**Overview** Have you got the enthusiasm for a career working with children, making a positive impact in the lives of young people and developing your knowledge in this vital field? On this BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies degree, you’ll unpack the issues affecting young people across society, and learn how to work with young people and their families – and the services that support them – in different capacities. After you cover core models and theories in year 1, years 2 and 3 give you the chance to tailor your degree to your passions and interests. For example, in areas such as play, digital technology for children, behaviour, and the care system. When you graduate, your expert knowledge and skills will allow you to take on a rewarding career in areas such as youth work, health promotion, probation, nurseries and social welfare. **Endorsed by:** On this course, you can choose modules lead to the exit award BA Childhood and Youth Studies with Social Pedagogy. This pathway is endorsed by the Social Pedagogy Professional Association (SPPA), which means you can graduate as a "Social Pedagogy Practitioner". This demonstrates that you meet the SPPA's Standards of Proficiency, which are central to developing relationship-centred, dialogic practice that supports children and young people, particularly those who are vulnerable or disadvantaged. **What you'll experience** On this Childhood and Youth Studies degree course, you'll: - Be taught by experts who bring together years of academic knowledge, research and practice with children and young people - Develop expert knowledge of the important issues affecting young people today while drawing on classic child development theories - Contribute to the way society will influence the next generation of young people - Cover topics including child and youth development, diversity and inclusion, culture, education and globalisation, and consider how they shape childhood and youth experiences across the world - Get practical experience through work-based placements and internships, connecting theory to practice and exploring the professional skills you’ll need to work with children and young people - Develop relationships with future employers through a programme of events and talks from guest speakers - Choose whether to do a dissertation or a practical research project in your final year - Develop transferable skills such as team working and communications that will impress employers - Have the opportunity to spend time studying abroad – we have close links with institutions in countries such as Italy, Panama, Spain, China, Australia, Sweden and the Czech Republic **Careers and opportunities** After the course, you can take your expert skills and knowledge into a rewarding career working with young people and children in the community. Areas you can work in include: - Youth work - Social care - Educational welfare - Health promotion - Teaching (with further study) - The police - The voluntary sector Roles our graduates have taken on include: - Training assessor - Teacher - Employability coordinator - Careers advisor - Schools liaison officer **Placement year** Between your 2nd and 3rd year, you can do a 1-year work placement. You'll get extensive support in identifying and applying for placements. We have strong links with a wide variety of placement providers including educational institutions and charities in the UK and abroad. You can also use your placement year to extend your studies abroad, through one of the partnerships we have with Universities in Europe. We keep in touch with you during your placement year and look forward to welcoming you back to complete your studies in year 3.

Year 1 Core modules in this year include: - Becoming a Researcher - Child and Youth Development - Educational Contexts - Rights and Responsibilities - Understanding Childhoods There are no optional modules in this year. Year 2 Core modules in this year include: - Global Childhoods - Professional Practice with Children and Young People - Research with Children and Young People - Youth Culture Optional modules from this course currently include: - Children's Literature - Children’s Social Minds - Development of Learning - Digital Natives - Gender, Race and Education - Introduction to Teaching - Just Playing? - Learning from Experience - Modern Foreign Language - Strategies for Social Change - The Sociology of Education - Understanding Personal Life Placement year (optional): On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry. We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year. Year 3 Core units in this year include: - Dissertation / Major Project (Education) - Families in Need - Young People’s Relationships and Aspirations Optional units in this year include: - Behaviour Matters - Children and Young People with Severe Learning Difficulties - Crime, Justice and Young People - Fairytales and Folktales for Children - Going Outside: Pedagogies for Outdoor Learning - Introduction to Teaching - Issues Relating to Children and Young People's Mental Health - Who's in Charge? - Won't Read, Can’t Read: Failing Readers - Working with Looked After Children We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You’ll be assessed through: essays group and individual presentations and projects examinations a dissertation You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows: Year 1 students: 8% by written exams, 7% by practical exams and 85% by coursework Year 2 students: 5% by practical exams and 95% by coursework Year 3 students: 100% by coursework

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: L590

Institution code: P80

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The following entry points are available for this course:

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Year 3

We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic	54.0	An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	79.0	79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

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EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
International	16200.0	Year 1

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 | EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £1,800. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees

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