Our Children and Young People specialist Applied Social Science degree allows you to focus your studies on a specific area of social science, with a placement shadowing opportunity to see first hand the relationship of policy and practice. You will receive a thorough grounding in sociology, social psychology, politics, economics and social policy as well as studying the history of the development of policies on children and young people and the welfare states. You will undertake a placement, shadowing a professional working with children and young people. You will study core modules designed specifically for this degree programme and choose from a selection of over 20 option modules developed specially by the Department, or choose from a wider range offered by other Departments such as Politics or Sociology. You could progress into careers in local authorities, charities, education and research.

Graduate trainee with a national children's charity Work for a local authority e.g. commissioning children's services, project officer, planning officer Child protection coordinator Children's outreach family work Applications officer to a fund for families with disabled and seriously ill children Resource worker to a multi-agency partnership Curriculum enrichment coordinator for a college Housing management trainee with a housing association.