MA in Children Youth and International Development

at Brunel University London

You will study three core modules relating to children, youth and international development, including the rights and participation of young people, and how to conduct research with children and youth.
Later in the course, optional modules offer the opportunity to appreciate how children and youth-related issues are addressed from alternative disciplinary perspectives including anthropology and sociology.
Through the placement module you have the opportunity to conduct a sustained project with an external organisation which often provides ideas and knowledge towards your dissertation project.
Optional modules are indicative and available subject to numbers.
Please see programme specification for the specific optional module combination choices that are available. 
This course can be studied 1 year full-time or 2 or 2.5 years part-time, starting in September.
Year 1
Compulsory

• SA5619 - Critical Perspectives on International Development
• Gain a theoretical and historical overview of the changing relationship between anthropology and international development as you learn to understand the multiple ways in which anthropological research can enhance our understanding of contemporary policies and practices in international development.
• SA5615 - Dissertation
• In this key module you will carry out a major research project on a subject of your choice within children, youth and international development using the application of appropriate research methods.
• SA5616 - Researching Children, Childhood and Youth
• In this module you will develop a critical appreciation of the methodological approaches and research methods used in the study of children, childhood and youth, including considerations for cross-cultural research. Topics include designing research, fieldwork, ethical issues, data collection and analysis, and the writing of research findings.
• SA5623 - Understanding Childhood and Youth
• This module will introduce you to the study of childhood and youth as they are constructed and practiced in different social, cultural and economic settings. The first section focuses on children, looking first at how ideas of childhood are constructed by adults, the second section is devoted to young people.
  Optional
• SA5618 - Anthropology of Education and Learning
• Gain an appreciation of the key issues in the anthropology of education and learning and an understanding, ethnographically, of how culture shapes and informs the educational and learning process an and in turn impacts social and cultural practices.
• SA5621 - Anthropological Perspectives on War and Humanitarian Assistance
• In this subject you will analyse the social and economic consequences of contemporary warfare and the rebuilding war-torn societies from an anthropological perspective and by doing so, understand the different ways anthropological research can enhance the understanding of contemporary warfare.
• SA5614 - Applied Learning for Children, Youth and International Development
• Examine the relevance and responsibility of your academic studies in children, youth and international development to community, voluntary action as you consider how you might utilise your subject knowledge and transferrable skills when you graduate.

English language requirements

• IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
• Pearson: 59 (59 in all subscores)
• BrunELT: 63% (min 58% in all areas)
• TOEFL: 90 (min 20 in all) 

2022/23 entry
UK
£8,735 full-time
£4,365 part-time
International
£16,825 full-time
£8,410 part-time
N.B. UK and EU applicants: the 30 month part-time course will not be eligible for a Postgraduate Loan. If you wish to be considered for the part-time 30 month version, please make your application for the 24 month part-time route and then contact the Admissions team to request the change to the 30 month duration.
Fees for EU applicants – For entry in 2022/23 academic year, eligible EU applicants will have the same tuition fees as UK students to continue our support during this transition period. These fees will be applied for the duration of the course.

Students from the programme have progressed to a variety of careers in different types of organisations, primarily in international development NGOs such as AbleChildAfrica, ADRA, and Anti-Slavery International, and in government ministries and agencies like the Ministry of Gender, Youth and Child Development, Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the British Council.