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Youth and Community Work at University of East London - UCAS

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Course summary

This established course opens the door for you to step straight into youth work. Only one other provider in London offers a postgraduate JNC qualification as part of a master's course. With 400 mandatory hours of practice learning to add to UEL-based learning, it is a demanding, but rewarding, commitment. You will develop the ability to build confidence and trust in others, to deal with challenging behaviour and to engage, support and mentor young people in London - a dynamic environment for youth and community work. Our former students often supervise our current students in a professional capacity and you will be taught by experienced people who share your passion. The UEL tutors are locally based. They have strong links with and are active within the sector. Tracie Trimmer-Platman teaches modules ED7700 and ED7702. Paul Adams teaches modules ED7701, ED7703 and ED7704.

Modules

Year 1: Policy, Theory and Practice in Youth Work (Core), Field Work Practice 1 (Core), Field Work Practice 2 (Core), Community Development, Theory and Practice (Core), Applied Research Project (Core) For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.

Assessment method

There are certain national professional standards you have to meet and demonstrate through your placements. These will form part of the learning agreement we draw up with you and your organisation-based mentor prior to your placement. Towards the end of your placement, a three-way meeting is set up with you, your mentor and your UEL tutor to ascertain whether you have met the goals set out in the learning agreement. We ask the opinion of your mentor to help decide if you have passed your practice. That is a professional judgement and it is a pass or fail criterion.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Joint Negotiating Committee for Youth and Community Workers

Entry requirements

Accepted Qualifications Bachelor's degree with minimum Second Class (2:2) or equivalent in any subject. Applicants must have evidence of minimum 140 hours of experience working with young people between 13 and 19 years. International Qualifications We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications. Please visit our International page for full details. English Language requirements Overall IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening (or recognised equivalent). If you do not meet the academic English language requirements for your course, you may be eligible to enrol onto a pre-sessional English course. The length of the course will depend on your current level of English and the requirements for your degree programme. We offer a 5-week and an 10-week pre-sessional course.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

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Youth and Community Work at University of East London - UCAS