BA Youth & Community Work
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 80-104 A level: Minimum three A levels to include grades CCD-BCC. No specific subjects required. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: MMP-MMM IB: No specific subjects required.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Social Work, focusing on youth and community work. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme includes three practice placements totalling 800 hours of supervised professional experience. On graduation, students receive a professional qualification recognised by the Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) and are eligible to register with the Education Workforce Council (EWC).
Modules
- Practice Placement & Professional Development I (including 250 hours of real-world experience and skills)
- Contemporary Youth & Community Work Policy & Practice
- What Makes Us Who We Are
- Working with People in a Social Context
- Researching Communities
- Practice Placement & Professional Development II (including 300 hours of real-world experience and skills)
- Education for Change
- Anti-Oppressive Practice & Being an Effective Ally
- Partnership & Multi-Agency Working
- Research within Youth & Community Context
- Practice Placement & Professional Development III (including 250 hours of real-world experience and skills)
- Dissertation Research Project (on a topic of your choice)
- Leading & Managing Youth & Community Work
- Activism & Community Action for Change
- Crime and Justice
- The Global Context