Course Overview

Having already completed a related Foundation Degree or Higher Education Diploma in Childhood, Youth, and Families, the BA (Hons) work-based degree program combines practice-based learning and campus-based teaching sessions once a week, allowing you to continue working or volunteering throughout the course.

Throughout the one-year program, you will integrate your previous experience working with children, young people, and families into your studies. While studying this course, you can critically evaluate practice through a detailed analysis of the systems, procedures, and changes contributing to your field.

The course will promote your professional formation as a reflective practitioner. The modules will cover leading people and teams, health/well-being, anti-oppressive practice, and critical issues (such as current political and social trends). In addition, undertaking an independent research study will support your continuing development toward becoming a leading practitioner within the children and young people’s workforce.

The program increases knowledge and understanding of how children and young people learn and mature. You will explore new ways of working and challenge existing assumptions. You can collaborate with students from other related courses who work in various contexts, such as early childhood and formal education, to broaden your perspectives on working with children and young people.

Our BA (Hons) Professional Studies in Childhood, Youth, and Families in Practice is a flexible qualification covering the broad range of settings and contexts in which services are provided for 9– 24-year-olds. While studying for this course, you will remain employed or as a volunteer throughout the system. This course suits staff in various local authority roles such as Early Help, schools, alternative education, the NHS, youth worker, voluntary and third sector, particularly those working with children, young people, and adults often identified as hard to reach.

General Eligibility

Applicants will typically have 240 HE credits from a Foundation degree or a HE Diploma in a relevant field of study.

Applicants are expected to have current (or prospective) voluntary or paid employment in a relevant setting for at least 360 hours per academic year, equating to 12 hours per study week.

Typically, applicants are expected to have three years of experience working with children in a voluntary or paid role.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• N/A