Youth Work and Communities, BA (Hons)

The Youth Work and Communities degree is a contemporary and exciting course, which has accreditation from the Joint Negotiating Committee, the professional body that accredits Youth Workers in England and Wales.The course has been designed with key stakeholders, including the National Youth Agency, UK Youth, youth work managers, practitioners and young people themselves, to integrate the core knowledge and skills required to jump-start a successful career working with young people and communities, whether that is in the public sector, non-governmental organisations/voluntary field or private sector.Practice skills (through supervised practice), cultural competencies, communication, placement and community engagement opportunities have been built in throughout the programme to ensure you incrementally develop the essential and specialist skills and expertise to build a thriving career working with diverse young people and communities.Placement opportunities throughout the three years provide experiential learning and opportunities to build professional networks and your own field of interest in youth and community. You will also be able to choose from optional modules including mental health and counselling approaches, Black political activism, and youth, crime and justice.