Course summary
Developed in partnership with the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection (CELCIS), the programme has a fresh, engaging curriculum that draws from a variety of disciplines and approaches including child and youth care, social pedagogy, sociology, psychology, health, education, social work and social policy. You'll develop a theoretically informed, practice-based understanding of issues related to the social, political and cultural contexts of children and youth. The programme considers and examines theoretical and policy contexts, child development in the lifespace, critical reflection, relational practice, management and leadership, intervention methods and research methods. The role of the state, non-governmental agencies and private organisations in the provision of child welfare services will be examined along with the internationalisation of child welfare policy through developments such as the UNCRC. A range of approaches and traditions of childcare practice will be considered, including child and youth care, social pedagogy, residential childcare and social work.
Modules
Classes include: Globalised Childhood: Theoretical and Policy Contexts, Child Development in the Lifespace, Management and Leadership, Critical Reflection and Relational Practise, Interventions, Research Methods and a Masters Research Project (incorporating Dissertation).
Assessment method
The programme is delivered entirely online with no attendance required. Modules involve a range of individual and group tasks in addition to live online sessions where the student group will participate in online seminars.
Entry requirements
To be eligible for this course you require a first degree or relevant professional qualification, or a combination of qualifications and experience demonstrating capacity for postgraduate study. You’ll also require sufficient access to child care settings through which you can evidence programme and practice requirements. However, these requirements are broad enough to allow those in external management, supervisory and education/training positions to do so. You will need to have access to a device/computer with sufficient processing capability and an excellent broadband connection.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| International | £3550 | Year 1 |
| England | £3550 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £3550 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £3550 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £3550 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Sponsorship information
The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences is offering a fee reduction of up to 25% to employees of NHS partner agencies. Find out more about the 25% tuition fee reduction for NHS employees: https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/scholarships/25tuitionfeereductionfornhsemployees/. There are several other scholarship opportunities available for students applying for this course. Please see website for further details.
Provider information
University of Strathclyde
McCance Building
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XQ