**Course Overview**
- Developed by community leaders for community leaders, our FdA Community Leadership programme, based at our Burnley Campus, gives individuals working at grassroots level the skills needed to make change happen.
- You will develop skills in leadership, project development and management. Underpinned by the teachings of Paulo Freire, you will also gain a theoretical understanding of how to enhance sustainability within community projects and the tools needed for community regeneration.
- Learning from the programme will be cascaded to peer groups through mentoring, empowering communities to take control of regeneration and positively improving community welfare.
**Why study with us**
- Sociology at the University is 3rd in the North West for teaching quality and assessment and feedback - National Student Survey (NSS) 2019.
- The course provides excellent opportunities for international, national and local networking, which will enhance your employment prospects.
- You can top up to a BA (Hons) in Community Leadership from where you can progress to the MA programme in Community Leadership.
**Further Information**
- On this course you’ll benefit from our Centre for Volunteering and Community Leadership (CVCL) which enables you to get involved in projects which make a positive difference to people’s lives. They offer a range of volunteering projects in the UK and Internationally so you’re bound to find something that inspires you.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1: Essential Study Skills for Higher Education,Developing Essential Knowledge and Skills for Higher Education, Informed Decision Making, Learning by Experience, Target Award Extended Study.
Year 2: Compulsory Modules; Cohesive Communities, Volunteer Health and Safety Management (students will undertake a certificate in H&S in the workplace as part of this module), Community Culture. Optional Modules; Volunteering and Community Action, Gangs and Gun Culture, Bullying Interventions.
Year 3: Compulsory Modules; Mentoring in the Community, Community Project Development, Community Leadership. Optional Modules; Volunteering in the EU, Youth Development.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
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:
CL90
Institution code:
C30
Campus Name:
Burnley Campus
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Foundation
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
Or a portfolio of appropriate experiential learning and interview (individually assessed)
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
0%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
0%
Go onto work and study:
0%
Fees and funding
England
6000.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
6000.0
Year 1
Scotland
6000.0
Year 1
Wales
6000.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
6000.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Please note fees for the foundation year will be £6,000, and then £9,250 per year for the remainder of the course.
*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate
Provider information
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Preston
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