Childhood and Youth Studies with Foundation Year

With this foundation year course, you'll gain all the credentials you need to begin your career in childhood and youth studies. It's ideal for you if you don't yet meet the entry requirements of our undergraduate degree, if you're returning to study after a break away, or you need a bit of extra support to get uni-ready.

You'll spend a year studying with us on campus, through ICP. You'll get the knowledge and academic skills needed to take on a bachelor's degree, learning how to analyse information, do research, and improve your academic writing.

The skills you'll learn will help you work in teams as well as on your own in culturally diverse workplaces. You'll develop your understanding of new workplaces and environments, and how to adapt to new environments.

After your foundation year, you'll be ready to move onto the first year of BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies.

A guaranteed place Once you’ve successfully completed your foundation year, you'll be ready to progress onto BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies with a guaranteed place.

Course highlights

ICP is based on the University of Portsmouth campus so you'll have access to all facilities, support and societies

When you finish your foundation year successfully, you get a guaranteed place on BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies

Get used to how lectures, seminars and tutorials work, so you can move onto your degree ready for success

Learn how to meet the demands of taking on a bachelor's at university

Careers and opportunities When you complete this foundation year, you'll be all set to continue on to our BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies. There will always be a demand for skilled and knowledgeable professionals to work with children and young people.

As well as specialist expertise, this course helps you develop transferable skills valued by all kinds of employers, such as:

teamworking

leadership

people management

contextual communication

self-organisation

time management

resilience

What areas can you work in with a childhood and youth studies degree?

After the course, you could work in areas such as:

youth work

social care

educational welfare

probation

teaching (with further study)

policing