BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies course preparation

To help you feel prepared for your university studies, we’ve gathered together a range of course related activities including suggested reading, useful websites and some great things to do right now. Open the links below to find out more:

Useful websites

You can see some of our cutting-edge research pertinent to your degree at the following links:

Things to do now

We do not recommend too much preparation before arrival – you will have enough to do when you arrive.

However, you might want to think about how you will prepare for study – which might involve clearing a space for study if you intend to study from your home or thinking about how you will manage your time in relation to caring, social and work obligations when you arrive to begin the programme.

Do some general reading on the themes of childhood and youth. A good introductory text would be ‘Youth Studies: An Introduction’ by Alan Furlong published by Routledge.

You could also:

Keep up-to-date with the Guardian Society pages
Read this report here. In the report, planners and architects from the firm Arup argue in favour of a “child-friendly” approach to urban planning. As cities face up to problems like pollution, overcrowding and inequality, putting children and young people at the centre of planning can lead to solutions which are sustainable and effective.