MA Children and Young People Participation and Leadership
DURATION
1 up to 4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 9,990
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Introduction
What is special about this course?
The MA Children and Young People’s Participation and Leadership is designed for any professional who works with children, young people and their families, with a special interest in facilitating their rights and active participation. With the new United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024, all adults in Scotland will need to implement this within their working lives, particularly if they work with, support or make decisions that will affect children and young people in Scotland.
This unique course is designed with special thanks to the Scottish Government, the Scottish Youth Parliament, Children’s Parliament Scotland, and relevant children’s rights organisations. With a strong focus on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), there is an opportunity to contextualise how children’s rights, active participation and child-led decisions are integrated within your professional role, and their place as a valued and meaningful part of this process.
Special features
- Modules developed in partnership with the Scottish Youth Parliament.
- Links with Scottish Youth Parliament, Scottish Government and Children’s Parliament Scotland.
- The course is available to study full-time or part-time, online through the university’s virtual learning environment (VLE), enabling you to fit your study around your personal and professional commitments.
- Course content enables students and professionals (already employed) to further their qualification base and to engage in professional development and dialogue on the topics discussed in this programme.
- You can choose to study individual modules for continuing professional development (CPD) or work towards the PgCert, PgDip, or full masters degree.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Eligible Scotland-domiciled students studying full-time can access loans up to £11,500 from the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS). This comprises a tuition fee loan of up to £7,000 and a non-income assessed living cost loan of £4,500.
Eligible Scotland-domiciled students studying part-time can apply for a tuition fee loan from SAAS. You must be intending to complete the course in no longer than twice the length of time it would take for a full-time student. For example, if your course is available to full-time students as a one-year program, you will be funded for a maximum of two years of part-time study. If your course does not have a full-time option, you must complete it within three years. You can apply for a tuition fee loan up to £7,000, which will be paid pro-rata for each academic year of study.
Curriculum
To achieve the qualification of MA Children and Young People’s Participation and Leadership, you will complete the following core module
- Applied critical enquiry (60 credits)
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
What can I do on completion of my course?
Once you have completed this course, you might like to consider careers in:
- Scottish Government Children and Families directorate
- Non-governmental organisations that promote, support and develop the UNCRC for children and young people
- Scottish Youth Parliament
- Children’s commissioner Scotland
- Any field that engages with children, young people and their families
Program delivery
How will I study my course?
- Full-time
- Part-time (structured)
- You will study through supported online learning using the university's virtual learning environment (VLE).
How long will my course last?
- Full-time: 1.5 years @ 35 hours per week.
- Part-time (structured): 3 years @ 17.5 hours per week.
Number of hours per week indicates the total number of hours you should dedicate to the course, which includes time spent in lectures and your own time spent on individual study and research.