BA (Hons) Working with Children, Young People and Families at Leeds Beckett University

Programme overview

Build your skills to support and work effectively with children, young people and families. You'll learn how to support people to achieve their full potential. Develop the skills and knowledge to support and safeguard vulnerable children and young people

Faculty: School of Health | Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: 20 Sep 2027 | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Professional & Academic Skills, Politics of Everyday Life, Human Growth & Development Across the Lifespan, Social Justice & Inequality, Engaging & Communicating, Working Positively: Children & Families. Year 2 core modules: Communities & Enterprise, Enhanced Communication: Therapeutic Approaches to Support, Safeguarding: Adult & Child Protection, Developing Research in Practice: Children, Young People and Families, Emerging Issues in Practice. Year 2 options include Contemporary Themes in Crime & Justice, Working in Communities. Year 3 core modules: The Global Practitioner, Contemporary Challenges for Practice: Working with Children, Young People & Families, Advanced Communication: Empowerment & Advocacy, Leadership & Personal Effectiveness, Dissertation.

Career pathways

Equipped with a sound knowledge of current youth and family policies and working environments, you'll graduate with a huge variety of careers to look forward to. You'll be primed to pursue job opportunities in a broad sphere of settings, including local authorities, third sector agencies, schools, social care and support providers, the NHS and the police service.

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Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff Points: 104 points required. (Minimum 64 from two A Levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies). GCSEs GCSE English Language at Grade 4 or above (Grade C for GCSEs taken before 2017) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy are accepted in place of GCSEs. Access to HE Diploma Pass overall with a minimum of 104 UCAS tariff points. T Levels Pass overall with a minimum of 104 UCAS tariff points, including a C or above on the core. Scottish Awards 104 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 5 Highers of which at least 2 must be grade B or above. Irish Leaving Certificate 104 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 5 subjects at higher level of which at least 3 must be grade H3 or above. International baccalaureate 104 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 3 Highers of which at least 2 must be grade H5 or above. IELTS IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £10050. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,345 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £17345. Source

Intake: 20 Sep 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://digital.ucas.com/search/results?SearchText=Leeds+Beckett+University+Working+with+Children,+Young+People+and+Families&filters=Destination_Undergraduate&studyYear=2027

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