Early Years and Childhood Studies at University of Suffolk

Early Years and Childhood Studies (FdA, X315) at University of Suffolk asked for 80 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.

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

UCAS tariff

~80 points

Open

below CCC

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 uos.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, other higher education 15%, no formal qualifications 15%.

Course

Award: Foundation Degree in Arts
Code: X315 · X3 education studies
Duration: 2 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

80%

still studying

UK 78%

15%

left higher education

UK 20%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

15 students · started 2022-24

National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%95%

Learning opportunities94%95%

Assessment and feedback97%95%

Academic support100%96%

Organisation and management77%88%

Learning resources69%90%

Student voice85%89%

15 final-year students · 93% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

3 years

£18.5k5 years

£23k

£10k£20k£30k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

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

15 months onSubject at this uni

45% working20% working and studying25% studying10% other

UK, same subject: 80% in work or study

Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 75% responded · 2022-23

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

Location

Campus: Lowestoft, East of England, England
Postcode: NR32 2NB

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Subjects

childhood studies social sciences
early years education education and teaching

Campus

Campus: University of Suffolk (Lowestoft)
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
NPTC Group	Childhood Studies FdSc	48 - 88 points	under 96
Swansea University	Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status with a Foundation Year BA (Hons)	72 - 80 points	under 96
University Centre Somerset	Early Childhood Education and Care BA (Hons)	80 points	—
University Centre West Anglia	Early Childhood Studies (Graduate Practitioner) BA (Hons)	80 points	—
University of Suffolk	Early Years and Childhood Studies this course	80 points	—
Leeds Beckett University	Childhood Development and Playwork BA (Hons)	72 points	112–127
Liverpool Hope University	Early Childhood and Education (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	72 points	—
University Centre Farnborough	Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons)	72 points	—
University of Chester	Early Childhood and Primary Education (including a Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	72 points	under 96
University of Lancashire	Applied Community and Social Care Studies BA (Hons)	72 points	under 96
University of Roehampton	Early Childhood Education and Care (HNC) HNC	72 points	—

See all 254 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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Early Years & Primary Practice with Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner (Progression route) BA (Hons)
Early Years and Childhood Studies (Progression route) BA (Hons)
Health and Wellbeing (Nursing Associate) FdA
Social Welfare, Advice and Guidance Practice FdA
Social Work BA (Hons)