PG Diploma in Youth and Community Work:

The course comprises four taught modules and four placement focused modules taught at the university campus, that run concurrently with two fieldwork placements. The taught modules consist of lectures and group work, with the placement modules providing more of an opportunity to develop critical reflection and analysis of context, with an acute focus on practice. Students will need to attend taught module sessions and tutorials on one evening a week. Modules run over a semester and are worth 15 credits at level 7.

PgD taught modules:

• Developing Relationships
  
• Principles Community Development and Youth Work
  
• Managing Community Practice
  
• Principles of Praxis
  

PgD placement modules:

• Developing Reflective Practice
  
• The Community Context of Practice
  
• The Social Context of Practice
  
• Leading and Facilitating Reflective Practice
  
• The Critical Practitioner
  

MA Education: Youth and Community Work

The course comprises four taught modules and four placement focused modules taught at the university campus, that run concurrently with two fieldwork placements. Students will need to attend taught module sessions and tutorials on one evening a week. Modules run over a semester and are worth 15 credits at level 7. In addition, students will complete a dissertation module worth 60 credits, focusing on a topic of choice related to the field of youth and community work.

MA taught modules

• Developing Relationships
• Principles Community Development and Youth Work
• Managing Community Practice
• Principles of Praxis

MA placement modules:

• Developing Reflective Practice
• The Community Context of Practice
• The Social Context of Practice
• The Critical Practitioner

PgD:
All modules have a focus on application to contemporary fieldwork practice contexts. The taught modules consist of lectures and group work/discussion, with the placement modules providing more of an opportunity to develop critical reflection and analysis of context, with more of an acute focus on practice. Students will be expected to undertake a considerable amount of self-study to enhance the collective learning process. It is envisaged that students will utilise their fieldwork experience to enhance the level of analysis in all learning processes and engage in reflective learning throughout the duration of the course.
​MA:
All modules have a focus on application to contemporary fieldwork practice contexts. The taught modules consist of lectures and group work/discussion, with the placement modules providing more of an opportunity to develop critical reflection and analysis of context, with more of an acute focus on practice. Students will be expected to undertake a considerable amount of self-study to enhance the collective learning process. It is envisaged that students will utilise their fieldwork experience to enhance the level of analysis in all learning processes and engage in reflective learning throughout the duration of the course.

Students will be assessed on both their youth and community work-based practice and their academic assignments through a range of assessment types including essays, presentations, debates, group exercises, audio-visual work, portfolios, reflective writing, and viva voce and a dissertation study (for MA routes).

PgD:
The Postgraduate Diploma in youth and community work is a programme leading to professional qualification in youth and community work through its endorsement for youth work by ETS Wales. The qualification significantly enhances employment opportunities in the field of youth and community work.

MA:
The programme is aimed at practitioners and managers in the generic and expanding field of youth and community development work. It aims to enable people to develop their professional understanding and skills through a supportive and challenging learning environment.
The programme will be of particular interest to experienced practitioners who manage aspects of youth or community development provision and who wish to develop their analytical and professional capabilities. It is one of the pathways on the Master's CPD framework. 

It is also possible to progress from the PgD Youth & Community Work on to the MA Education: Community Practice.

PgD:
PG Diploma in Youth and Community Work: Applicants should have a minimum of 200 hours of direct experience in the field of youth and community work; community development work or associated occupational groups. In addition, applicants should normally possess a degree or a or a relevant professional qualification. Practitioners who do not have a first degree, but who have considerable professional experience can apply for exceptional entry. Please contact the Programme Director to discuss this further.

All applicants will need to have undergone a Disclosure and Barring Services check prior to starting placement – www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/dbs

Applicants should be experienced practitioners in the fields of community work, community development, youth work and other associated professional and occupational groups. Applicants should normally possess a degree or a relevant professional qualification. Practitioners who do not have a first degree, but who have considerable professional experience can apply for exceptional entry. The qualification may enhance professional confidence and analytical skills for those wishing to enhance their current practice, those seeking promotion, and those seeking to further their interests in research or policy work.

All applicants will need to have undergone a Disclosure and Barring Services check prior to starting placement – www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/dbs

International Applicants
Students whose first language is not English will need to provide evidence of fluency to at least an IELTS 6.0 standard or equivalent. For full details about how to apply and English Language qualifications please visit the International pages on the website.

Selection Procedure:
Application form, CV and interview

How to Apply:

Applications for this course should be made direct to the university via our self-service facility. For further information please visit our How to Apply pages at www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/howtoapply.​

If you are interested in using credit from another institution, or have obtained qualifications and/or experience to study for a course at Cardiff Met,  you can find further information on this as well as information on how to apply on the RPL page.

Tuition Fees and Financial Support:
For up to date information on tuition fees and the financial support that may be available. Please refer to www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/fees.

Part-time fees:
Charges are per Single Module unless specified:
Undergraduate = 10 Credits; Postgraduate = 20 Credits

Generally we find most students will complete 60 credits per year (4 x 15 credit modules). To obtain a true costing please clarify this by contacting the Programme Director directly. 

For general enquiries please contact the Admissions Team on 029 2041 6044 or email askadmissions@cardiffmet.ac.uk

For course specific enquiries, please contact the programme leaders:

PgD Youth & Community Work:          
Cez James:
Email: cjames@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Tel: ​029 2020 5948

MA Education: Youth & Community Work:
Dr Susan Davis:
Email: sdavis@cardiffmet.ac.uk