BA (Hons) Families and Childhood Studies
Duration: 3 years
Course details
The Childhood and Family Studies degree is designed to provide you with essential knowledge and skills in order to work with children, their families and the services that support them. It provides a strong foundation for either employment within education, health, welfare or community contexts or a future professional study.
Modules
Year 1
Child Development: Theory and Practice
Working with Children, Young People and Families
Families and Society
Child Protection
Academic Development and Reflective Practice
Year 2
Inclusion and Diversity
Skills for the Workplace
Family Health and Well-Being
Risk, Resilience and Recovery
Research Methods
Year 3
Promoting Positive Behaviour
Youth and Society
Supporting Families with Young Children
Research Article
Entry requirements
- UCAS: 96 to 112 tariff points
- Grade B in CACHE Diploma excluding CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education
Career posibilities
You will be able to access careers in working with children and families in a range of services which include early years, family support, schools, charities, community work and health. You will also have the opportunity to progress to postgraduate programmes of studies that award qualifications in teaching. You can expect to have these following positions after you graduate: Police Family Liaison Officer, Substance Misuse Support Worker Child/Family Worker including supporting young people who have lived with abuse, Support Worker.
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