Overview

Throughout this Childhood and Youth Studies with Psychology with Foundation Year course from University of Portsmouth you'll also have the chance to focus your childhood and youth studies on a particular specialism - education and teaching, community and alternative provision, or leadership and enterprise.

You’ll gain the expert skills and knowledge needed for a rewarding career working with and supporting children and young people aged 8–25. You could go onto work in sectors such as youth work, mental health support, teaching, fundraising.

Career opportunities:

Your knowledge of how the mind affects behaviour, coupled with a thorough understanding of the social and biological factors that influence young people’s development, will set you up for a rewarding career working with and supporting young people and children.

The opportunity to delve into your preferred childhood and youth studies specialism - from education and teaching, community and youth / family provision, or leadership and enterprise - will ensure you're prepared for the career of your choice.

Areas you can work in include:

youth work
social work
mental health services
educational welfare
childcare
health promotion
teaching (as a teaching assistant)
psychologist (by taking a postgraduate conversion course, such as a BPS-accredited Master's)

With further training and qualifications, you can also work in:

social work
psychotherapy and counselling
teaching

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Child and Youth Development

Educational Contexts

Understanding Childhood

Psychological Science

Strategies for Social Change

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-06-30 00:00:00

More details

You can apply through the normal UCAS process if you have not yet submitted any applications at all through UCAS. This option remains open until 30 June.

Language

English

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72

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Psychology Childhood Studies View 140 other Bachelors in Childhood Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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72

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62

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

A levels - BBC-BCC
UCAS points - 104-112 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent
T-levels - Merit
BTECs (Extended Diplomas) - DMM
International Baccalaureate - 24

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17900 GBP / year

≈ 17900 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Additional Details

EU students – £10,300 a year (including EU Scholarship – may be subject to annual increase)

Living costs

Portsmouth

United Kingdom

710 - 1099 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

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Credits

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Disciplines

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English requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

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Portsmouth

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