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The Institute of Applied Social Research (IASR) at the University of Bedfordshire is introducing a portfolio of new Master's and Doctoral courses which analyse the challenges for organisations across all sectors as authorities re-structure, develop and implement new policy directives, and as new commissioning arrangements reshape service delivery.
The UK policy agenda for children and young people has undergone rapid change in recent years. Since the launch of the Government's 'Every Child Matters: Change for Children' programme in 2003, the task has been to bring together services in new partnership arrangements and organisational structures to enhance the outcomes for children and young people.
Taught by accomplished practitioners and researchers in the field, these new postgraduate courses provide the opportunity to study the most up-to-date research and to develop your own research profile. Whether you are a graduate practitioner delivering services to children, young people and/or their families, a recent graduate looking to enhance your career prospects in this field, or an experienced practitioner looking to return to higher education and gain a postgraduate qualification, you are sure to benefit from our relevant IASR provision.
By analysing in depth the current policy context for work with children and young people, this Master's course is relevant to those working in this field. The course focuses on the theories underpinning policy and practice, addresses the current political and policy perspectives on marginalised children, young people and their families, alongside dealing with methods of social enquiry and research.
Optional units include:
Work with socially excluded young people, young people and illicit drug use in the UK, current issues in youth justice, the trafficking and sexual exploitation of children and young people, children and young people in society
The Professional Doctorate is an applied alternative to a PhD for senior practitioners and managers, equipping them with a knowledge-base and theoretical grounding to make a significant original contribution to knowledge in their own field at the highest level. This course allows students to follow one of the three pathways depending upon their area of practice expertise:
These pathway units are supplemented by core areas of study
Children, young people and public policy: a trans-national perspective
Models and methods of social investigation
Developed collaboratively by the IASR with Nacro's Youth Crime section, Barnardo's Children's Charity and Brathay Trust, this Doctoral course builds upon the success of the Professional Doctorate in Youth Justice which has been running for four years. Stage one consists of one taught year of study and is completed by an 8,000 to 10,000-word article of publishable quality. Stage two runs over two years and is completed by a thesis or research-based project.
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