BA Education and Youth Studies

The Undergraduate Education and Youth Studies course at the University of Roehampton grooms the personal and social development of individuals, equipping them with skills to transform education systems and youth-based public services in the community. This course allows students to understand and address key issues that affect young people and their education. Course Content: The course provides training in youth work, with an emphasis on community development. Students will also learn about contemporary concerns in education, e.g. mental health, and global justice. Apart from theoretical knowledge, the course gives its students opportunities to take a work placement in their third year.Key Modules: Some core modules include 'Young People and Society', 'Global Childhoods', 'Education Policy and Politics', 'Work Placement', 'Critical Theories of Youth and Education' and a Final Year Project.Future Careers: This course can pave the way for various professional roles in youth work and community development, teaching, social work, support work in schools and colleges, mentoring or coaching, local authority roles, health and social care roles, criminal justice work with young people, education for sustainability, and roles with NGOs both in the UK and abroad.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.