Program Description

Early Years Education and Care is a rapidly growing area in Ireland. This programme has been designed to facilitate and prepare students and current practitioners or those with an interest in early childhood education for leadership and management roles in the operation of early childhood education services and related public policy. This Masters programme will develop students’ ability to both analyse, manage and creatively respond to critical issues and changes in early childhood care policy and service implementation, all the time being cognisant of the best interests of the child. What subjects will I study?

• Leadership, Strategy and Governance
• Contemporary Issues in Early Years Policy, Theory and Practice
• Arts based Research in Early Years Education and Care
• Leading Quality in Early Years Education and Care
• Educational Psychology
• Transformative Children’s Rights Education
• Research Methods and Dissertation

Admission Requirements

Entry requirements are a Level 8 degree, with a minimum of Second Class Honours, Grade 2 or equivalent in the following areas:

• Early Childhood Education and Care
• Applied Social Studies
• Social and Community Studies
• Youth and Community Work
• Social Sciences or cognate area

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6	6	6	6	6.5