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Discover what it means to become a professionally qualified Community Educator with our BA Community Education degree.
This degree is perfect for anyone interested in working with young people, adults and communities, to engage in learning about how to live the best life possible and to challenge discrimination and all forms of injustice.
Teaching, learning and assessment are underpinned by theories and practices relating to youth and community work, equality and social justice, wellbeing and community empowerment.
Our Minimum Entry Requirements are applicable to those applicants who have not had an equal opportunity to demonstrate their academic ability at school or college and are known as ‘widening access’ applicants. We also sometimes refer to this type of applicant as receiving a ‘contextual’ offer. We may be able to provide you with a contextual offer if you fall into one of the categories below:
You have been in care (care-experienced/care-leaver)
You are a young carer
government-recognizedecognised asylum or refugee status
You are estranged from your family or guardians
You live in a SIMD decile 1-4 (SIMD20/40)* Scottish postcode area
20 hours per week.
You will be introduced to key theories in education, sociology and psychology. You are also introduced to the CLD competences as a foundation for Personal and Professional Development Planning (PDP).
You will develop an understanding of social theory in relation to power and community contexts and will be introduced to critical pedagogy. You will explore ideas that can be used to enhance competence in group work and communication skills. Academic practice is embedded in all modules and students will learn one language and also take a practice learning module that is focused on building and maintaining relationships.
You will research the core domains of practice and strategies for participation and inclusion at local and international levels. You will examine and consider how these can be applied in a range of contexts. You will also undertake a practice learning module focussing on project and community leadership.
You will continue your studies of critical pedagogy and its purpose in creating emancipatory practice for equality and social justice. You will develop an understanding of the tensions in managing people and resources and will learn about practice-based research.
In trimester two, you will further develop your CLD competences by completing a capstone project within a practice learning placement.
Completion of the capstone project will involve developing and evaluating a specific piece of practice. You will evaluate your capstone project and present an artefact (such as a film, training pack or weblog) that can be used to show how the capstone project impacted on (a) your development of competences and (b) the CEd/CLD context of the practice project.
In the final year, you will develop your emerging professional identity further by studying the implications of social policy on CLD practice. You will develop a more nuanced and critical understanding of your professional roles and practices.
You will also carry out a research dissertation through professional enquiry linked to practice learning.
IELTS 6.0 with no skill below 5.5.
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