Childhood and Youth Studies

Overview

Key features of the course

• Suitable if you already work with children and young people, or hope to do so.
• Explores diverse perspectives on childhood and youth and strategies designed to promote their welfare.
• Examines the links between theory and practice, with a strong emphasis on your own context.

This certificate is the first stage of a study programme that progresses to a postgraduate diploma and finally a masters degree. You can step off at any point, or study the whole programme.

Career relevance

This Postgraduate Certificate in Childhood and Youth Studies from The Open University UK  will be attractive to anyone with a personal or professional interest in exploring different aspects of children and young people’s worlds. 

It is aimed at those who are graduates and seeking to advance academically and professionally, as well as those with a related degree but not currently working with children and young people. It also enables those with a related degree but not currently working with children and young people to move into the profession and will help those people considering a move between professions within the sector. 

The content of the qualification will be particularly relevant to graduates working with children or young people, for example in early years provision, education, social work, nursing, healthcare, youth work, youth justice or the voluntary sector.