Childhood & Youth and Sociology

Childhood and youth studies combined with sociology is a degree that approaches the lives of children and young people through a multidisciplinary social science lens. Childhood and youth studies examines the issues and challenges facing children and young people in the UK and globally, drawing on politics, history, social policy, cultural studies, and sociology itself. Sociology provides the theoretical frameworks, including those connected to inequality, identity, culture, and social change, that give this examination analytical depth.

Together, they equip you to understand how childhood is socially constructed, how young people navigate the social contexts in which they live, and how institutions and communities can better support them.

At Liverpool Hope University, this four-year full-time degree with a foundation year explores key questions about children and young people through local and global lenses, engaging with both UK policy and international comparative perspectives. The foundation year builds the academic preparation needed before the main programme begins. A sandwich year, year abroad, and work placement opportunities are built into the degree, giving you substantial professional and international experience.

The typical entry tariff is 88 points.

Graduates from childhood and youth with sociology programmes pursue careers in youth work, social care, education, community development, children's services, policy research, and the voluntary sector. Many go on to postgraduate professional training in social work, teaching, or youth work. The combination of sociological analysis and youth-focused knowledge is valued in roles that require both a theoretical understanding of social life and practical engagement with young people and families.

Postgraduate study in sociology, social policy, social work, or education is a natural continuation.