MA Youth and Community Work

at University of East London

MODULES

Year 1

CORE MODULES

• Policy, Theory and Practice in Youth Work
• Field Work Practice 1
• Field Work Practice 2
• Community Development, Theory and Practice
• Applied Research Project
   

English language requirements

Overall IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening (or recognised equivalent).

If you do not meet the academic English language requirements for your course, you may be eligible to enrol onto a pre-sessional English programme. The length of the course will depend on your current level of English and the requirements for your degree programme. 

International Fees Full time, 1 year
£13,740 Per academic year

The traditional model of youth work, where you work in and later manage a youth club as the focal point of the community, is becoming less common.

The range of roles open to you now is as rewarding as it is wide. You could move into the Third Sector, a social enterprise, a housing association, a voluntary organisation or even a college. 
For example, a local college has employed graduates of this course as student enrichment officers - in effect working in informal education on a college site. 

Other graduates are working as youth workers, in pupil referral units and youth offending teams. You could specialise in more targeted work, whether it is around learning support, diversion from crime or working with people already in the justice system.

As your career progresses and you gain both experience and credibility in the field, you can move into more senior roles, perhaps shaping policy, working in national charities such as Barnardo's or The Children's Society or taking a sideways step into a non-governmental organisation (NGO).

You could also develop an international, as well as a national and local, focus to your career - for instance, taking young people abroad, supervising and supporting them to broaden their horizons on a community project overseas.