% working and studying15% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 90%
90%
use what they learned
UK 83%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B3 1JB
Subjects
childhood studies social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University College Birmingham
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Early Years Education and Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) (Bilingual) BA (Hons) | 104 points | under 96 |
| University of Bradford | Working with Children, Young People and Families BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chester | Early Childhood and Primary Education BA (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of Chichester | Childhood BA (Hons) | 104 points | — |
| East Lancashire UC | Working with Children and Families FdA | 96 points | — |
| Lincoln Bishop University | Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| University Campus Oldham | Education and Early Years BA (Hons) | 88 - 96 points | — |
| University Centre St Helens | Early Years Practice FdA | 96 points | — |
| University College Birmingham | Early Childhood Studies this course | 80 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| University of Northampton | Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| University of Plymouth | Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
See all 254 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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