BA (Hons) Working with Children, Families and Communities at Anglia Ruskin University

Learn how to support children’s mental health and wellbeing across a range of settings, with our degree course in Chelmsford. It's possible to study this course part-time. You'll take the same modules as BSc/BA (Hons) students, but sometimes in a different order or in different years.

Duration: 3 years; 4 years with foundation  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

We’ll start by exploring lived experiences, and the theory and practice of safeguarding. We’ll go on to take a deep dive into ways of supporting children’s development, with a particular focus on working effectively with communities. Year 1: Critical Skills for Higher Education, Perspectives on the Child 1: Childhood as a Construct - Physical and Social Development of Children, Contemporary Issues in Social Work, Safeguarding in Context. Year 2: Perspectives on the Child 2: Childhood Cognitive and Language Development, Reflective Practice in an Interprofessional Context, Studying Research in an Interprofessional Context, Working with Communities: Identifying and Responding to Needs; options include Ruskin Module. Year 3: Sustainable Social Work, Perspectives on the Child 3: Inclusion, SEND and Developmental Difficulties, Special Focus Project, Working with Communities: Engaging the Community.

Career pathways

This degree course will prepare you for roles in diverse areas, including child and family support services. Recent national efforts to improve integration and cohesion between health, education and social care services have led to a rapidly developing career arena focused on support for physical, social, emotional and mental wellbeing.

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