Childhood and Youth Studies and Sociology (Welsh-medium course) BA (Hons)

Course Content

On this course you’ll study 50% Childhood and Youth Studies and 50% Sociology. The choices of modules in each discipline complement each other, giving you the option to investigate specific areas of study by examining children’s roles within differing backgrounds related to society, family and interaction with peers. You’ll be encouraged to consider the role and identity of children within environments that affect them most, including within the home and in education. You’ll study a choice of topics that reflects a balance from each discipline and the combined study of these modules will allow you to develop a pathway into fields related to care provision for young people, education and child-focussed services.

You can study 100% of your modules through the medium of Welsh, and choose to have a Welsh speaking personal Tutor and complete assignments through the medium of Welsh or English. As a bilingual speaker, you might feel more confident in writing in Welsh or in writing in English. On this course, you can follow modules through the medium of Welsh and submit work in English and vice versa. Whatever you decide, we will support you so that you develop your bilingual skills.

Study is supported by numerous opportunities to conduct research into fields that are guided by the course areas. This allows you the freedom to develop their interests in specific fields of sociology and to apply to, and combine with, issues that affect children and young people within their own spaces.

You’ll learn through a mixture of lectures, seminars, use of digital resources and practical workshops. Lectures and seminars make creative use of a variety of different digital resources and media in order to help you plan, record and to support your progress. An integral element of the programme is the range of guest speakers and educational visits that enrich and reinforce your learning.

The assessments vary from module to module and range from essays, presentations and film making to MCQ tests and exams.

Your Research

Research is an important aspect of this course. As part of your Research Methods modules, you’ll be taking part in practical sessions where you’ll learn how to design studies, run your own experiments, gather and analyse data and report your findings. These skills will give you a firm foundation ready for year 3 when you’ll conduct your own research.