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Youth Work & Community Practice

(with Foundation Year)
BA (Hons)
Duration
4 years
Start
September 2025
UCAS Code
L501
Delivery
In-person

This Youth Work & Community Practice foundation year course will help you on your path to becoming a qualified, experienced, and employable youth and community worker.

Why study with us

  • On completion of your foundation year, you can progress to the full course where you can become a fully qualified youth worker with a nationally recognised professional qualification.
  • This course has been carefully developed by youth work employers and professionals to ensure students are fully prepared for youth work employment.
  • You'll get an introduction in how to work one-to-one with children, families, and communities to strengthen your communication skills.
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What you'll do

  • You’ll be taught by an experienced course team that have experience in youth justice, child sexual exploitation, international community work, leadership, action research, mentoring, homelessness, environmentalism, mental health, and sports development.
  • Learn in a hands-on teaching environment, with assessments created to be as practical and useful as possible.
  • Gain the academic study skills you'll need to confidently progress to degree-level study.
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Modules

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. We may also make changes to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Academic expertise

Jenny Foster
Senior Lecturer
Dr Ridwanah Gurjee
Associate Dean
YA
Dr Yasmeen Ali
Senior Lecturer

Accreditations

Future Careers

After completing this course, students will be able to move directly into a wide range of careers including, but not limited to, youth work, teaching assistant, teaching (with the addition of a PGCE), community activism, local charity work, housing association work, working with young offenders, social care, social work (with additional qualifications), sports coaching, sports development, learning support and community policing.

Entry requirements

We will consider your educational achievements, predicted grades, work experience and personal statement. If you don't meet the grades for your chosen course, we will consider you for other programmes.

We know that many factors can influence the grades you achieve in school or college. If your life experience has affected your academic studies, we can take this into account. Use the UCAS Points Calculator below to check whether you are eligible.

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Minimum qualifications:

  • UCAS: 64 points at A2 or flexibility for work experience
  • BTEC Extended Diploma: MPP
  • BTEC Diploma: MM
  • Pass Access Course: 64 UCAS points
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 64 points from Higher Level Subjects
  • T Level: P (D or E)
  • IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
  • GCSEs: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent

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Fees and funding

2025/26
UK
First year£5,760 for the first year
Full-time£9,535 per year
International
First year£17,250 for the first year
Full-time£17,325 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We offer many scholarships, bursaries and funds to support you during your studies. Select your country or region to see if you are eligible and how to apply. 

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This course is delivered by the School of Health, Social Work and Sport

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information

You can find regulations and policies relating to student life at the University of Lancashire on our student contract page