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BSc Community Youth Work

Ulster University

Institution
Ulster University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
BSc (Hons) Community Youth Work
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
L521
Typical offer
A-level CDD

Entry requirements

A level: CDD

About this course

BSc (Hons) in Social Work, with a focus on community youth work. Core topics include critical and analytical thinking, ethics and professional practice, and global and comparative perspectives. Three assessed practice placements are completed across the three-year programme, each a minimum of ten weeks at approximately 25 to 30 hours per week. The degree is endorsed by NSETS and confers professional community youth work status.

Modules

  • Understanding Youth Work in Context
  • The Foundations for Youth Work Practice
  • Assessed Practice Placement 1
  • Applied Socio-Political Perspectives
  • The Northern Ireland Context - Transforming Communities
  • Power; Inequality and anti-oppressive practice
  • Assessed Practice Placement 2
  • Pedagogy of Youth Work
  • Critical Thinking and Professional Development
  • Study Of Applied Practice (SOAP)
  • Assessed Practice Placement 3
  • Ethical Leadership, Management and Supervision
  • Diploma in International Academic Studies