Course summary

If you are looking to pursue a career that supports and makes a difference to the most vulnerable children, young people and their families, this multidisciplinary degree is for you. We offer various opportunities to engage with professional practice in the areas of education, social care and health, in an integrated way. Please note that there may be some changes to the modules on offer on this course for the 2024/25 academic year. Check bcu.ac.uk/courses for the latest information. This programme has at its heart a strong commitment to social justice and equalities. We will provide you with a range of teaching and learning experiences to build on your existing skills and motivation so that you can contribute to a changing society, particularly with services who work with, or for, vulnerable children, young people and their families. Our multi-professional teaching team will help you to explore the opportunities for working with children and young people, and find the right option for you. Previous students have achieved positions in education welfare as attendance officers, as family support workers, as project managers for charities and as voluntary providers of children’s services. Many of our students go on to postgraduate study in the field of education, social work, psychology and counselling. Foundation Year The foundation year is designed to give you the opportunity to develop your academic and interpersonal skills while developing your subject knowledge further to support you to success on your academic path. By studying a foundation year, your first year will be spent learning a wide range of broad subject areas which then open up opportunities for you to specialise further in your next year – which would be the first year of a full degree programme.