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MA PGDip PGCert Advanced Youth and Community Practice

  • DeadlineStudy Details:

    1 year full-time; 2-3 years part-time

Course Description

The MA in Advanced Youth and Community Practice is suitable for graduates within the field of youth and community work who hold a JNC professionally endorsed qualification in youth and community work. It is also suitable for those from associated professional disciplines who wish to study youth and community work at an advanced level, for the purpose of their professional learning and development.

It aims to equip graduates with the knowledge and understanding to equip them to respond effectively to the challenges and opportunities of the evolving fields of practice involving young people and communities. It will support progression into managerial positions in youth and community work.

Entry Requirements

Applicants will normally have substantive experience in services working with young people and communities and should normally possess a degree or a or a relevant professional qualification. Practitioners who do not have a first degree, but who have considerable professional experience can apply for exceptional entry. Please contact the Programme Director to discuss this further.

Fees

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Programme Funding

A range of bursaries, scholarships, loans and grants are available. Please visit website to find out more.

Student Destinations

The programme is aimed at practitioners and managers in the generic and expanding field of youth and community development work. It aims to develop professional understanding and skills through a supportive and challenging learning environment. The programme will be of particular interest to experienced practitioners who manage aspects of youth or community development provision as advanced practitioners or senior practitioners working in services for young people who wish to develop their analytical and professional capabilities.

Module Details

Mandatory

  • Adolescent Development and Learning
  • Young People and the Internet: Information, Communication, and Identity
  • Leading and Managing Professional Practice
  • Multi Agency Practice

Optional

  • Mentoring and Coaching: Principles and Policies in Action
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children and Young People
  • Activism, Protest and Community Organising: Global and Local Perspectives Y
  • outh Culture and Subculture: A Site for Radical Youth Work
  • Developing Leadership and Management Capability through Enquiry (ILM accredited)

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