BA (Hons) Drama and English Literature

The Childhood, Youth, and Psychology course at Liverpool Hope University provides students with an in-depth, interdisciplinary understanding of the social, psychological and historical impacts on children and young people. The course will offer an excellent foundation for who may wish to pursue careers in schools, educational, social care, NGOs, counselling, health and social services.Course Content: The course content is structured in a way that it first introduces students to key techniques, concepts and historical perspectives in childhood studies and psychology. Then it helps students to gain a deeper and critical understanding of childhood, youth and psychology, and their links to human development. It also focuses on the social, political and cultural aspects and challenges faced by children and young people. Key Modules: Some of the key modules include 'Children and Young People's Worlds', 'Introduction to social and developmental psychology', 'Critical Approaches to working with children', 'Understanding and working with families', 'Educational & Child Psychology' and 'Critical Debates in Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)' etc.Accreditations: Though accreditation information is not explicitly available, the course does mention that it meets the professional standards of the British Psychological Society (BPS).Future Careers: The course claims to prepare students for various professional and academic careers such as teaching, counselling, youth work, social work, educational psychology, clinical psychology, research and much more. Students can also evolve into roles in NGOs, health and social services.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.