BA (Hons) Community, Youth and Families at Plymouth Marjon University

This programme supports employees and employers across the youth and community work sector. In response to consultation of stakeholders, the curriculum aligns to current and anticipated workforce needs and developments. This includes the co-delivery of specialist modules, bringing in experts from local organisations, further strengthening links into the community.

Faculty: Education, Communities & Children  |  Duration: Three years full-time, with options to start in year one or to transfer in to years two or three from other courses  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

1st Year: Engaging with Learning: Youth & Community Work, Intro to YCW: Principles and practices, Interpersonal communication and relationship skills, Experiential placement 1, Diversity, inclusion and social justice, Issues and Interventions. 2nd Year: Policy & Practice, Developing and leading projects, Youth & Community Practice in a Digital World, Practitioner Research, Families, friends and communities, Experiential placement 2. 3rd Year: Organising, Leading & Managing Practice, Working in and with communities, Changing Practice: contemporary controversies and dilemmas, Experiential placement 3, My Professional Identity, Practitioner Research.

Career pathways

You will become a community-based practitioner with the ability to work across the public and voluntary sectors, in a range of settings, including family hubs, youth and community work organisations, and housing and public health-related projects. You might choose to go on to specialise in youth work and gain JNC professional recognition by studying the ‘MA Coaching, Mentoring and Leadership in practice’ programme and taking the JNC pathway.

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