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Childhood and Youth in the Contemporary World (847L6)

30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

Social sciences have long taken childhood and youth into account. However, these were often based on adult’s views about children.

More recently, this has shifted to children’s own perspectives and practices. This include how young people interact with and shape their environments, such as families and peers, education, and religious communities.

Topics covered in this module include:

• young people in the context of play and labour
• children’s bodies
• spaces and mobilities
• children’s experiences of, and responses to, violence.

You’ll engage with global theory and ethnographic material.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 267 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.