Applied Childhood & Youth BA (Hons)

Studying Applied Childhood & Youth will enable you to develop important skills and knowledge relating to working with and alongside children and young people. You will learn about relevant social policies and legal frameworks, including child protection, safeguarding and the criminal justice system, as well as ethical and practical issues related to working with children and young people with specific requirements and interests. The course will also allow you to develop key personal and professional practice skills by providing you with an opportunity to engage in Work-based Learning. Topics studied include: key social, economic and policy developments that provide the background to working with children and young people; current policy and practice frameworks related to work with children and young people; personal and professional practice skills; issues and challenges of working with children and young people.