Childhood and Youth Studies and Sociology (Welsh medium course) (Hons) Bangor University

Overview

The Childhood and Youth Studies and Sociology (Welsh medium course) (Hons) programme at  Bangor University  prepares you to work with, support, protect or advocate for the rights of children, young people, and their families in a range of care and community settings.

Studying these two complementary disciplines provides a comprehensive understanding of how social conditions, situations and interactions impact the lives, behaviour, beliefs, and identities of children and young people. How they affect everything from education and development to employment, wealth, mental health, and wellbeing.

Careers

The breadth and depth of this multidisciplinary Childhood and Youth Studies and Sociology degree prepares you for a wide range of careers in education, sociology, allied health, and social care in the public and private sector.

Your knowledge of children, young people, and social problems, coupled with solid analytical, research and problem-solving skills, gives you a toolset that can be applied in almost any career. For example, in advertising, marketing, journalism, management and administration, the museums and heritage sector, commerce and banking, teaching and research, and the law.

Our graduates have pursued careers in public housing, the civil service, health services, children’s services, counselling, the youth justice system, probation services, youth and community work, additional learning needs (ALN), teaching, and research.

Typical roles may include:

• Charity officer

• Civil Service administrator

• Early years teacher/nursery leader

• Education consultant

• Education mental health practitioner

• Family support worker

• Health play specialist

• Inclusion officer

• Learning mentor

• Play therapist

• Youth worker

• Special educational needs coordinator (SENCO)

• Teaching assistant

• Victim advocate

• Youth probation officer