Childhood and Youth Studies The Open University UK

Overview

This Childhood and Youth Studies DipHE diploma from The Open University UK is for anyone working with children and young people or with a general interest in the field. You’ll investigate policies, practices and issues affecting the lives of children and young people across a range of settings – developing your knowledge, your analytical skills and improving your practice.

Key features of the course

• Spans the entire childhood age range from early years to youth

• Topics include child development and psychology, international childhoods, research with children, and children’s literature

• Explore children and young people’s lives from different perspectives alongside students studying and working in different settings

• Relevant to a wide range of careers in childcare, education, health and social care

Career opportunities:

This diploma provides an effective foundation for a wide choice of career paths. It emphasises independent thinking, develops analytical and communication skills and will help you become a clear and confident writer – all attributes that are highly valued by employers. Specific skills you’ll develop include:

• analysing, critically evaluating and effectively communicating information to others

• competence in team and project work, supporting and/or supervising others

• organising, synthesising and questioning opinions and arguments

• evaluating the appropriateness of different approaches to problem-solving

• managing and organising time, resources and information to support decision-making

• reflecting on your own learning and performance and taking steps to improve it

• using ICT effectively and being able to interpret data.