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Childhood & Youth and Sport & Physical Education (with Foundation Year) - BA (Hons)

Liverpool Hope University

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Liverpool Hope University
UCAS CODE: LC57

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Hope Park Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-OCT-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Childhood & Youth is an exciting, multidisciplinary subject in which you will explore a range of issues and challenges faced by children and young people in contemporary society, both here in the UK and on a global level. Drawing on key ideas from sociology, politics, history, social policy and cultural studies, the degree examines important questions about children and young people and the social contexts in which they live.Topics studied include: how children and young people’s place in society has changed over time how social class, poverty, gender, ethnicity, disability, social policy and so on impact children and young people’s lives the role of risk and risk-taking in children and young people’s everyday lives and how children and young people make sense of and help to shape their social worlds. In exploring such issues you will also look at various political debates and policy initiatives, as well as learning about various ways of researching with children and young people that aim to help them overcome the many challenges that they face.With its strong emphasis on social justice and welfare, the degree will enable you to develop as critical social scientists who value their role within the academic community at Hope and who, as graduates, will be able to use their skills and knowledge to the benefit of their local community and society more broadly.Our Sport and Physical Education degree helps you gain in-depth knowledge about the effect of sport, physical education and activity on individuals and society as a whole. The degree will allow you to explore the impact of sport at the individual, team, organisational and wider community level, from grass roots through to the elite sport. You will examine these issues using applied and theoretical approaches to sport psychology, performance and technique, sport analysis, sport management, sociology and history, and coaching science and development.Studying Sport and Physical Education at Liverpool Hope University gives you a skills-based theoretical, practical and applied experience which is underpinned by a foundation in subject knowledge and research skills. Based on cutting edge research, you will have the opportunity to explore in detail a wide variety of principles and practices in different sports. The degree focuses on core disciplines in the field. These include applied and theoretical approaches to sport psychology, performance and technique, sport analysis, sport management, sociology and history, and coaching science and development.Within all disciplines you will approach the effect of sport, physical education and activity on individuals and society as a whole, emphasising the ethical issues relating to competition, participation and also the issues relating to health and wellbeing. You will be taught by a team of lecturers who are all experts in their field and widely published academics. You also have full access to the multi-million pound, state-of-the-art Health Science Building and Sports Complex, incorporating a running track, dedicated research space and new teaching laboratories.

Tuition fees

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£ 12,500per year

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University information

Liverpool Hope University

Liverpool Hope University

  • University League Table

    90th

  • Campus address

    Hope Park, Hope Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, L16 9JD, United Kingdom

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    Education

    43rd out of 91 7

    60th out of 85 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    127 56%

    42nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    75.0 75%

    61st

    9

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.37 84%

    10th

    52

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    129 61%

    41st

  • Graduate prospects

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    74.0 74%

    43rd

    5

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.98 75%

    76th

    34

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