BA (Hons) Child and Youth Studies (0-19 years)

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Why choose this course?

Watch Dr Simon Brownhill give an introduction to the course.

If you would like to work with children and young people aged 0-19 years old, then this course is for you.
You can study for the Early Years Professional Status qualification during this course. This is essential if you want to lead and manage an early years setting.
We've developed it with employers in the sector, so it's relevant and up to date, and you'll develop the key skills and knowledge they're looking for.
You'll be taught by lecturers from a wide range of professional backgrounds including early years, primary teaching, secondary teaching, social work, nursery management and youth work, so you can be sure that you'll gain a wide range of knowledge and expertise.
You'll also have lectures from a range of speakers from professional backgrounds including early years settings, schools and social work settings, so you can be sure that your practical knowledge will be right up to date.
This course will give you a thorough grounding in work-based practice, and it will enable you to work towards recognised professional status, and prepare you for further study at postgraduate level.

About the course

Throughout the course you'll complete a range of work placements. In stage one and two, you can select a placement across the 0-19 age range. This includes placements in early years, primary, secondary, tertiary education, and working with young people. In stage three you'll be able to select a placement that will allow you to specialise in your chosen field, and tailor your work-based practice to your professional career aspirations. This work experience will look great on your CV.

In stage one you'll be introduced to a range of knowledge and skills that will support you in your studies and during work placements. You'll explore the study of childhood and youth, and focus on the theory that underpins practice in education and care for both children and young people. In stage two you'll expand on the areas covered in stage one but you'll also explore current policy and inter-agency working, whilst examining theories and models of reflective practice. Stage three allows you to specialise in areas of professional interest, selecting modules from a set of options.

You'll learn through lectures, seminars and work-based activities. There are no exams, so you'll be assessed through a range of reflective tasks, essays, creative presentations, portfolios, reports and on your practice placement.

Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...

Your career

During this course you'll develop key transferable skills such as intellectual and personal development skills. You'll also gain lots of practical skills which you can apply to a range of employment opportunities within the sector and to the study of children, young people and their communities.

Throughout the course, there are also opportunities for you to develop professional skills which include, First Aid training, Makaton training and Safeguarding training.

Once you have completed this course, you could also go on to teach by studying our PGCE Primary to teach at primary level.

Start dates

If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:

September 2012

UCAS code

L531

Fees

This is a classroom based course.

UK/EU students

Full time: £6,995 (each year)
Part time: £875 per module (you usually take 18 of these modules in total).

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.