Overview

Whatever your background and experience in working with children and young people, this course will help you develop skills to benefit the young people you work with as well as boost your own career. You'll enjoy lively debate through sharing your experiences with your fellow students who will themselves be drawn from a wide range of disciplines relating to children and young people. In fact, inter-professional practice is central to the whole course and you'll learn to build on your practice with children and young people to support the whole multi-disciplinary team that may be working with an individual or group, both within your workplace or in a wider social care context.

Careers

Working with children and young people can be a very rewarding and challenging experience and there's a wide variety of settings you might choose to work in. Our MSc will equip you with an enhanced level of expertise to build your career in your chosen sector, whether that’s healthcare, social care, education or other related fields.

Links with industry and professional recognition

We work closely with a wide range of different employers who provide services for children and young people, including those in healthcare, education and social care. Our course has been developed to meet the needs of practitioners across the whole spectrum of services for young people and children.

Programme Structure

Courses Included:

Safeguarding Children and Young People
Significant Events in Childhood
Advancing Decision-Making for Healthcare Professionals
Research Proposal
Major Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-18 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-29 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

Entry Requirements:

Applicants should normally have a good first degree or equivalent and be working in an environment with children or young people. A professional qualification is not required for access to the course but applicants must demonstrate continuing involvement with children and young people. Recent experience (within the past 2 years) of working directly with children and young people is required so that applicants are able to draw on their experience when completing programme assignments.
If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.5 ( Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

12400 GBP / year

≈ 12400 GBP / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

8100 GBP / year

≈ 8100 GBP / year

Additional Details

UK & EU students, 2017/18 (per year part time) £4,050

Living costs

Cambridge

United Kingdom

846 - 1465 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

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Programme Structure

Courses Included:

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Additional Details

Living costs

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