BA (Hons) in Early Years Education (3+0)

Delivered in collaboration with the University of Greenwich, UK, this three‑year honours degree blends international standards with strong local relevance. Designed with employability at its core, you’ll participate in professional placements at least twice a week—gaining real-world experience in nurseries, kindergartens, and early years settings from Day 1.

Your studies will deepen your understanding of early childhood development, covering topics like cognition, health and wellbeing, policy and practice reviews, effective curriculum planning, and the vital role of family partnerships. The programme strives to shape you into a confident leader and an agent of change—ready to positively influence the next generation.

Practical training takes place at SEGi campuses in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, and Sarawak, supported by specialist facilities like simulated nursery environments and expert faculty with both academic and hands-on industry experience.

Upon graduation, you’ll be qualified for leadership and management roles across a range of early years and community settings—such as children's centres, preschool administrations, health and social care services, and childminding networks. You’ll also receive Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) from the UK—enhancing your credibility regionally and beyond.

Programme Modules

Year 1

• Understanding Children’s Behaviour

• Children as Confident Learners

• Introduction to Health and Wellbeing from Conception to Young Adulthood (A)

• Introduction to the Children’s Workforce: Workplace Experience 1 (A)

• Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2 / Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban

• Introduction to Health and Wellbeing from Conception to Young Adulthood (B)

• Introduction to the Children’s Workforce: Workplace Experience 1 (B)

• The World from the Child’s Perspective

• Engaging Play

• Design Thinking / Bahasa Kebangsaan A*

• Integrity and Anti Corruption

Year 2

• Social Policy and Social Pedagogies

• The Young Mathematician

• Academic Research Methods/Communication and Thinking Skills: Elective

• Supporting the Social Well-being of Children and their Families: Workplace Experience 2 (A)

• Language and Digital Literacies

• Practicum 1: Taska/ Practicum 2: Tadika

• Enabling Environments for Young Children: Supporting Outdoor Play

• Young Explorers: Knowledge and Understanding of the World

• Understanding Creativity in Early Years Contexts 

• Supporting the Social Well-being of Children and their Families: Workplace Experience 2 (B)

Year 3

• Child Development and Learning: Birth to Eight Years (A)

• Leading and Managing in Early Years: Workplace Experience 3 (A)

• Curriculum and Assessment in Early Years: Workplace Project (A)

• Keeping Children Safe from Harm

• Philosophy and Current Issues

• Practicum 1: Taska/ Practicum 2: Tadika

• Child Development and Learning: Birth to Eight Years (B)

• Leading and Managing in Early Years: Work place Experience 3 (B)

• Curriculum and Assessment in Early Years: Workplace Project (B)

• Mentor Preparation for the Children’s Workforce/ Early Intervention: Elective

• Keterlibatan Komuniti

* For Malaysian students who do not have credit in SPM BM.

Career Opportunities

The programme prepares you to take on leadership and management positions in a range of settings and services. These include early years settings, children’s centres, health and social care, community settings and childminding networks.