Youth work has been described as ‘the science of enabling young people to believe in themselves and build positive futures’ (National Youth Agency). Working with people primarily aged between 11 and 25 is both a challenging and rewarding career choice and the professionals specialising in this field aim to support a young person to develop both personally and socially. On this course, you’ll cover the history and development of youth and community work, explore the self, groups and learning, society and social policy, and develop your understanding of social science. You’ll also be looking at oppression, globalisation, how agencies work together, and community development and management, as well as enhancing your research, practical and managerial skills. Compulsory work placements in youth and community centres, and schools and voluntary organisations, provide ample opportunity to achieve hands-on experience working alongside professional youth and community workers. And you’ll see, first-hand, some of the issues that can affect young people and their communities. Key features - Professionally recognised by the Joint Negotiating Committee and validated by the National Youth Agency. - Throughout the course you will undertake up to 800 hours of practical work placements as well as volunteering opportunities, in a range of relevant organisations and projects, to enhance your learning experience in areas such as mentoring, advice and guidance, youth justice, drug and alcohol misuse work and sports-based work. - You will study a range of topics including learning, education and youth work, youth and community work in context, developing the professional practitioner and globalisation and global youth work. - Gain an international perspective on your studies through our DMU Global programme. Recent trips have seen Youth Work and Community Development students focus on the role of young people as change-makers to create positive social change in India and The Gambia, and consider poverty, health and social problems in Florida. - Graduate employment opportunities include detached youth work, community development, Schools and colleges, work with refugee and asylum seekers and mentoring. - We have one of the UK’s largest youth work teaching and research teams, with an established reputation of more than 55 years’ experience. **DMU’s careers and employability service, known as DMU Works, was awarded the Best University Careers/Employability Service at the National Undergraduate Employability (NUE) Awards in February 2021. We understand university is a huge investment, and our careers commitment to you is not simply to help you secure a job, but to equip you with the skills to thrive, adapt and innovate in our ever-changing world.**

YEAR ONE: Learning, Education and Youth Work; Youth and Community Work in Context; The Self in Context; Developing the Professional Practitioner 1. YEAR TWO: Black Perspectives; Developing the Professional Practitioner 2; Context, Management and Governance; Research Methods/Negotiated Module. YEAR THREE: Globalisation and Global Youth Work; Practice-Related Research; Professional Formation and Action Learning; Developing the Professional Practitioner 3.

You will be taught with a variety of teaching methods, including: lectures, seminars, workshops, group work, problem solving, guided reading, e-learning. Assessment methods include: essays, reports, presentations, projects, reflective logs. Contact hours in a typical week will depend to some extent on the optional modules you choose to study. However, typically you will have up to 14 contact hours of teaching.

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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: L530

Institution code: D26

Campus Name: Leicester Campus

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

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Student satisfaction : 75%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 65%

Go onto work and study: 85%

EU	14750.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
International	14750.0	Year 1

For students registering in the 2022/23 academic year, the fees for this programme are yet to be confirmed. Please note that fees are subject to an annual review. Any increase in fees for Home students would be based upon a review of our provision and in line with the fee cap set by the government. For EU and Overseas students such reviews will be based on a market assessment and communicated to students at least 6-months before any programme commencing. Please visit the tuition fees pages of our website for further information: dmu.ac.uk/funding.

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