Young people’s development has as much to do with how they think as it does their circumstances and environment.

On this Childhood and Youth Studies with Psychology degree, you’ll learn what makes young people tick as you develop knowledge of the biological and social factors that impact their complex journey into adulthood.

You'll also have the chance to focus your childhood and youth studies on a particular specialism - education and teaching, community and alternative provision, or leadership and enterprise.

You’ll gain the expert skills and knowledge needed for a rewarding career working with and supporting children and young people aged 8–25. You could go onto work in sectors such as youth work, mental health support, teaching, fundraising.

Course highlights
Tap into the latest research happening at the University on pressing subjects such as the effect of the pandemic on children’s development and child safeguarding
Complete a minimum 60 hours of placement at an appropriate setting in year two
Have the opportunity to do an additional youth work placement year after your second or third year on this Connected Degree - we're the only UK university to offer flexible sandwich placements for undergraduates
Be taught by education and psychology specialists who have years of experience in the field and links to a network of potential employers
Investigate psychology’s role in dealing with society-wide problems that affect young people such as homelessness, domestic violence and unemployment
Develop relationships with potential employers through events and workshops with organisations such as children's charities
Apply your client-facing skills in meetings with parents and children, with support from trained practitioners
Benefit from access to specialist research software and applications including Online Surveys, NVivo, Atlas.ti, SPSS and Mendeley
Choose to learn a foreign language for free as part of your degree, from a selection of Arabic, British Sign Language, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin or Spanish
Opt to do a foundation year with ICP to get uni-ready ahead of this course, then take up a guaranteed place on this full Bachelor's degree when you successfully finish your foundation year