Child Psychology Course

Are you fascinated by psychology? Engaged by children’s behaviour? Then our child psychology course should prove invaluable.

It starts with exploring the subject of psychology, then looks at children within the family context and moves on to look at both physical and mental child development. This course would be ideal for anyone working with, or planning to work with children. It would also provide valuable insights for any parent. 

Our child psychology course is designed with the student at heart and is split into bite sized sections of learning so it can fit easily into your busy day. Plus, your tutor is also there to help every step of the way. So Start Learning now!

Distance Learning Support

At Start Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students. You contact your tutor via email and they are responsible for marking assignments answering your questions and guiding you through the course.

Entry Requirements

At Start Learning we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.       

Recommended hours of study

We recommended you spend approximately 110 hours of your time studying for the Child Psychology course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Course Contents

Unit 1 – Child Development: What is Child Psychology? - Psychology As a Science - Research Methods - Underlying Debates in Child Psychology; nature, nurture and personality.

Unit 2 – Social Development and the Family: Child's sense of self and personality – Attachment - Privation, deprivation, institutionalisation - Parenting styles and effects on child development.

Unit 3 - Social Development: Social interaction, learning and play - Gender development (social and cognitive theories) - Moral development (social and cognitive theories) - Pro- and anti-social behaviour.

Unit 4 – Cognitive Development: Development of sensory perception - Language development and acquisition - Cognitive development - Measured intelligence.

Qualification

Level 3 Award in Child Psychology, Plus a Start Learning Diploma

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Level 3 NCFE Award certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Awarding Body Information

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland. The course is recognised in Scotland by the SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority).

Assessment

This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

Progression

Qualification will allow you to apply for employment in most Child Care settings.

Language of Course

English