| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| YTH1018 | Fieldwork Placement 1 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| LIN1063 | Academic Reading and Writing in English | 2 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| YTH1008 | Principles and Practice in Youth and Community Work | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| YTH1009 | Youth Work Core Skills 1 | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH1019 | Research Methods 1 (Philosophical Underpinnings of Research and Qualitative Paradigm) | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| PSY1311 | Introductory Psychology for Youth and Community Studies | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH1010 | Youth Work Core Skills 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH1020 | Research Methods 2 鈥� Quantitative Research | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Choose a study-unit to the value of 4 credits from the following list: | |||||||||||
| YTH1013 | Theatre and Young People | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH1022 | Social Media Platforms and Young People | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to YEAR II: 39 credits in Youth Studies
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| YTH2007 | Fieldwork Placement 2 | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| PSY1312 | The Psychology of Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood | 5 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| YTH1016 | Non Formal Education and Informal Learning | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| YTH2008 | Sociology of Youth and the Community - An Introduction | 5 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| YTH1014 | Youth Work Core Skills 3 | 8 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH2009 | Sociology of Youth and Community - Key Perspectives | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH2016 | Critical perspectives: Theory and practice | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Choose a study-unit to the value of 4 credits from the following list: | |||||||||||
| YTH2019 | Young People and Community Development | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH2020 | Young People with Disability | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year III: 43 credits in Youth Studies
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| YTH2010 | Fieldwork Placement 3 | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MSE2102 | Education for Sustainable Development - Youth and Community | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH1012 | Outdoor Education | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH2013 | Young People and Social Inclusion | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH2014 | Youth Policy | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| YTH1011 | Young People with Minority Experiences | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH2015 | Youth, Delinquency and Crime | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH3009 | Young People and Addictive Behaviour | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year IV: 38 credits in Youth Studies
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| YTH3019 | Fieldwork Placement 4 | 10 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| YTH2011 | Young people and politics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH3011 | Young People and Sexuality | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH3012 | Health Promotion | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| YTH3008 | Youth Work Core Skills 4: Transdisciplinarity and the Deconstruction of Professions | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH3010 | Youth Justice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH3304 | Youth and Leisure | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Choose a study-unit to the value of 4 credits from the following list: | |||||||||||
| YTH3803* | Sensitivity Training | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH3903 | Young People and Resiliency | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH3907 | Young People, Risks, Challenges and Wellbeing | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Study-unit YTH3803 is highly recommended. | |||||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year V: 38 credits in Youth Studies
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| YTH3015 | Project Management and Change | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH3016 | Youth and the Media | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| YTH3020 | Young People and the Law | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| YTH3018 | Dissertation | 10 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year V (final year): 22 credits in Youth and Community StudiesRequirement for award of B.A. (Hons) Youth and Community Studies: 180 credits in Youth and Community Studies
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Youth and Community Studies - B.A. (Hons) YCS - under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing.