Postgraduate Diploma in Childhood and Youth Studies
Open University
Key Information
Campus location
Online United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
Distance learning
Duration
2 - 4 years
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
GBP 5,040
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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Introduction
This diploma will be attractive to anyone with a personal or professional interest in deepening their understanding and practice of children and young people’s worlds and who wish to develop critical analysis skills. It is relevant if you’re a graduate working with children or young people and want to advance academically and professionally. It would also be suitable if you have a background in childhood and youth studies; youth work; youth justice; sociology; health and social care; social work; nursing; anthropology; psychology; education and the voluntary sector including charities and NGOs. If you are not currently working with children and young people, this diploma may allow you to move into the profession or move between occupations.
Key features of the course
- Covers the theoretical and practice aspects of integrated services for children and young people.
- Explores the changing policy, organisational, personal and professional contexts in which work with children and young people takes place.
- Encourages you to reflect critically on your own and others’ integrated practice.
- Gives you the option to count your previous study towards this qualification, helping you pay less and finish sooner.
This diploma is the second stage of a study programme that progresses to a masters degree. You can step off at any point or study the whole programme.
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 120 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)
You should note that the University’s unique study rule applies to this qualification. This means that you must include at least 40 credits from OU modules that have not been counted in any other OU qualification that has previously been awarded to you.