Childhood & Youth Studies BA (Hons)

The journey from childhood to adulthood is constantly changing and presents unique challenges for each generation. To help you navigate this fast-moving landscape, our childhood and youth studies degree applies different perspectives - sociological, psychological, cultural, political, and technological - to make sense of the context. We'll explore the changing local, national, and global situations - political, social, and cultural - that impact the lives of children and young people, their families, and communities.

This degree offers flexibility with optional modules on critical issues such as child poverty and welfare, autism, migration, youth offending, and children's health and wellbeing. You'll have the opportunity to take field trips in the UK and Europe and engage in work-based learning that prepares you for a career in this dynamic sector. Our coursework-focused approach emphasizes different forms of coursework, presentations, and case studies to develop skills and techniques valued by employers, with no formal written exams.