
BA (Hons) Community and Youth Work (Integrated Degree Apprenticeship)
University of SunderlandSunderland, United Kingdom
Course overview
The BA (Hons) Community and Youth Work apprenticeship offers a meaningful opportunity to develop your practice in the workplace while gaining a professional qualification. You’ll work towards graduating as a JNC-recognised youth worker, equipped with the knowledge and understanding to make a real impact in the lives of young people. We’re proud to be the only institution in the north-east to offer professionally qualifying (JNC) youth work degrees, and with over 45 years of experience delivering youth work courses, we support you in working towards gaining nationally recognised credentials.
Choosing the apprenticeship route is a fantastic alternative to traditional study as it allows you to earn while you learn, applying your knowledge in real world settings. You’ll complete tailored practice experiences that meet your individual learning needs, while also demonstrating the knowledge, skills, and behaviours set out in the apprenticeship standard. These align with the National Occupatio
Key highlights
- Graduate as a JNC-recognised professionally qualified youth worker
- Only north-east institution offering professionally qualifying JNC youth work degrees
- Over 45 years of experience delivering youth work courses
- Earn while you learn, applying knowledge in real-world settings
- Tailored practice experiences matched to your individual learning needs
- Develop knowledge, skills and behaviours set by the apprenticeship standard
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 96 — A minimum of 96 UCAS points (or equivalent) will normally be required for this course.
- Additional condition: interview — You must also be successful in an interview.
- Additional condition: minimum_age — 16+ · If you're aged 16-18 at the start of the course, you must hold GCSEs in maths and English language at a minimum of grade C or numerical grade 4 to 9 (or equivalent), or be willing to work towards achi…
- GCSE: C — to include Mathematics, English Language
Scholarships
Douglas Clasper Elite Sports Scholarship
The scholarship will award the following in each year of study (based on academic progression): £2,000 cash payment; a tuition fee discount of 20%; a 20% discount on university-managed accommodation.
East Durham College Partnership Award
This award provides a £1,500 cash award in each year of study, helping you access higher education with greater ease.
Up to £1,500First Choice Travel Award
This award provides £500 cash in your first year of study to assist with transport expenses, helping students access higher education with greater ease.
Up to £500Global Leaders Scholarship
£6,000 tuition fee reduction for undergraduates, £4,000 for MPharm Pharmacy students, or £5,500 tuition fee reduction (postgraduates).
Helen McArdle Nursing Scholarship
There are five scholarships available. Each scholarship awards £1,200 in each year of study.
Up to £1,200Interview Travel Reimbursement
Up to £100
Open Day Travel Reimbursement
Up to £100
Sir Bob Murray Health Scholarship (Psychology)
There are five scholarships available. Each scholarship awards £1,000 in your first year of study.
Up to £1,000Sunderland College Award
Our Sunderland College Award provides £1,500 plus a £250 voucher, in each year of continuous study. This will support you financially throughout your time at university.
Tees Valley Travel Award
This award provides a £1,500 cash award in each year of study to assist with transport expenses, helping you access higher education with greater ease.
Up to £1,500The Mary and Brian Archer Experience Scholarships
Up to £750.
Careers this course leads to
- Youth worker
- Community youth worker
- Youth support worker
- Community development worker
- Youth project coordinator
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Sunderland, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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