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

Foundation year
In your foundation year, you'll gain the knowledge you need to move on to the first year of BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies. It will bridge the gap to uni, with the knowledge and academic skills you'll need to start.

Throughout the year, you'll learn to critically engage with information, undertake literature reviews, enhance your academic writing, and gain awareness of different types of research.

When you successfully complete this year, you'll get a guaranteed place on the first year of the BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies.

You'll be assessed in a number of ways on your foundation year, including:

• assignments
• oral presentations
• exams
• lab reports
• portfolio
• court reports

Typically, you can expect to have two assessments per module.