BA (Hons) Childhood Studies
Course Overview
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of the issues shaping children's lives from birth to age 19, blending theoretical knowledge with real-world policy and practice. You will gain crucial insights by examining childhood through the lenses of sociology, psychology, and educational theory, preparing you for a meaningful career working with children, young people, and families. The program emphasizes understanding the world from the child's perspective and equips you with highly sought-after transferable skills.
Key Program Highlights
- Examine childhood through multiple perspectives including sociology, psychology, philosophy, and educational theory.
- Gain practical, hands-on experience with a 120-hour work placement in a relevant professional setting.
- Prepare for diverse careers in teaching, early years, social care, child protection, and policy work.
- Develop critical skills to understand, challenge, and engage with current approaches and social policies affecting youth.
- Explore critical themes such as children's rights, youth identities, and protecting vulnerable children and young people.
Course Overview
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of the issues shaping children's lives from birth to age 19, blending theoretical knowledge with real-world policy and practice. You will gain crucial insights by examining childhood through the lenses of sociology, psychology, and educational theory, preparing you for a meaningful career working with children, young people, and families. The program emphasizes understanding the world from the child's perspective and equips you with highly sought-after transferable skills.
Key Program Highlights
- Examine childhood through multiple perspectives including sociology, psychology, philosophy, and educational theory.
- Gain practical, hands-on experience with a 120-hour work placement in a relevant professional setting.
- Prepare for diverse careers in teaching, early years, social care, child protection, and policy work.
- Develop critical skills to understand, challenge, and engage with current approaches and social policies affecting youth.
- Explore critical themes such as children's rights, youth identities, and protecting vulnerable children and young people.
