2-Semester Pathway - International Foundation Year - Business, Film and Media- Transfer to Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Childhood and Youth: Theory and Practice

This program consists of a pathway program offered by StudyGroup at the International Study Centre at the University of Sussex followed by entry into a university program offered at the University of Sussex. In your International Foundation Year, you will study courses related to your intended field of study alongside English to develop and enhance your skills as a student. Advancement into your intended program depends upon the successful completion of the pathway program.

The International Foundation Year in Business, Media and Social Sciences will familiarize you with a wide area of study for your intended degree. You will develop your critical thinking skills, creativity, analytical and team working skills, providing you with the most crucial skills required as a successful graduate.

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of children and young people? Have you got the drive and enthusiasm to make a career for yourself in this essential field?

 

This course combines a strong academic foundation with a clear professional focus, and gives you experience in a range of services for children. You can tailor your course to suit your career plans, whether you are interested in international education and development, wellbeing or education policy. You’ll gain a rich theoretical understanding of childhood and youth as well as experience in a practice-setting. This course will set you up for a rewarding career in fields such as youth work, health care and education.

 

At Sussex, you’ll be taught by faculty who are actively engaged in childhood and youth focused research. Our multidisciplinary Centre for Innovation and Research in Childhood and Youth influences policy and informs the work of those working at the forefront of practice with children and young people, both nationally and globally.