BAYouth Studies

Study location	United Kingdom, Nottingham
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	L53A

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS 6.5; TOEFL iBT (taken outside the UK) with an overall score of 83; CAE (Cambridge English Advanced) grade C

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) should be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	ntu.ac.uk/..ences/ug/2017-18/youth-studies

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

What will I study?
The course will offer you an engaging and varied programme of study which seeks to explore the concept of youth from several vantage points. It takes themes of education, justice, social welfare and culture and asks a range of challenging questions – not least, why does society intervene in the lives of young people?

Year One

Core modules:

Youth Rights, Responsibilities and Safeguarding
Concepts of Youth
Youth and Social Policy
Social Psychological Perspectives on Youth
Learning for Higher Education
Skills for Practice (One).
Year Two

Core modules:

Social Inclusion
Work-Based Learning
Skills for Practice (Two)
Researching Youth Transitions.
Choose two optional modules from a selection that currently includes:

Youth Justice
Youth Leisure
Youth Health and Wellbeing.
Year Three
Core modules:

Youth Studies Dissertation
Transition and Practice
Youth Cultures and Lifestyles.
Choose two optional modules from a selection that currently includes:

Implementation of Youth Justice
Advice and Guidance Interventions
Youth Work and Informal Education.

Career opportunities

Your career development
You will graduate with the confidence, experience and ability to succeed in making a difference to the lives of young people.

Upon completion of the course, you will be well placed to pursue a career with a wide range of organisations offering services to young people, in an advisory, educative or management role either in a generic or specialist setting. You may decide to pursue postgraduate study in your chosen field.

The job titles below give an indication of the careers our recent Youth graduates are following:

Academic Support Worker
Assistant Community Learning Facilitator
Case Administrator
Community Care Nurse
Community Engagement Worker
Employment Advisor
Family Intervention Practitioner
Junior Youth Inclusion Worker
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Probation Service Officer
Residential Care Worker
Supported Housing Officer
Support Worker
Teaching Assistant
Youth Support Worker.
*Information taken from the Nottingham Trent University Graduate Destinations Database 2008 – 2013.