MA Sociology of Childhood and Children's Rights

The Sociology of Childhood and Children's Rights MA course is a comprehensive program offered by University College London (UCL). The course provides insight and understanding concerning the socio-cultural, economic, legal, and political conditions for children. The faculty draws on knowledge from areas like sociology, psychology, philosophy, human rights, and children's rights.Course Content: The course includes components like theorising and researching childhood, constructing childhood, global childhoods, rights and wrongs, researching children: methods in childhood research, and children's rights in practice. Students are expected to complete two compulsory modules and two optional modules based on their interest. The course also requires the successful completion of a dissertation.Key Modules: The course includes modules like Theorising and Researching Childhood, Constructing Childhood, Global Childhoods, Rights and Wrongs, Researching Children: Methods in Childhood Research, Sociological Issues in Childhood Research, Rights and Wrongs: Challenging Children’s Everyday World, and Childhood Practice Placement.Future Careers: Graduates of this course are well-positioned for a variety of careers or further study in roles such as policy advocacy, children's rights promotion, research or journalism. The course also provides a foundation for further study at a doctoral level.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page: Sociology of Childhood and Children's Rights MA