Bachelor of Arts Child, Youth and Family: Policy and Practice
Course Overview
This program provides a comprehensive exploration of contemporary family life and the developmental pathways of children and youth, framed within critical sociological and political contexts. It is built upon the core principles that all young people deserve to be heard and supported to achieve their potential, and that every family can benefit from effective support systems to thrive.
Key Program Highlights
- Analyze key sociological trends and political policies affecting modern families
- Explore the psychological and social development of children and adolescents
- Grounded in the ethos of empowering youth voice and enabling their potential
- Understand the support systems necessary for healthy family functioning
- Integrates theoretical knowledge with practical applications for real-world impact
Course Overview
This program provides a comprehensive exploration of contemporary family life and the developmental pathways of children and youth, framed within critical sociological and political contexts. It is built upon the core principles that all young people deserve to be heard and supported to achieve their potential, and that every family can benefit from effective support systems to thrive.
Key Program Highlights
- Analyze key sociological trends and political policies affecting modern families
- Explore the psychological and social development of children and adolescents
- Grounded in the ethos of empowering youth voice and enabling their potential
- Understand the support systems necessary for healthy family functioning
- Integrates theoretical knowledge with practical applications for real-world impact
Requirements
Modules
- Community Development
- Practicing Politics
- Introduction to Politics
- Introduction to Child, Youth and Family
- Introduction to Economic Policy
- Social Research Skills
- Children and Health
- Youth Development
- Practicing Sociology
- Introduction to Sociology
- Personal and Professional Development
- Economics of Public and Social Policy
- Professional Development Skills
- Social Issues and Policy Responses
- Politics and Society: Themes and Topics
- Sociology of Health
- Children & Young People in Families Today
- Methods For Social And Political Science
- Child Protection & Welfare
- Youth Work Principles & Practice
- Economics of Family Policy
- Understanding Family and Society
- Work Placement
- Development And Change
- Care, Power, Information
- Thinking Politically: The Power of Ideas
- Revisiting Violence
- Research, Policy and Practice 1
- Family Law
- Equality, Diversity and Collective Action
- Sexualities, Genders and Diversities
- Welfare Words: Key Words in Social Work & Social Welfare
- Introduction to Social Work
- Teaching Methods for the Politics and Society Classroom
- Sociology Of The Environment
- Women, Men & the Economy: Critical Explorations of Theory & Policy
- 'Community' - Significance and Change
- Empathy in Action
- Children & Young People in Families Today
- Research, Policy and Practice 2
- Youth and Society
