Study location	United Kingdom, University of Bedfordshire
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	1 Years
Study language	English
Awards	PgCert

Entry qualification	Undergraduate diploma (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in any language

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 6+, TOEFL 79+ or CAE result B2

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. beds.ac.uk/..n-and-young-peoples-services2

Overview

COURSE SUMMARY

This course is designed to meet the needs of graduates who wish to
specialise in working with children and young people, and is aimed at
professions such as social work, youth work, education and related
children and family services. Armed with a good postgraduate degree,
students can expect to be promoted to managerial roles or have the
opportunity to be recruited into other senior roles within their
profession. Graduates will be able to secure employment in a range of
positions within service delivery for children and young people across
all sectors.

During this course you will:

• Work within the Department of Applied Social Studies, offering
  unique awards in social work, youth work and child and adolescent
  development
• Benefit from the department’s particular expertise in children’s
  services, youth work and youth crime and justice. It has gained a
  national and international reputation for its research and scholarship
  within the Institute of Applied Social Research (IASR)
• Develop key research and analytical skills vital for your
  professions, effectively enhancing your expertise in issues relating
  to children’s and young people’s services

Areas of study you may cover on this course include:

• Critical issues in the delivery of services to children, young
  people and families
• Conceptual frameworks – theories shaping public policy for
  children’s and young people’s services
• Models and methods of social investigation
• Dissertation

You can also choose from the following option units:

• Young people and illicit drug use in the UK
• Socially excluded young people, education, training and employment
• Youth justice: current issues and critical perspectives
• Violent youth crime and group offending
• The trafficking and sexual exploitation of children and young
  people
• Young people’s participation

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