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Postgraduate Certificate in Childhood and Youth Studies

Name: Postgraduate Certificate in Childhood and Youth Studies
Price: £2800 GBP

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Distance without attendance | Distance Learning | 1 year | FEB-26

Study mode

Distance without attendance

Duration

1 year

Start date

FEB-26

Key information
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Qualification type

Postgraduate Certificate

Subject areas

Youth Studies

Course Summary

This certificate will be attractive to anyone with a personal or professional interest in exploring different aspects of children and young people’s worlds and who wish to develop critical analysis skills. It is relevant for graduates working with children or young people who wish to advance academically and professionally or those with a background in childhood and youth studies youth work youth justice sociology health and social care social work nursing anthropology psychology education and the voluntary sector including charities and NGOs. It also gives those not currently working with children and young people, the opportunity to move into the profession or move between professions.

Modules

Children and young people?s worlds (E808) (60 Credits)

Childhood and youth studies is one of the fastest growing disciplines in the UK; it?s studied by people who work with, or who are interested in the lives of, children and young people, both nationally and internationally. You don?t have to work with children or young people to study this module, but you should be curious about their experiences ? including those of migration, disability, inequality and sexuality ? as well as in their digital and spiritual lives. Based on cutting-edge research, this module explores many different contexts of children?s and young people?s lives in a challenging and rewarding way.

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Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£2,800

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Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£12,290

Entry requirements

You must have a bachelors degree from a UK University (or equivalent) to study this course. Your degree can be in any subject, although childhood and youth studies, sociology, health and social care, anthropology, psychology or education are particularly relevant.

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