About the course
Reasons to study
- Top up your existing qualifications and gain a full honours degree to help progress your career.
- If you're not currently working in Youth and Community, you'll be supported in finding a placement to gain valuable work experience.
- Your personal tutor will be on hand to help ensure you have a positive learning experience.
If youre looking to progress your career working with young people, community groups and partnerships, then this course could be for you. Youll already have an FdA, Dip HE or equivalent qualification in youth and community work or a similar field and you may already be working in the sector. Youll have the opportunity to study full-time or part-time alongside students studying the full-time Youth and Community Work BA(Hons).
Why Youth and Community Studies?
- As part of the course youll have the opportunity to explore a whole range of subjects relating to young people in todays society, including education, learning and development, society and how groups and communities interact, social policy and inclusion.
- Well also support you in expanding your knowledge and understanding of government policies, current theories and strategies relating to young people.
- If youre already working in the field, youll draw on your experience whilst studying the course. Otherwise youll be supported in finding a voluntary placement to support your learning.
- Youll be taught by an outstanding team of teachers. Youll also have access to our extensive professional and academic network which feeds directly into course design and delivery and to excellent facilities and specialist equipment.