BA (Hons) Child and Youth Studies

UCAS code: L531

Start date: September (UK or EU students only)

Course length: full time: three years, part time: up to six years.

Campus: Kedleston Road site, Derby Campus

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.

Stage one

You'll study these modules:

• Research Into Learning
• Children’s and Young People’s Education
• Developing Professional Practice
• Children’s and Young People’s Development
• Integrated Working
• Contextualising Learning and Teaching

Stage two

You'll study these modules:

• Understanding and Managing Children’s and Young People’s Behaviours
• Working With Parents, Carers and Communities
• The Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
• Reflective Practice
• Rights and Responsibilities of Children, Young People and the Family
• Research Methods and Practice

Stage three

You'll study these modules:

• Independent Study
• The Professional Practitioner
• Social Policy: Context and Implications

And you'll choose three from these modules:

• Thinking Creatively
• Special Educational Needs and Disability
• Leadership and Management for Practitioners

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is required at the point of accepting a place at the University. The Disclosure and Barring Service was established when the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) merged in 2012 and will now provide the criminal records checking service for this programme.

Our entry requirements are usually 200 UCAS points, of which at least 160 will be from your core A2s (full A levels) or equivalent qualifications such as BTEC Diploma, International Baccalaureate, Scottish Highers etc.

We'll accept up to 40 points towards the total from level 3 qualifications such as AS levels (where those AS levels are not taken on to A2 level), the Extended Project or Music qualifications.

We don't accept points from Key Skills Level 3. If you have any questions about what is or isn't accepted, please contact our Admissions team.

We also accept the Access to HE Diploma.

Your points at level 3 will be in addition to 5 GCSEs at grade C or equivalent level 2 qualifications.

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The UCAS tariff points are a guide - we'll also consider all the information that you've included in your application. We'll also want to see that you're enthusiastic and motivated to take this course and that you have the potential to benefit from coming to university.

General undergraduate entry requirements

Fees for 2013/14

This is a classroom based course.

UK/EU students

• Full time: £7,700 (each year)
• £965 per module (you usually take 18 of these modules in total)

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

How you'll learn

You’ll learn through lectures, seminars and work-based activities. You’ll also have placements in either early years, primary, secondary or tertiary education. You’ll be required to apply the theory to your practical experiences.

How you're assessed

There are no exams, so you’ll be assessed through a range of reflective tasks, essays, creative presentations, portfolios and reports.

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.

Katie Wells, Graduate

"I have found my experience at university life changing. There are lots of opportunities to network and meet new people."