BA (Hons) Community Development and Youth Work (endorsed route)

at University of Bolton

Modules
 

• Ethics, Values and Reflective Practice

• Youth Work, Policy and Practice

• People, Power and Social Change

• Group Work and Informal Education

• Placement 1: Exploring Practice in a Youth and/or Community Setting

• Community Development, Policy and Practice

• Diversity, Identity and Social Justice

• Enabling Healthy Communities

• Contemporary Issues in Youth Work

• Placement 2: Developing Professional Practice in a Youth and/or Community Setting

• Global Youth Work and Sustainable Communities

• Professional and Academic Research Methods

• Community Living: Housing and Homelessness

• Management, Governance and Organisational Development

• Placement 3: Managing a Youth and Community Project

• 60% or above at standard XII (all boards)

• Successful completion of a 2 year diploma (state board or approved polytechnic)

• Accept applications for entry to year 2 & 3; however these are assessed on a case by case basis.

• If English isn’t your first language, you’ll also need IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band (or equivalent).

• Home Fees Per Year - £9,250
• International  Fees Per Year - £12,950

Graduates can also use the qualification to step into a range of other careers. You may need relevant experience and/or postgraduate study for some of these roles. Possible careers include:
 

• The Arts
• Mentoring
• Teaching and education
• Health promotion
• Behaviour management
• Learning support
• Work with refugee and asylum seekers
• Advice work
• Community education
• Family support
• Probation
• Social work
• Careers advice
• Prison service
• Outdoor education/activities
• Residential care
• Volunteer co-ordination
• Youth offending