**Please note that the information provided relates to the current academic year and is subject to change without notice by Sheffield Hallam University.
Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.**
**Course summary:**
- Select modules that reflect your interests and career aims.
- Complete placements in settings with children and young people every year of the course.
- Be taught by tutors who have expertise in social work, health care, teaching, playwork and psychology.
This course introduces you to contemporary research in childhood and youth, which explores diverse aspects of children and young people's lives and considers their position in the family, their community and society more broadly. Key areas of study include children and young people's wellbeing, the experience of difference, health and wellbeing, safeguarding, psychological development, education, families, relationships with peers and community participation.
**How you learn:**
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.
The teaching on this course demonstrates an emphasis on experiential learning and real life problem-solving which will help in making the links between academic study and future employment.
You learn through:
- self-managed learning tasks
- group work learning tasks
- lectures and mini-lectures within seminars
- seminars
- workshops
- placement tasks and reflections
- student colleagues feedback and evaluation of individual and joint tasks
- work placements
- Applied learning
- Work placements
A variety of experience helps you to understand children and young people in different contexts, and allows you to explore different places you might want to work in.
Course Details - Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course.
Year 1 - Compulsory modules:
Child Focussed Curriculum
Child Public Health
Early Experiences And The Developing Brain
Researching Childhood
The Story Of Childhood And Adolescence
The Value Of Play
Year 2 - Compulsory modules:
Children And Young People's Development
Developing Your Personal And Professional Identity
Safeguarding And Promoting Wellbeing
Undertaking Research
Elective modules:
Childhood And Loss
Children And Young People With Medical Needs
Exploring Second Language Learning
Forest Schools
Foundation Studies In Tesol
School And The Curriculum
Working With Emotional Intelligence
Working With Multi-Lingual Children
Year 3 - Optional modules
Placement Year
Final year - Compulsory modules:
Digital Childhoods
Improving Children And Young Peoples Health
Research Project
Rights, Participation And Social Justice
Elective modules
Autism: Challenging Ideas Of Challenging Behaviour
Tesol Classroom Teaching And Reflection
Therapeutic Approaches With Children And Young People
Understanding Looked After Children
Course Details – Assessment Method
Coursework
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
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.
Application Codes
Course code:
X370
Institution code:
S21
Campus Name:
Main Site
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
This must include at least two A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. For example:
BCC at A Level.
DMM in BTEC Extended Diploma.
A combination of qualifications, which may include AS Levels, EPQ and general studies.
Access - at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2 from a relevant Open College Network accredited course.
Grade B from CACHE Diploma Level 3, for example in Childcare and Education or Health and Social Care.
Please note the University will only admit students who are aged 18 or over at the point of enrolment.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.5
If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in all other skills, or equivalent.
If your English language skill is currently below IELTS 6.0 we recommend you consider a Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve an equivalent English score.
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
70%
Go onto work and study:
90%
Fees and funding
Republic of Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
EU
14415.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
England
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
International
14415.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Our tuition fees for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2022/2023 are regulated by the UK government and are yet to be confirmed. For an indication, our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2021/22 is £9,250 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.
Provider information
City Campus
Howard Street
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Sheffield
S1 1WB
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