International students require IELTS 6.0, with a score no lower than 5.5 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.
Explore childhood and youth in its social, political and cultural contexts on a degree that prepares you for a career in child, youth and community services and includes field trips to the UK and Europe. More Info: click here
Modules
Year 1
SPY1102Child Developmental and Social Psychology (20 CREDITS)
SPY1103Children and Young People in Society (20 CREDITS)
SPY1104Introduction to Social Policy and Welfare (20 CREDITS)
SPY1105Understanding Social Concepts (20 CREDITS)
SPY1107Exploring the Social World (20 CREDITS)
SPY1113Working with Children, Young People and Families (20 CREDITS)
Year 2
SPY2121Research Methods One (20 CREDITS)
SPY2129Youth Studies: Key Concepts and Issues (20 CREDITS)
You will select one of the following modules:
SPY2127Work-based Learning and Employability 1 (20 CREDITS)
SPY2139Self-Directed Learning (20 CREDITS)
You will select three of the following modules:
SPY2122Research Methods Two (20 CREDITS)
SPY2123Child Welfare, Family and the State (20 CREDITS)
SPY2124Children's Cultural Worlds (20 CREDITS)
SPY2125Children, Food and Sustainability (20 CREDITS)
SPY2126Promoting Equality in Childhood (20 CREDITS)
SPY2128Representations of Childhood and Youth in Popular Culture (20 CREDITS)
SPY2130International Perspectives on Children and Families (20 CREDITS)
SPY2131Youth Offending: Critical Perspectives (20 CREDITS)
Year 3
SPY3100Dissertation (40 CREDITS)
SPY3115Youth Studies: Critical Perspectives (20 CREDITS)
You will select three of the following modules:
SPY3048Critical Autism Studies (20 CREDITS)
SPY3103International Perspectives on Early Childhood, Education and Care (20 CREDITS)
SPY3104Social Work with Children and Families: Theory, Policy and Practice (20 CREDITS)
SPY3105Contemporary Theory, Policy and Practice in Education Services (20 CREDITS)
SPY3106Critical Perspectives in Children's Health and Wellbeing (20 CREDITS)
SPY3107Issues for Professional Practice (20 CREDITS)
SPY3109Arts in Society (20 CREDITS)
SPY3116Young People and Social Media (20 CREDITS)
SPY3118Childhood and Sexuality (20 CREDITS)
SPY3120Children and Migration (20 CREDITS)
SPY3125Socio-Cultural Issues and Questions (20 CREDITS)
SPY3127Work-based Learning and Employability 2 (20 CREDITS)
Future career paths include education, teaching, social work, youth work, probation service, youth justice services, the police force, work in the voluntary sector and international aid work.
