Anyone starting U212 in Jan 2012?

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Just got all my course materials through this morning.

I'm excited about doing it, but I'm part way through E111 and I work 4 days a week and have 3 primary age DC, so the excitement is tinged with dread and fear

Is that the Eng Lang one? I did its predecessor about 8 years ago. I enjoyed it but met current Mr said halfway through so results took on a ski-slope shape.

I'm hovering over signing up. It looks good but it's a new course and I got burned badly before with a half baked one

i did it last year and loved it. some of the materials are out of date now but overall my favourite course so far.

fraktious - this is the last presentation of the current module not a new course

said, it's just called 'Childhood' and it's a sociological / anthropological / historical study of experiences of childhood around the world. I'm hoping to complete the BA in Childhood and Youth (very early days yet) and it's a compulsory module.

It's got a formal exam at the end, which will come as a bit of a culture shock seeing as the last time I did one of those was 20 years ago!

don't worry about the exam - the last one i did was over 30 years ago and still managed to do very well

if you need any help just shout

Ah I'm thinking of 214.

gingergran, what other modules are you taking?

also doing childhood and youth degree - done DD101 and U212. currently doing DSE141 (psychology) then ED209 (Child development) in February. after that plan to do KE312 or KE312 or maybe children's literature - which has very mixed reviews - and find another 30 points from somewhere to make up to 360 credits.

That's a shame that the children's literature course has mixed reviews, I really wanted to do that one. I'm approaching it definitely more from an education angle than a social care perspective. I'm doing E111 at the moment, and soon to start U212, then I'm thinking probably E214.

I'm doing 1 day a week as a placement in a school as a prerequisite for E111 and I love it. There's a vacancy to go full time there, so I've applied and if I get it, I will definitely angle my course choices towards things that will support my paid work.

Are you aiming for something in particular, career-wise, or are you doing it for the interest / challenge alone?

mainly for my own interest/challenge but not averse to using it to further career prospects although i reckon by the time i'm finished i would be better studying geriatrics rather than children!