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Study mode

Full time

Duration

12 months

Start date

30-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Children / Youth (Social Work) Youth Studies Learning Theory

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview

This innovative MA in Childhood Studies offers a unique sociological focus seeking to understand the lives of children and young people in different social, cultural, participatory and geographical contexts. Drawing on the new social studies of childhood and youth, the course enables you to develop a holistic understanding of children and young people and their everyday lives.

Modules have been developed using the theory and history of Childhood Studies, the practice and research experience of staff who teach on the course and the latest research in the field. Core modules will give you a sound knowledge of concepts and approaches in the study of childhood, but you’ll also be able to choose optional modules to suit your interests and career aspirations.

Career opportunities

The MA Childhood Studies course has been designed to meet the needs of both international and UK students of childhood and youth, including practitioners who intend to work with children in educational, social, health or Non-Governmental Organisational settings. It will also enable you to pursue an academic career: for example, future doctoral study in education, social policy or sociology.

Careers support

We encourage you to prepare for your career from day one. That’s one of the reasons Leeds graduates are so sought after by employers.

The Careers Centre and staff in your faculty provide a range of help and advice to help you plan your career and make well-informed decisions along the way, even after you graduate. Find out more about Careers support.

Modules

This core module will introduce you to methodological issues raised in research with children and young people and a range of methods that can be used in such research. You will also develop a critical appreciation of their uses and limitations. The module will consider the ontological and epistemological frameworks guiding research with children (as objects, subjects, actors, co-researchers) ? and demonstrate the implications of these for the research methods you use. You will cover main forms of research including ethnography (participant observation and adjunct techniques), surveys (including sampling, questionnaires, interviews), and intervention/evaluation research. You will be shown how to analyse both qualitative and quantitative data.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£11,250

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£24,500

Entry requirements

A bachelor degree (hons) with a 2:1 or non-UK equivalent in a relevant discipline. We will consider applicants with alternative qualifications and experience on an individual basis.