Childhood and Youth Studies (Hons) University of Portsmouth

Overview

Through this Childhood and Youth Studies (Hons) degree from University of Portsmouth you'll discover how factors such as the education system, youth culture and social media affect children's development. You’ll also have the chance to explore optional topics such as outdoor education, safeguarding and the role of play in a child’s development, and to focus your studies on a particular specialism - education and teaching, community and youth/family provision, or leadership and enterprise.

Develop the knowledge and skills to support children with special educational needs (SEN) and those from a care background, making sure no child misses out on the educational and development opportunities available to them.

After the Childhood and Youth Studies (Hons) degree from University of Portsmouth, you’ll be set for a career supporting children and their families in areas such as youth work, social care and education.

Career opportunities:

There will always be a demand for skilled and knowledgeable professionals to work with children and young people.

As well as specialist expertise, this course helps you develop transferable skills valued by all kinds of employers, such as:

• teamworking

• leadership

• people management

• contextual communication

• self-organisation

• time management

• resilience

What areas can you work in with a childhood and youth studies degree?

After the course, you could work in areas such as:

• youth work

• social care

• educational welfare

• probation

• teaching (with further study)

• policing

Graduate destinations

Roles our graduates have taken on include:

• nursery manager

• family support worker

• training assessor

• employability coordinator

• careers advisor

• teacher

• schools liaison officer