Postgraduate study
     

Education, Sociology & Youth Studies

We have been an educational leader in the Tees Valley for 75 years with an excellent reputation for the education and professional support we provide in areas of education through short courses and research. Our Education, Sociology and Youth Studies courses focus on some of the most pressing social issues facing individuals and policy makers alike.

Quality teaching

Our commitment to provide you with the skills and understanding you need for working ensures you will make good progress and look back on your learning here as life changing. Teesside is an ideal location to study social science. The area has been described as a ‘research laboratory’ as it has experienced rapid and profound social change. Academic staff often draw upon local case studies to enrich teaching and maintain an excellent network of contacts with key policy makers and practitioners.

Research

Recent successes in Education research have included studies of Sure Start, literacy, youth work, mentoring and virtual worlds. Education team members are involved at a national level in developing the government policies for Early Years, Youth Work and Initial Teacher Training requirements. Sociology research is judged to be of national and, increasingly, international standing. Education and Youth Studies staff have published agenda-setting books, reports and journal papers on young people and youth-related issues.

Note: Some courses may involve regular access to children and/or vulnerable adults. Where this is the case you are legally required to register with the Vetting and Barring Scheme. Further details can be found on the course information and on our legal statements.

Factfile

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  • Innovative undergraduate and postgraduate programmes designed to fit into the lives of working professionals
  • Strong links with educators in Sure Start, schools, colleges, voluntary and community sector projects, and private providers
  • Internationally-regarded research into the lives of children and young people
  • Courses are noted for their applied and vocational focus
  • Much of our research has been deemed internationally significant
  • Our courses are noted for their applied and vocational focus with opportunities for accredited voluntary work