Our postgraduate programme in Youth and Community Work at Cardiff Met is professionally endorsed by the Education Training Standards (ETS) Wales and recognised by the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) for Youth and Community Workers.
Students on this programme tend to develop into a highly supportive, friendly and analytical professional group. On completion, graduates will significantly enhance their employment opportunities in the field of youth and community work.
There are two study options available:
Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community Work (with
JNC professional endorsement)
This professionally endorsed award is particularly suitable for graduates who have found themselves working in the field of youth and community work and who wish to gain a professional qualification. The Pg Dip requires students to undertake two separate professionally supervised placements in the field of youth and community work. Students can study the programme on either a part-time or a full-time basis, attending the university to undertake the taught modules and tutorials. The course is endorsed by Education Training Standards (ETS Wales) for youth work.
MA Education: Youth and Community Work (with JNC professional endorsement)
This programme has a professionally endorsed Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community work embedded within it. The course offers students the opportunity to gain a full academic MA as well as a professional qualification in youth and community work.
As with the PG Dip in Youth and Community work it is particularly suitable for graduates who have found themselves working in the field of youth and community work and who wish to gain a professional qualification. The programme requires students to undertake two separate professionally supervised placements in the field of youth and community work. Students can study the MA on either a part-time or a full-time basis, attending the university to undertake the taught modules and tutorials. The course is endorsed by Education Training Standards (ETS) Wales) for youth work.
PgD:
All modules have a focus on application to contemporary fieldwork practice contexts.
The taught modules consist of lectures and group work/discussion, with the placement modules providing more of an opportunity to develop critical reflection and analysis of context, with more of an acute focus on practice. Students will be expected to undertake a considerable amount of self-study to enhance the collective learning process. It is envisaged that students will utilise their fieldwork experience to enhance the level of analysis in all learning processes and engage in reflective learning throughout the duration of the course.
The part-time route will entail attendance of University to study a total of four tutorial modules on Tuesday evenings (5-7pm) in Year One and four on Monday evenings (5-7pm) in Year Two. The four taught modules are delivered as a study block, each one being taught intensively over three consecutive six hour days. There will be two of these per academic year, one per semester.
The full-time route will entail attendance of University to study a total of four tutorial modules on Monday and Tuesday evenings (5-7pm) over one academic year. The four taught modules are delivered as a study block, each one being taught intensively over three consecutive six hour days. There will be four of these over the academic year, two per semester.
MA:
All modules have a focus on application to contemporary fieldwork practice contexts.
The taught modules consist of lectures and group work/discussion, with the placement modules providing more of an opportunity to develop critical reflection and analysis of context, with more of an acute focus on practice. Students will be expected to undertake a considerable amount of self-study to enhance the collective learning process. It is envisaged that students will utilise their fieldwork experience to enhance the level of analysis in all learning processes and engage in reflective learning throughout the duration of the course.
The part-time route will entail attendance of University to study a total of four tutorial modules on Tuesday evening (5-7pm) in Year One and four on Monday evenings 5-7pm) in Year Two. The four taught modules are delivered as a study block, each one being taught intensively over three consecutive six hour days. There will be two of these per academic year, one per semester.
The full-time route will entail attendance of University to study a total of four tutorial modules on Monday and Tuesday evenings (5-7pm) over one academic year. The four taught modules are delivered as a study block, each one being taught intensively over three consecutive six hour days. There will be four of these over the academic year, two per semester.
Students on both part-time and full-time MA routes will be allocated a professional supervisor to support and guide the student through the process of both research, to include selection of methods and the writing of the dissertation. Where possible the student will be allocated a supervisor with expertise in the research interest area of the student.