Childhood and Youth Studies and Psychology (Hons) Bangor University

Overview

This can lead to a wide range of careers including teaching, social work, counselling and law where you’ll make a real difference to the lives of young people.

The fields of Childhood and Youth Studies and Psychology complement each other naturally. 

They support a combined approach to understanding the development of children and young people from biological and psychological perspectives, whilst encouraging an understanding of these elements within areas that affect the lives of children and young people most, such as their education, their interaction with peers and adults, and their wellbeing. This course allows you to study Psychology as part of a joint honours degree.

Careers

The multi-disciplinary approach of the Childhood and Youth Studies and Psychology (Hons) degree at Bangor University offers a broad range of career choices in education and allied professions in the public and private sector, including health, social care, youth and community work. Alternately, some students continue their studies on a Masters programme or apply for a place on a PGCE Primary course.

The combined Childhood and Youth and Psychology course appeals to a very broad range of future employment opportunities within fields related to supporting and working with children and young people. The ability of graduates from these combined disciplines to understand children’s development and to locate and apply this knowledge within the context of roles and institutions that support children and young people, is highly sought after by employers in the field, and is essential in supporting careers in education, child-centred psychology and care services for young people.