BSc Childhood Studies with Study Abroad (L525)

Bachelor's degree

In Bristol

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Bristol

  • Start date

    Different dates available

About BSc Childhood Studies with Study Abroad
Our BSc Childhood Studies has been declared the best in the UK in The Guardian's 2018 university league table.
The course focuses on policy and the rights of children and young people from birth to 19 years, exploring contemporary debates within a global context. Teaching is research-based and benefits from the expertise of lecturers from related disciplines, including education, psychology, sociology, social work and law.
Years one and two are identical to the three-year BSc Childhood Studies course, during which you will build a solid understanding of social, psychological and historical constructions of childhood. Optional units will allow you to pursue different routes through the degree depending on your personal interests and potential career choices.
In year three you will be able to study overseas at one of our partner institutions before returning to Bristol in year four to complete your final year. Find out more about studying abroad at Global Opportunities.
You will benefit from the expertise of internationally renowned lecturers and researchers from a wide range of related disciplines, including education, sociology, psychology, social work, law, social policy and economics.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Bristol (Avon)
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Senate House, Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TH

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This centre's achievements

2018

All courses are up to date

The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 14 years

Subjects

  • Law
  • Global
  • Sociology
  • Psychology
  • IT Law
  • Social Work

Course programme

Year 1 (2019/20)
  • Constructing Childhoods
  • Contemporary Debates in Global Childhood
  • Critical Skills for Social Scientists: Childhood Studies
  • Introduction to psychology for Childhood Studies
  • Concepts and Ideologies of Welfare in the Contemporary World
  • Understanding Crime, Harm and Society
  • Comparative and International Social Policy
  • Social Policy and the Welfare State: Historical Perspectives
  • Segregation and inequality in the UK (measurement and debate)
  • Controlling Crime and Social Harm
  • Criminological Theory: An Introduction
  • Debates in Psychology of Education
  • Choose 40cp open units at the appropriate level

Year 2 (2019/20)
  • Social Research Methods
  • Child Health in the Early Years
  • Family Support
  • Play and Creativity
  • Child and Adolescent Psychology
  • Youth, Sexualities and Gendered Violence
  • Youth Policy and Social Welfare
  • Youth Justice
  • Education, Schooling and Diversity
  • Work and Work Placements: Childhood Studies

Year 3 (2019/20)
  • Year Abroad

BSc Childhood Studies with Study Abroad (L525)

£ 9,250 + VAT