Child, Family & Community Studies

This programme will be of interest to graduates of early education, social care, psychology, sociology, community studies and related disciplines, as well as professionals in the broad social services delivery area (example, social work, youth work, teaching, community work, early education, family support work).

The overall aim of the Masters is to examine how human capacity can be enhanced across the lifespan in the socio-educational sector. It will provide participants with a critical understanding of concepts and approaches to enabling individuals and groups to realise their potential as human persons and participative communities. The course aims to educate students to high levels of contemporary theoretical awareness in fields central to social services provision and to create an atmosphere of rigorous academic enquiry and writing.

Brochure: View Child, Family and Community Studies course brochure

Students shall take core modules in:

• Perspective on Child, Family and Community
• Equality, diversity and intercultural practice 
• Transitions across the Lifespan
• Introduction to Management Issues in Child, Family and Community Services
• Research Methods and Dissertation

In addition, students shall select two from the following optional modules*

• Interventions in child and adolescent mental health
• Contemporary issues in the early years
• Youth Offending and Youth Justice Perspectives
• Risk, Vulnerability and the protection of children and vulnerable adults
• Masculinities, Care and Equality
• Social entrepreneurship 

*subject to numbers and staffing

Many participants on the MA in Child, Family and Community Studies already have practice experience and use the MA to develop their careers in different directions or to move in to management roles. Graduates have gone on to work in a variety of sectors including development and policy work in social care, early childhood education and the voluntary care sector. It is not necessary to have prior professional experience, however, to find the programme beneficial for career development.

• Passport
• Grading Scale
• Degree / Date of Completion (Both Original Language & Translated)
• Transcripts for each year of study (Both Original Language & Translated)
• Proof of English Proficiency / Date of Exam
• Up to Date Resume
• Statement of Purpose