B.A. /BSc (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies / Outdoor Studies
Bachelor's degree
In Lancaster
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Bachelor's degree
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Lancaster
Our Childhood and Youth Studies and Outdoor Studies courses have been combined to offer you the opportunity to study two different subjects at degree level. This combination will enable you to benefit from high quality teaching across two courses and will provide you with greater career options.
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- Skills and Training
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Course programme
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Year 1
How does a Combined Honours degree work?
Teaching is organised in units that typically involve lectures, seminars and practical/tutorial work. Most units are assessed by a mixture of coursework and formal examination, although there are a number of units that are assessed by coursework only.
In each year of full-time study, you will take 120 credits, made up of a number of units which are worth 30 credits each.
In Year 1 you will take 60 credits of core units from each of your two subjects.
The programme draws upon relevant theory and research in psychology, sociology, philosophy, social policy, and health and educational studies, to engage with current issues and debates concerning children and young people.
Outdoor studies modules aim to develop both academic and practical skills, the strength being in the ability to link theory and practice inside and outside the classroom throughout the three years. You will focus on developing specialist knowledge and skills, enabling you to become competent practitioners who are able to cope in a variety of environments. -
Year 2
In Year 2 you can choose the balance of your two subjects:
Equal study 60 credits from each of your subjects
Major/minor study 90 credits from the major subject and 30 credits from the minor subject.
Your childhood and youth modules will explore the process of developmental issues, alongside exploring issues of vulnerability and sensitivity in social research.
Through the outdoor studies modules you will develop higher level skills with specific focus on understanding the living landscape and the way society and the outdoor sector manage risk. -
Year 3
In your final year you can continue with the equal or major/minor route you have chosen in Year 2 or you can choose from the following options:
If you have chosen equal study in Year 2 you can choose major/minor study in Year 3.
If you have chosen major/minor study in Year 2, in most subject areas you can choose units completely in your major subject in Year 3. This option is called named route study and leads to a single subject degree. See below for a list of available named route degrees.
All final year Combined Honours students must complete a directed project, dissertation or independent study unit. If you take equal study you can choose this unit in any of the two subject areas; if you take major/minor study, you will take this unit as part of your major subject.
You will consider relevant perspectives from Sociology, Social Policy, Social Anthropology and Human Geography to explore key aspects of children and young people's lived experiences in local, national and global contexts. Other units explore ways of working with children and young people in contemporary UK society.
You will explore contemporary issues and historical aspects of outdoor and environmental education.
B.A. /BSc (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies / Outdoor Studies