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Learning in Communities

Entry requirements


A level

A,B,B

Required subjects: A Levels: no specific A Level subjects required. GCSEs: English at C or 4.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

34

34 points with 655 at HL. Required subjects: HL: no specific subjects required. SL: English at 5.

Scottish Higher

A,B,B,B

ABBB by end of S5 or AABB/ABBBB by end of S6. BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S6. Required subjects: no specific Higher subjects required. National 5s: English at C.

UCAS Tariff

114-128

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About this course


Course option

4years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Youth and community work

Do you want to work alongside young people and adults in communities?

Do you have a desire to help communities reach their full potential and promote social justice?

This new programme offers an excellent route into the empowering profession of Community Learning and Development (CLD).

Our degree produces practitioners who are:

* professionally competent

* ethically informed

* critical and reflective

Our graduates go on to work in CLD roles in several areas, including:

* community-based adult learning

* youth work

* criminal justice

* community capacity building

* community development

**Our approach**

When studying with us, you will:

* gain a well-rounded grounding in education and the social sciences

* learn different educational concepts and approaches in your practice

* get professional practice experience through work-based learning placements

* develop the skills to help people build vibrant communities and work towards social justice

* build your understanding of the relationship between theory, policy and practice

**Why Edinburgh?**

Moray House School of Education and Sport has been making a contribution to the field of education for almost 200 years.

The School has included community learning and development since 1961. Our degree builds on this extensive expertise.

We have tailored our programme specifically to the needs of those who want to enter this sector of education.

Our staff have extensive knowledge and experience of fieldwork and research in a range of CLD settings.

As a professionally approved degree, our degree will prepare you well for employment.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£26,500
per year
International
£26,500
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£1,820
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Central area campus

Department:

Moray House School of Education and Sport

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

85%
Youth and community work

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Social work

Teaching and learning

69%
Staff make the subject interesting
92%
Staff are good at explaining things
85%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
92%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

83%
Library resources
85%
IT resources
82%
Course specific equipment and facilities
62%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

97%
UK students
3%
International students
8%
Male students
92%
Female students
90%
2:1 or above
10%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A
A*
B

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Social work

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£24,000
high
Average annual salary
92%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

70%
Welfare professionals
17%
Welfare and housing associate professionals
3%
Teaching and educational professionals

We're short of social workers - so if you want a degree that is in demand, then this could be the one for you! There's a shortage of social workers all over the UK, and graduates can specialise in specific fields such as mental health or children's social work. If you decide social work is not for you, then social work graduates also often go into management, education, youth and community work and even nursing. Starting salaries for this degree can reflect the high proportion of graduates who choose a social work career - social work graduates get paid, on average, more than graduates overall, but not all options pay as well as social work. This is also an unusual subject in that London isn't one of the more common places to find jobs - so if you want to get a job near to your home or your university this might be worth thinking about.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Social work

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£30k

£30k

£32k

£32k

£30k

£30k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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