Childhood, Youth and Education MSc 12 months Postgraduate Programme By Brunel University of London |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 351-370QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

20,400 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

17 Jul, 2026Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Education and Training

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This interdisciplinary Masters applies a comparative, cross-cultural approach to understanding the relationship between childhood, youth and education.

The first of its kind in the UK, the degree draws on insights from anthropology, geography, development studies, education and sociology. This interdisciplinary approach will equip you with the top-notch analytical skills you need in the contemporary world to pursue careers in education and teaching, government and the civil services, international development and aid work, counselling, educational and child psychology, youth services, community and social work, advocacy and policy making, community outreach, healthcare and paediatric specialisms, non-governmental agencies, and much more.

The degree will appeal to those intending to work with or for children and young people, within or outside of educational settings across the globe, as you seek to understand the contemporary issues, debates and challenges that impact upon current and future generations.

Teaching for this degree is research-led and the curriculum is continuously updated in response to contemporary global events that impact on childhood, youth and education. A combination of lectures and interactive seminars, presentations and debates will challenge you to critically address questions about:

  • How ideas about ‘childhood’, ‘youth’ and ‘education’ differ across cultures
  • Learning, identity and social difference
  • The way children’s everyday lives impact on their education
  • Child rights and child labour
  • Young people and migration
  • Class, race and gender
  • Youth cultures and subcultures
  • Education, inequality and social reproduction

Through cross-cultural comparison, you will interrogate these kinds of issues, along with prevailing assumptions about the relationship between childhood, youth and education.

As well as undertaking rigorous intellectual training, you will have the opportunity to carry out your own ethnographic fieldwork in the UK or overseas. In recent years, Brunel students have carried out fieldwork in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Philippines, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, China, Morocco, and New Zealand, as well as within the UK and the rest of Europe.

A 30-month part-time option of the course is also available. If you wish to be considered for this option, please make your application for the 24 month part-time route and then contact the Admissions team to request the change to the 30 month duration.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Education and Training

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This interdisciplinary Masters applies a comparative, cross-cultural approach to understanding the relationship between childhood, youth and education.

The first of its kind in the UK, the degree draws on insights from anthropology, geography, development studies, education and sociology. This interdisciplinary approach will equip you with the top-notch analytical skills you need in the contemporary world to pursue careers in education and teaching, government and the civil services, international development and aid work, counselling, educational and child psychology, youth services, community and social work, advocacy and policy making, community outreach, healthcare and paediatric specialisms, non-governmental agencies, and much more.

The degree will appeal to those intending to work with or for children and young people, within or outside of educational settings across the globe, as you seek to understand the contemporary issues, debates and challenges that impact upon current and future generations.

Teaching for this degree is research-led and the curriculum is continuously updated in response to contemporary global events that impact on childhood, youth and education. A combination of lectures and interactive seminars, presentations and debates will challenge you to critically address questions about:

  • How ideas about ‘childhood’, ‘youth’ and ‘education’ differ across cultures
  • Learning, identity and social difference
  • The way children’s everyday lives impact on their education
  • Child rights and child labour
  • Young people and migration
  • Class, race and gender
  • Youth cultures and subcultures
  • Education, inequality and social reproduction

Through cross-cultural comparison, you will interrogate these kinds of issues, along with prevailing assumptions about the relationship between childhood, youth and education.

As well as undertaking rigorous intellectual training, you will have the opportunity to carry out your own ethnographic fieldwork in the UK or overseas. In recent years, Brunel students have carried out fieldwork in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Philippines, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, China, Morocco, and New Zealand, as well as within the UK and the rest of Europe.

A 30-month part-time option of the course is also available. If you wish to be considered for this option, please make your application for the 24 month part-time route and then contact the Admissions team to request the change to the 30 month duration.

Admission Requirements

59+
6.5+
90+

A 2:2 (or above) UK Honours degree or an equivalent internationally recognised qualification with personal statement demonstrating knowledge of interest in subject area.

Applicants with other degrees along with relevant experience will be considered on an individual basis.

17 Jul 2026
1 Year
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic
12,125 GBP
International
20,400 GBP

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