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BA (Hons)

Youth Work & Community Practice

Duration
3 years
Start
September 2025
UCAS Code
L530
Delivery
In-person

This professionally validated course will leave you a qualified, experienced and employable youth and community worker.

Why study with us

  • On completion of this degree, you’ll be a fully qualified youth worker with a nationally recognised professional qualification.
  • This course has been carefully developed by youth work employers and professionals to ensure students are fully prepared for youth work employment after graduation.
  • Our excellent industry links will give you placement opportunities that will support your career aspirations.
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What you'll do

  • You'll be taught by an experienced team with backgrounds in youth work or community practice. They cover expertise in youth work, justice, mentoring, mental health, and more.
  • In addition to your degree, you will also receive a CPD award in safeguarding, a CPD award in writing risk assessments, a first aid at work qualification and will have the opportunity to complete an ILM in Mentoring.
  • You'll learn in a highly practical environment with useful assessments. You'll take part in placements in youth work or community practice, with assessments that will impact their organisational policy and practice.

Modules

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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Accreditations

Future careers in youth work and community practice

After completing this course, you will be able to move directly into a wide range of careers including, but not limited to:

Academic expertise

Jenny Foster
Senior Lecturer
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Paul Hogan
Lecturer in Youth Work and Community Practice
Dr Chinyere Ajayi
Lecturer in Youth Work and Community Practice
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Dr Yasmeen Ali
Senior Lecturer

Entry requirements

We will consider your educational achievements, predicted grades, work experience and personal statement. If you don't meet the grades for your chosen course, we will consider you for other programmes.

We know that many factors can influence the grades you achieve in school or college. If your life experience has affected your academic studies, we can take this into account. Use the UCAS Points Calculator below to check whether you are eligible.

Unsure if you meet our entry requirements? Contact our friendly Course Enquiries team to talk through your options.

  • UCAS: 96-112 points at A2
  • BTEC Extended Diploma: MMM-DMM
  • BTEC Diploma: DD-D*D*
  • Pass Access Course 96-112 UCAS points
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 96-112 points from Higher Level Subjects
  • T Level: P (C+) - M
  • IELTS: 6.0 with no Component lower than 5.5
  • GCSE's: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent
  • A satisfactory Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland) is required for this course

This course will involve you working with vulnerable groups of individuals, this may include children. In order to ensure that the University offers places on their programmes to suitable candidates you will be required to obtain a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance (formerly termed CRB).

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Not got the grades?

Our courses with a foundation year could be exactly what you're looking for. They provide an alternative route to study for this degree.

Find out more about our courses with a foundation year.

Fees and funding

2024/25
UK
Full-time£9,250 per year
Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits
International
Full-time£16,500 per year
2025/26
UK
Full-time£9,250 per year
Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits
International
Full-time£17,325 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

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

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This course is delivered by the School of Health, Social Work and Sport

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information

You can find regulations and policies relating to student life at the University of Central Lancashire on our student contract page