Program Description

The Master of Arts in Child, Youth and Family Studies provides learners with a range of critical and analytical tools to enable them to manage and lead services that develop the potential of children, youth and families and envision new possibilities for better service provision in the sector. The programme is designed to provide the knowledge, skills and competencies required by the sector and to provide future leaders of Child, Youth and Family services in Ireland and abroad.

The programme aims to educate learners to high levels of contemporary and comparative theoretical awareness in fields central to services provision (transitions across the lifespan, cultural diversity, youth and families) and to create an atmosphere of rigorous academic enquiry and writing. Learners will develop a deep and integrated knowledge of contemporary child, youth and family theory and practice, and the sector within which child, youth and family services operate.

Admission Requirements

Programme participants are required to hold a Level 8 degree (with a minimum of 2nd Class Honours) in the following areas:

• Early Childhood Education and Care
• Applied Social Studies
• Social and Community Studies
• Youth and Community

or a primary Level 8 degree in Social Sciences or cognate area (minimum 2nd class honours).

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6	6	6	6	6.5