BA (Hons) Social Science, Community Development and Youth Work
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
BA (Hons) Social Science, Community Development and Youth Work
This programme is ideal if you have some experience of community and youth work. Challenging, dynamic and interactive, it presents opportunities for critical reflection and exploration of recent developments in the field.
The BA Social Science, Community Development and Youth Work enables students to examine practice with young people and communities through the lens of the main social science perspectives.
Combining academic study in the social sciences with fieldwork placements in community development and youth work, the programme will enable you to develop as a youth and community development worker equipped for the particular contexts and challenges of the twenty-first century.
The programme is underpinned by a commitment to social justice and equalities and provides opportunities to specialise in areas such as youth offending, community arts, faith-based practice, conflict transformation, international development and community enterprise.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1 compulsory modules
- Introduction to Community Development & Youth Work I
- Introduction to Applied Research Methods I
- Fieldwork Practice I
- Race, Racism and Professional Practice
- Introduction to Applied Social Science
- and Introduction to Group Work
Year 2 modules
- Community Development and Youth Work in Context
Year 2 compulsory modules
- Group Work in Theory
- Group Work in Practice
- Fieldwork Practice 2
- Theory, Policy and Politics
- Applied Research Methods 2
Year 2 module options
- Arts in the Community
- Global Youth Work and International Development
- Youth Justice
- Religion, Belief and Spirituality in Professional Practice
Year 3 compulsory
- Fieldwork Practice 3
- Social Justice in Community Development and Youth Work
- Management and Leadership
- Critical Engagement with Social Policy
- BA (Hons) Applied Social Science, Community Development & Youth Work - Dissertation
Year 3 module options
- Faith-based youth work
- Conflict Transformation
- Enterprise in Communities
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The programme can lead to careers in the broad community development, community and youth work field in statutory, voluntary and independent sectors.Former students have gone on to work as:
- managers and staff in community projects
- youth officers
- community development workers
- substance misuse workers
- youth workers in a range of settings, including schools and youth offending teams
- learning mentors