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Childhood and Youth Studies - BA (Hons)

University of Portsmouth

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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Learn the skills and get the workplace experience to support children and young people with equality at the heart of your practice on this Childhood and Youth studies degree.

You'll discover how factors such as the education system, youth culture and social media affect children's development. You’ll also have the chance to explore optional topics such as outdoor education, safeguarding and the role of play in a child’s development, and to focus your studies on a particular specialism - education and teaching, community and youth/family provision, or leadership and enterprise.

Develop the knowledge and skills to support children with special educational needs (SEN) and those from a care background, making sure no child misses out on the educational and development opportunities available to them.

After the course, yCourse highlights
Get at least 60 hours of experience working with children in your second year
Have the opportunity to do an additional work placement year after your second or third year on this Connected Degree - we're the only UK university to offer flexible sandwich placements for undergraduates
Learn from lecturers with diverse professional backgrounds – from youth work and policing to teaching and SEN
Gain current insights from your lecturers’ research on themes such as child bereavement and the role of digital tools in supporting learning and wellbeing
Study the latest techniques in education, including outdoor learning and Forest School
Develop practical skills for careers working with children in our Teacher Education Centre - a fun, bright and inspiring immersive learning space
Connect with potential employers through events and workshops with organisations such as an immersive theatre company and a charity that helps children develop life skills through sport
Build a professional eportfolio featuring examples of your work – essential for standing out in the job market after the course
Get ready for a career in social work with our optional Social Pedagogy pathway – you’ll spend more time on placement and graduate as a ‘Social Pedagogy Practitioner’, endorsed by the Social Pedagogy Professional Association (SPPA)
Take advantage of our Institution-Wide Language Programme and learn a foreign language for free as part of your degree, choosing from Arabic, British Sign Language, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin or Spanish
Opt to do a foundation year with ICP to get uni-ready ahead of this course, then take up a guaranteed place on this full Bachelor's degree when you successfully finish your foundation yearou’ll be set for a career supporting children and their families in areas such as youth work, social care and education.

Tuition fees

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£ 17,200per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

  • University League Table

    42nd

  • Campus address

    Portsmouth Campus, University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2UP, United Kingdom

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Over 5,700 of the university's 24,000 students come from 150 countries around the world.
The University of Portsmouth Global team is dedicated to supporting international students from enquiry, through application and arrival, to graduation.
Facilities at the award-winning Ravelin sports centre include an 8-lane swimming pool, 175-station gym, climbing wall and ski simulator.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Childhood & Youth Studies

    12th out of 42 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 150
    121 81%

    16th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    64.0 64%

    14th

    14

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.17 79%

    32nd

    1

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