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Youth and Community Work courses
Your course
This course provides you with the chance to study a whole range of subjects relating to young people in today’s society. You’ll explore approaches to education, learning and development, and investigate how groups and communities interact. You’ll also be able to study social policy and how it impacts on the lives of young people and communities. We’ll give you the opportunity to gain a wider knowledge and understanding of supporting vulnerable people in a range of community settings, as well as the current theories and strategies to do with how young people act. You’ll also have the chance to study a wide range of broader topics, including controversial issues like what society can do to prevent child sexual exploitation or violent extremism.
Course info
Youth and Community Work BA(Hons)
Course length:
3 years full-time
Entry requirements:
GCSE English Language at grade 4/C or above. Experience (paid/voluntary) with young people or community groups. Enhanced DBS check.
Placements
Hands-on, practical experience is fundamental to our courses. On the Youth and Community Work BA(Hons) you will complete at least 800 hours of relevant experience in a wide range of settings. You could be working in youth and community centres, youth projects, youth theatres and other creatively based groups. Some students have even taken placements in organisations working to support young people with alcohol and drug issues, as well as a range of youth offending issues. On the In-Service BA(Hons) and Top-up BA(Hons) you will already be in a relevant role, meaning your studies will be applied directly to your work. With such an emphasis on work experience, it’s a great opportunity to develop your practical knowledge and skills – exactly what employers are looking for.
Your future
Our Youth and Community Work BA(Hons) and Youth and Community Work In-Service BA(Hons) courses don’t just lead to a degree in Youth and Community Work – you will have also demonstrated your competency in relation to professional standards of practice. That’s because the course is endorsed by the National Youth Agency and recognised by the Joint Negotiating Committee for Youth Work. Successful completion of this course enables you to consider a wide range of careers, including working with families, in youth offending teams, housing associations, and organisations supporting people with alcohol and drug issues. Youth and Community Studies Top-Up BA(Hons)
Course length:
1 year full-time 2 years part-time
Entry requirements:
You will normally have a foundation degree or DipHE in a relevant subject.
Youth and Community Work In-Service BA(Hons)
Course length:
4 years part-time
Entry requirements:
BBC/DMM/112 You will have an appropriate voluntary or paid role with a minimum of 10 hours per week within a relevant setting, and a minimum of one year experience in a relevant setting and current post.
“This course has prepared me for the world of work by offering us placements and allowing us to have the space to discuss our placement and any aspects which we need or want to. This is the same with further study, the course has allowed us to explore and develop our own passions within the field and has supported us to explore them. The support you get is second to none. If you need help and ask for it, it is there in so many different forms to accommodate so many different people.”
Toni Paxford, graduated from Youth and Community Work BA(Hons) in 2021
