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Learn the skills and get the workplace experience to support children and young people with equality at the heart of your practice on this Childhood and Youth studies degree.
You'll discover how factors such as the education system, youth culture, the Coronavirus pandemic and social media affect children's development. You’ll also have the chance to explore specialist topics such as outdoor education, safeguarding and the role of play in a child’s development.
Develop the knowledge and skills to support children with special educational needs (SEN) and those from a care background, making sure no child misses out on the educational and development opportunities available to them.
After the course, you’ll be set for a career supporting children and their families in areas such as youth work, social care and education.
A levels – ABB–BBC
UCAS points – 112–128 points to include a minimum of 2 A Levels, or equivalent
T levels – Merit
BTECs (Extended Diplomas) – DDM–DMM
International Baccalaureate – 25
20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.
Work Placement Year
Study Year Abroad
Becoming a Researcher
Child and Youth Development
Educational Contexts
Rights and Responsibilities
Understanding Childhoods
Global Childhoods
Professional Practice with Children and Young People
Research with Children and Young People
Youth Culture
Children's Literature
Children's Social Minds
Development of Learning
Empire and Its Afterlives in Britain, Europe, and Africa
Engaged Citizenship in Humanities and Social Sciences
Gender, Race, and Education
Global Security
Intercultural Perspectives on Communication
Introduction to Teaching
Just Playing?
Marketing and Communication
Modern Foreign Language (Institute-Wide Language Programme)
Modernity and Globalization
Nationalism and Migration: Chaos, Crisis, and the Everyday
News, Discourse, and Media
Principles of Economic Crime Investigation
Professional Experience
Space, Place, and Being
Strategies for Social Change
The Sociology of Education
Transitional Justice and Human Rights
Understanding Personal Life
Wildlife Crime: Threats and Response
Dissertation / Major Project (Childhood Studies)
Families in Need
Young People’s Relationships and Aspirations
Aspiring Leaders and Managers
Behaviour Matters
Going Outside: Pedagogies for Outdoor Learning
Issues Relating to Children and Young People's Mental Health
Working with Looked After Children
The IELTS score for international applicants is 6 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).
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