MA in Childhood and Youth
Open University
Key Information
Campus location
Online United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
3 - 6 years
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 7,560 *
Application deadline
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Introduction
This postgraduate degree offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of childhood and youth – covering aspects of theory, policy and practice. It is ideal if you are a graduate professional working with children and young people and seek to advance academically and professionally. It’s also suitable if you’re not currently working with children and young people but are looking to move into the profession. The degree deepens understanding and develops practice through a wide range of case studies within a global context that link theory to practice. These include education, the family, the law, children’s rights, politicised childhoods, participation and voice, consumerist childhoods, ethnicity, religion, child criminology, child sexuality, and multi-cultural childhoods. It also offers you flexibility within the final dissertation module, where you’ll choose between a small-scale inquiry or an extended literature review and research proposal. It will be of particular interest if you have completed an undergraduate degree in Childhood and Youth Studies, Early Years or Early Childhood, Education Studies (Primary) or Health and Social Care.
Key features of the course
- Equips you with the critical tools to analyse policy and to reflect on your own practice.
- Designed to help you develop professionally and meet the diverse and changing needs of children and young people.
- A strong focus on multi-agency working and inter-professional practice.
- Offers a choice between a small-scale inquiry or an extended literature review and research proposal.
- Gives you the option to count your previous study towards this qualification, helping you pay less and finish sooner.
Program Outcome
The learning outcomes of this qualification are described in four areas:
- Knowledge and understanding
- Cognitive skills
- Practical and professional skills
- Key skills
Curriculum
Course details
To gain this qualification, you need 180 credits as follows:
Stage 1, 60 credits from:
- Children and young people’s worlds (E808)
Or, if you have successfully completed either EE806, H880, or the discontinued module E807, you may count any of these modules towards Stage 1 of this qualification.
Stage 2, 60 credits from:
- Frameworks for critical practice with children and young people (E809)
Stage 3, 60 credits from:
- Masters multi-disciplinary dissertation: education, childhood and youth (E822)
You should note that the University’s unique study rule applies to this qualification. This means that you must include at least 60 credits from OU modules that have not been counted in any other OU qualification that has previously been awarded to you.