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Professional Practice with Children & Young People

Attendance

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Duration

1 Year

Start

September 2023

Delivery

Campus Taught

Our MA Professional Practice with Children and Young People course offers an ideal development opportunity for graduates and current practitioners.

This course will develop your ability to become a more critical and innovative practitioner. You’ll gain specialist knowledge in children’s rights and participation, safeguarding, and a broad range of practical, legal and theoretical approaches.

Over the last three decades, there have been major developments in services for children, young people, their families and carers. This has led to new approaches to working and different expectations about the knowledge, skills and values needed by people to work effectively across the full range of children’s services. Integrated and multi-agency working, listening to children and young people’s voices, respecting diversity, and facilitating inclusive practice are just some of the skills and values which underpin the development of a professional and skilled children and young people’s workforce.

This course is timely in responding to government demands to raise the status and accreditation of those with responsibilities for the education and care of young children. It is also helping to ensure that best practice is informed by research, local expertise and international contexts.

Why study with us

You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of current research, policies and contemporary debates surrounding practice in children and young people’s services.
You’ll get the opportunity to critically reflect on your own practice and bring about positive change in the delivery of services to children and young people.
The staff who deliver this course are recognised practitioners and academics in their fields. The team includes staff who regularly publish for leading journals in social work, health, education, children’s rights and sociology.

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What you'll do

You’ll develop and enhance your leadership and decision-making skills so that you have the confidence to resolve complex safeguarding situations involving children and young people.
We’ll equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to undertake independent research in this field.
The course covers the full breadth of children’s services, including early years, education, social work, social care, health and community work, and gives you the opportunity to focus your learning on your own areas of interest and expertise.

Module overview

Course delivery

Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus, with some online teaching where we have learnt it works best.

70%Face-to-face

30%Online

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Academic expertise

Industry links

We have strong links with voluntary and statutory sector providers for children and young people in social work, education and health.

This course is also part of the European Network Of Masters in Children’s Rights. Through this, there are opportunities to engage with international networks.

Future careers

This course will equip you to become an innovative, forward thinking professional who has the skills to bring about positive change in the lives of children and young people by improving standards and service delivery.

Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£7,800 per year

Part-time£867 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14,500 per year

2023/24

Full-time£8,400 per year

Part-time£933 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£15,500 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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You’ll get involved in class-based discussions and engage in self-directed study. Throughout the course you’ll have access to a well-stocked library and a wide range of online resources, including the latest journals in the field. Your tutors have a wealth of experience in academia and practice, and some are leading international authors in the field.

You’ll also have the option of:

A module co-taught with children and young people
A work-based learning module
Research
Conferences and seminars

You can also take advantage of our seminar series, organised through the School, where leading international scholars present their latest research to staff, students and practitioners.

For each module you’ll be assessed using a combination of written assignments and presentations. The choice of assignment subject is open, allowing you to focus on a specific area of interest.