Community Education

Course description

OVERVIEW

Discover what it means to become a professionally qualified community educator with UWS’s BA (Hons) community education degree. This programme is perfect for anyone interested in working with young people, adults and communities, to engage in learning about how to live the best life possible and to challenge discrimination and all forms of injustice.Teaching, learning and assessment are underpinned by theories and practices relating to youth and community work, equality and social justice, wellbeing and community empowerment.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

• This programme is designed for those already involved or interested in working with people in communities to promote learning for life and social change.
• 40% of learning is achieved in practice based placements that provide experiential learning in community education settings.
• This programme is approved by the Community Learning and Development Standards Council for Scotland and is recognised as a lead practitioner qualification.

CAREERS

As a BA (Hons) Community Education graduate, you’ll find employment opportunities in urban, rural and international locations. As a practitioner or manager within youth work, adulteducation and community development you will find interesting jobs in the community, voluntary and statutory sectors. Graduates from this programme have gone on to work in:

• Community and school-based youth work
• Lifelong and family learning
• Literacy work and TESOL
• Faith-based and rural work
• Employability
• Community development and capacity building
• Issue-based practice such as climate change and health/ wellbeing
• Charitable trusts
• FE Colleges and Higher Education
• Campaigning for human rights, equality and social justice

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