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Degree: | Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (BA (Hons)) |
Discipline: |
Social Work
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Duration: | 36 months |
Study modes: | full-time, part-time |
University website: | Youth Work and Community Development |
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If you want to make a difference in the lives of children, young people and their families this is the degree for you. It enables individuals to make decisions about their lives, build personal resilience and reach their full potential. This is one of the largest professional youth and community work training courses in the country providing you with a challenging and worthwhile career.
If you want to be a positive force in the lives of young people and their communities this is the degree for you. Youth work and community development processes and values enable young people to make decisions about their lives, build personal resilience and raise aspirations. This is one of the largest professional youth and community work training courses in the country providing you with a challenging and worthwhile career that will: With its emphasis on innovation and effective informal engagement, this course equips you with the professional skills and knowledge to have a positive impact on people’s lives. We’re proud to welcome applications from candidates with practice experience in youth work, health, social care and education. This is as part of our commitment to enable those from non-traditional backgrounds to be able to study as part of our commitment to widening participation. This course received recognition from professional bodies and agencies for student support, employer relations, (local, national and international placements), innovative assessments, creative use of technology, an outstanding teaching team and exemplary integration of inter-professional working. Therefore, this degree prepares you to develop and lead initiatives which help people build resilience and engagement skills, while addressing professional challenges ranging from complex lives. Simon Williams, Senior Lecturer for Youth Work and Community Development, discusses a potentially more positive future for Youth Work and young people in his blog. Responding to current changes in practice which are transforming the nature of services for young people and community work across the UK, the degree offers multiple specialist pathways which offer you the skills, knowledge and experiences which puts you at the forefront of practice: Please note that the specialist pathways are subject to minimum numbers in order to run.
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