12 monthsProgramme duration
20,400 GBPTuition Fee/year
17 Jul, 2026Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Anthropology
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Working with and for young people in the Global South offers an exciting career full of challenges and rewards. Our Children, Youth and International Development MA is a varied course with a global perspective which will help equip you for roles in international development organisations, government ministries and global agencies.
You will acquire a breadth of knowledge that will enable you to critically evaluate research, policy and practice in the area of children, youth and development. You will also discover the differing disciplinary perspectives on childhood and youth by studying modules from related disciplines.
As you journey through the course, you also will acquire the skills necessary to design and undertake your own research.
Opt for the 'Applied Learning' module and you will have the opportunity of a short placement (two days a week for ten weeks) with an organisation that works in the field of children, youth and international development.
Examples of the ‘Applied Learning’ placements previously undertaken include:
- Action Aid – on a campaign targeting exploitation in the garment industry
- Anti-Slavery International – on a project to eradicate caste-based bonded labour
- Basti RAM – planned lessons for a Global Citizenship project
- BookAid International – helped build up an evidence base for Book Aid’s international programmes
- Commonwealth Secretariat – on the CS’s Youth Programme in Uganda
- International Refugee Trust – development of the online classroom about refugees
- National Deaf Children's Society – developed international exchanges for deaf young people
- Oxfam – mobilised UK school children to get involved in Oxfam campaigns
- Project Hope – several placements including designing a survey on youth experiences, and developing leaflets to help South African adults to identify signs of childhood mental illness
- The Mouth That Roars – helped children in London and Saudi Arabia to create videos through which they communicated their everyday lives to each other
Additionally, an exchange agreement exists between the Brunel MA and the MPhil in Childhood Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim.
The agreement allows two students from the MA to spend their second term (January to May) at the NTNU.
A 30 month part-time option of the course is also available. If you wish to be considered for the part-time 30 month version, 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
Anthropology
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Working with and for young people in the Global South offers an exciting career full of challenges and rewards. Our Children, Youth and International Development MA is a varied course with a global perspective which will help equip you for roles in international development organisations, government ministries and global agencies.
You will acquire a breadth of knowledge that will enable you to critically evaluate research, policy and practice in the area of children, youth and development. You will also discover the differing disciplinary perspectives on childhood and youth by studying modules from related disciplines.
As you journey through the course, you also will acquire the skills necessary to design and undertake your own research.
Opt for the 'Applied Learning' module and you will have the opportunity of a short placement (two days a week for ten weeks) with an organisation that works in the field of children, youth and international development.
Examples of the ‘Applied Learning’ placements previously undertaken include:
- Action Aid – on a campaign targeting exploitation in the garment industry
- Anti-Slavery International – on a project to eradicate caste-based bonded labour
- Basti RAM – planned lessons for a Global Citizenship project
- BookAid International – helped build up an evidence base for Book Aid’s international programmes
- Commonwealth Secretariat – on the CS’s Youth Programme in Uganda
- International Refugee Trust – development of the online classroom about refugees
- National Deaf Children's Society – developed international exchanges for deaf young people
- Oxfam – mobilised UK school children to get involved in Oxfam campaigns
- Project Hope – several placements including designing a survey on youth experiences, and developing leaflets to help South African adults to identify signs of childhood mental illness
- The Mouth That Roars – helped children in London and Saudi Arabia to create videos through which they communicated their everyday lives to each other
Additionally, an exchange agreement exists between the Brunel MA and the MPhil in Childhood Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim.
The agreement allows two students from the MA to spend their second term (January to May) at the NTNU.
A 30 month part-time option of the course is also available. If you wish to be considered for the part-time 30 month version, 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
A UK 2.2 Honours degree or equivalent internationally recognised qualification in Social Science, Education Studies, Childhood Studies, Youth Work, International Relations, Development Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Law, Geography, Anthropology, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Social Work, Nursing or Business Studies..
Other disciplines and qualifications with relevant experience in international development work or work with children or young people will be considered on an individual basis and an interview may be required.
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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