Early Years Studies at University of Bedfordshire

Early Years Studies (FdA, G2W4) at University of Bedfordshire asked for 48–56 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on beds.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~56 points

Open

below CCC

Published as 48 - 56 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 beds.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other higher education 15%, other qualifications 15%.

Course

Award: Foundation Degree in Arts
Code: G2W4 · G2 operational research + W4 drama
Duration: 2 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearWider subject at this uni

40%

still studying

UK 80%

10%

left higher education

UK 14%

10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

10 students · started 2022-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%95%

Learning opportunities100%94%

Assessment and feedback100%94%

Academic support95%96%

Organisation and management90%90%

Learning resources100%92%

Student voice97%91%

10 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

3 years

£26.5k5 years

£32.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Bedford, South East England, England
Postcode: MK41 9EA

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Subjects

early years education education and teaching

Campus

Campus: Bedford Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Education 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
Barnsley College University Centre	Esports Education: Coaching, Health and Wellbeing FdA	64 points	—
University Centre Colchester at Colchester Institute	Early Childhood Studies with Graduate Practitioner Status BA (Hons)	64 points	—
Bucks New University	Childhood Studies with Primary Education with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	32 - 56 points	96–111
University of Bedfordshire	Early Years Studies this course	48 - 56 points	—
Barnet and Southgate College	Foundation Degree in Early Years Childhood Studies FdA	48 points	—
Birmingham Newman University	Education and Childhood (Accelerated) BASc (Hon)	48 points	—
Blackburn College	Primary Education Teaching and Learning FdA	48 points	—
Boston College	Children and Young People (Early Years) FdA	48 points	—
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Primary Education Studies BA (Hons)	48 points	under 96
City of Bristol College	Inclusive Education FdA	48 points	—
University of Chichester	Education with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons)	48 points	under 96

See all 590 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

More education and teaching at University of Bedfordshire

Applied Early Years Studies (Top up) BA (Hons)
Applied Special Educational Needs and Disability (Top-up) BA (Hons)
Early Childhood Education (Graduate Practitioner) BA (Hons)
Early Childhood Education (Graduate Practitioner) (With Foundation Year) BA (Hons)
Early Years Studies (with Early Years Educator) FdA
Education BA (Hons)
Education (With Foundation Year) BA (Hons)
Education with Psychology BA (Hons)
Education with Psychology (With Foundation Year) BA (Hons)
Physical Education Secondary (With QTS) BA (Hons)
Primary Education (3-7) (With QTS) BA (Hons)
Primary Education (With QTS) BA (Hons)

All 14 in one table