- Excellent preparation if you want to become a teacher, or keep your options open for other careers in educational services

- Gain the skills to work with young people in a wide range of settings

- Voluntary work with children and young people in your second year counts towards academic credit

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people, families and communities? Our Education and Youth Studies degree provides you with the knowledge and critical understanding to explore the nature and functions of education in relation to young people with their families and communities.

If you aspire to teach or work with young people, this fascinating programme prepares you for a rewarding career in a variety of roles. It also arms you with the skills and knowledge necessary to understand and contribute to the education and lives of young people.

Understanding education as a lever for social and political change, this course combines the study of education in its broadest sense – from philosophical, political, historical, sociological and cultural perspectives – with the exploration of a variety of policies and practices relevant to the lives of young people, their families and communities.

You select from a range of modules which enable you to develop your own interests through themes including: philosophies of education, power, gender, inclusion, early childhood, ecology and technology. These themes help you to explore a variety of factors which affect the learning, development, health and wellbeing of young people.

You also consider changes in ideas concerned with family life, ways of caring for others, and expectations of educational and wider provision for young people and their families. This allows you to reflect on the significance of the ways in which individuals think, act and relate to others in society.

The course is both a rigorous academic degree and excellent preparation for those who wish to become a teacher, or work with young people in a range of other settings. It is also a solid grounding for those who wish to pursue MA routes, such as the MA Philosophy of Education.

A Foundation Year is ideal if you are returning to education after a break; haven’t quite achieved the entry qualifications required; are wanting more support during the transition to studying at university; or are unsure about which subject you wish to pursue.

In Year 0, you will study a set of modules from across the Faculty of Education which are designed to develop your academic and practical skills. This broader focus in your first year introduces you to studying at university level and provides you with a better understanding of Education and Youth Studies and related subjects.

You will experience a variety of teaching methods including lectures, discussion-based seminars and independent study. You will also receive support to boost your academic skills to prepare you for the rest of your time at Winchester. Find out more and hear from our Foundation Year students at winchester.ac.uk/foundation

In Year 1, core modules such as Literacies in Higher Education, Educators, Development in Childhood and Adolescence and Understanding Inequality, introduce key concepts and skills.

Social and Political Thought, and Social Research are core modules in Year 2, and you also choose from a range of progressive, optional modules such as: Technology and Education, Constructing Identity, and Social Inclusion and Exclusion.

In your final year, you may choose from cutting-edge modules including Gender Roles in Schools; Inclusion and Refugees, Deconstructing Philosophies of Education, and Young People’s Mental Health. You also complete your dissertation by exploring in-depth an area of special interest to you.