BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies (Bedford Campus)

Make a real difference to the lives of children and young people, families and communities, on a course that equips you to have an impact locally, nationally and globally.

This course combines practical experience and research-informed theory to provide you with a thorough, current understanding of the needs of children and young people. You explore child development and child welfare as well as social policies and legislative frameworks. This includes the right to equal access to services and life opportunities regardless of social difference.

In your second and third years, you can choose from a range of optional units in areas such as mental health, disability and youth violence. In your final year, you also undertake an independent research project, supported by our Social Sciences team, all of whom are actively involved in research themselves.

Gain the practical skills and knowledge you need for a career working with children, young people and families Learn from staff with professional practice experience in youth work, counselling, teaching and working with looked-after children Study with academics who have research expertise in areas such as child protection, alternative education and school exclusion, mentoring and coaching, safeguarding, and sexual exploitation Benefit from opportunities offered by the University of Bedfordshire's new Health & Social Care Academy, run in partnership with local councils and NHS Trusts, to recruit, train and develop health and social care workers

96 UCAS tariff points including 80 from at least 3 A-levels or equivalentGCSE grade 4/Functional Skills Level 2 Maths
Three A levels, grades CCC or ACE
Two A levels plus two AS levels, grades CC+BB or CD+AA
Two A levels plus one AS level plus one Extended Project grades CC+B+C or BC+C+D
One A level plus BTEC diploma, grades C+Merit/Merit
BTEC extended diploma, grades Merit/Merit/Merit
Access to HE diploma, grades D9+M27+P9 or M45

International Baccalaureate - Standard grade 5 and Higher Level grade 4 (Language B, Language A - Literature, Language A - Language and Literature, Literature and Performance, English Language A1, English Language A2)
IELTS overall score of 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each element
TOEFL iBT - Overall 72 Listening: 17, Reading: 18, Speaking: 20, Writing: 17
Pearson PTE Academic - Overall 59 Listening 59, Reading 59, Speaking 59, Writing 59.

Foundation

48 UCAS tariff points including 32 from at least 1 A-level or equivalentGCSE grade 4/Functional Skills Level 2 Maths

International Baccalaureate - Standard grade 5 and Higher Level grade 4 (Language B, Language A - Literature, Language A - Language and Literature, Literature and Performance, English Language A1, English Language A2)
IELTS overall score of 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each element
TOEFL iBT - Overall 72 Listening: 17, Reading: 18, Speaking: 20, Writing: 17