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MA - Master of Arts
University of Essex
Full Time
OCT
1 Year
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MA - Master of Arts
University of Essex
Full Time
OCT
1 Year
MA - Master of Arts
University of Essex
Full Time
OCT-26
1 Year
MA - Master of Arts
University of Essex
Part Time
OCT
2 Years
MA - Master of Arts
University of Essex
Part Time
OCT-26
2 Years
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Our MA Childhood Studies offers a unique psychosocial focus, seeking to understand not only the outer social experience of children but also their complex inner, emotional worlds.Building upon our existing expertise in postgraduate courses like refugee care, psychoanalytic studies and psychodynamic counselling, this programme offers much more than you would find in other MA Childhood Studies courses.Our MA Childhood Studies programme will equip you for a career in sectors including education, health, international fields such as the charitable sector and NGOs, social care including children’s homes, therapeutic communities and supporting children and their families. This course is available to study full-time or part-time, and also acts as a stepping stone to further qualifications in specific professions such as social work or counselling as well as PhD study.If you’re committed to understanding the child as a whole, incorporating their complex emotional worlds, and want to use this knowledge to improve the experience of children in a variety of settings, welcome home.Our inherently interdisciplinary programme is rooted in psychosocial, sociological and psychodynamic approaches.
A 2:2 degree or international equivalent in one of the following subjects: Anthropology, Childhood Studies, Classics and Ancient History, Communication and Media Studies, Counselling, Creative Writing, Criminology, Drama and Theatre Studies, Early Years Studies, Economics, Film Studies, Health and Social Care, HistoryHistory of Art,International Relations,Journalism,Languages,Law, Literature and English, Nursing,Philosophy, Politics and Government Studies, Psychology, Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies.
Students living in
Domestic
£10,500 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£22,750 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£22,750 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.