Youth Studies Major
Description
The major in Youth Studies offers students the opportunity to investigate the contemporary youth experience in terms of its diversity, the influences that shape it and the challenges that confront it.
Students will not only develop their understanding of these dynamics but they will also develop key competencies that enable them to responsibly and compassionately engage with young people in a variety of settings including statutory, community‐based and local church contexts. Students will be encouraged to develop their own reflective practice that authentically acknowledges their own faith perspective within an approach that is relationally engaged, contextually aware and responsive to the physical, emotional, social and spiritual strengths and vulnerabilities of young people.
Linked to courses
- In the Bachelor of Arts this is a Core Major
Units
| Unit | Required? | Upcoming offerings |
|---|---|---|
| YT540.306 Culture and Sociology of Youth [ show ] | Required |
Face to face
|
| YT541.306 Youth Work and the Youth Sector [ show ] | Required |
Face to face
|
| YT620.306 Vulnerability and the Youth Experience [ show ] | Required |
Face to face
Online |
| YT630.306 Youth and Spirituality [ show ] | Elective |
Online
|
| YT742.306 Practices of Youth Work [ show ] | Required |
Face to face
|
| YT721.306 Positive Youth Development [ show ] | Required |
Face to face
|
| YT791.306 Issues in Youth Studies [ show ] | Required |
Independent/Flexible
|
| YT750.306 Ethical and Professional Practice for Youth Work [ show ] | Elective |
Face to face
|
| CD520.306 Community Development and Social Change [ show ] | Elective |
Face to face
Online |
| CD621.306 Leading and Organising for Social Change [ show ] | Elective |
Face to face
|
| PS626.306 Human Lifespan Development [ show ] | Elective |
Face to face
|
| YT650.306 Professional and Ethical Practice for Youth Work [ show ] | Required |
Face to face
|
| YT602 Group Work and Program Design [ show ] | Elective |
Face to face
Semester 2, 2025
Face to face |
For the specific requirements of this specialisation, please refer to the course check for this course.
Eastern College Australia is committed to ensuring as much as possible that its classes will run. If enrolments for a class are less than expected a unit may be offered in a different form such as less face to face classes or online so that it is still available to students.