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PgCert Children's Rights

Academic Year 2022/23

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Programme Title PgCert Children's Rights Final Award
(exit route if applicable for Postgraduate Taught Programmes)
Postgraduate Certificate
Programme Code EDU-PC-CH UCAS Code HECoS Code 100455 - Childhood and youth studies - 100

ATAS Clearance Required

No

Health Check Required

No

Portfolio Required

--

Interview Required

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Mode of Study Part Time
Type of Programme Postgraduate Length of Programme Part Time - 1 Academic Year
Total Credits for Programme 60
Exit Awards available No

Institute Information

Teaching Institution

Queen's University Belfast

School/Department

Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Quality Code
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/quality-code

Higher Education Credit Framework for England
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/quality-code/higher-education-credit-framework-for-england

Level 7

Subject Benchmark Statements
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements

The Frameworks for Higher Education Qualifications of UK Degree-Awarding Bodies
https://www.qaa.ac.uk/docs/qaa/quality-code/qualifications-frameworks.pdf

N/A

Accreditations (PSRB)

No accreditations (PSRB) found.

Regulation Information

Does the Programme have any approved exemptions from the University General Regulations
(Please see General Regulations)

N/A

Programme Specific Regulations

Students must complete 60 CATS points from taught modules. At least 40 credits should be from core modules, including the 20 credit module Foundations of Children’s Rights.

Successful completion of a module requires a minimum attendance of 70% at all planned teaching sessions.

Students with protected characteristics

N/A

Are students subject to Fitness to Practise Regulations

(Please see General Regulations)

No

Educational Aims Of Programme

On successful completion of the programme, students will be able to:

demonstrate knowledge and understanding of legislation, policy, practice and theory of children’s rights;

analyse and apply critically examples of the research literature relating to the content of the programme;

show evidence of reflection on their experience and professional practice (where appropriate);

demonstrate transferable skills such as writing and research skills;

demonstrate knowledge of a range of research methods for working with children and young people;

choose fit-for-purpose methods for a research project within the context of their own interests and / or professional role;

demonstrate engagement in the processes of research planning, data collection and analysis (as appropriate), and research reporting.

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes: Cognitive Skills

On the completion of this course successful students will be able to:

analyse complex situations using concepts derived from literature;

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Core modules model, from the outset, the
application of various forms of expertise to complex situations.

Methods of Assessment

Coursework - assignment

to identify, understand, interpret and evaluate arguments made by others and to construct independent arguments.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Module assignments enable students to engage in detail with specific examples of literature and disciplines, and to discuss their own specialism in greater depth.

Methods of Assessment

Coursework - assignment

Learning Outcomes: Transferable Skills

On the completion of this course successful students will be able to:

demonstrate engagement in the processes of research planning, data collection and analysis (as appropriate), and research reporting;

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Several research methods modules and a
research-based dissertation ensure students build their confidence in relation to using research with children and young people.

Methods of Assessment

Coursework & Dissertation

work with a range of students and academics from different disciplines;

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Inter-disciplinary modules provide students with opportunities to work with others from outside their discipline. Some assignments offer students the chance to reflect on this aspect of the course.

Methods of Assessment

Coursework - assignment

identify relevant sources of information and to manage such information in an independent manner.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

N/A

Methods of Assessment

Coursework - assignment

Learning Outcomes: Knowledge & Understanding

On the completion of this course successful students will be able to:

demonstrate knowledge and understanding of legislation, policy, practice and theory of children’s rights in a range of contexts;

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Students experience a variety of pedagogic
approaches including seminars, workshops, lectures, intensive whole day workshops and on- line support. The programme also includes opportunities for students to work across disciplines for some modules and thus experience a range of perspectives on childhood and youth.

Methods of Assessment

Coursework - assignment

demonstrate a critical understanding of the research literature relating to children’s rights;

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Assignments cover a range of tasks to ensure students are able to apply core knowledge about children’s rights in a variety of contexts.

Methods of Assessment

Coursework - assignment

demonstrate knowledge of a range of research methods for working with children and young people.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

N/A

Methods of Assessment

Coursework - assignment

Learning Outcomes: Subject Specific

On the completion of this course successful students will be able to:

choose fit-for-purpose methods for a rights- respecting research project with children and/or young people within the context of their own interests and/or professional role

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Several core and optional modules include input from a variety of academics working in different disciplines, thus providing students with an opportunity to understand the children’s rights perspective in the context of other approaches to working with children and young people.

Methods of Assessment

Coursework - assignment

analyse and apply critically examples of the research literature relating to children’s rights;

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Assignments provide opportunities for students to reflect on their own experience in relation to the literature and a children’s rights framework for analysing situations. Several modules introduce, explore and extend students’ understanding of research in the field of children’s rights and assignments build an ethical framework for rights respecting research.

Methods of Assessment

Coursework - assignment

understand the contribution of a children’s rights perspective to the broader field of improving children’s lives;

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Several core and optional modules include input from a variety of academics working in different disciplines, thus providing students with an opportunity to understand the children’s rights perspective in the context of other approaches to working with children and young people.

Methods of Assessment

Coursework - assignment

show evidence of reflection on their experience and professional practice (where appropriate) in relation to children’s rights.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Assignments provide opportunities for students to reflect on their own experience in relation to the literature and a children’s rights framework for analysing situations. Several modules introduce, explore and extend students’ understanding of research in the field of children’s rights and assignments build an ethical framework for rights respecting research.

Methods of Assessment

Coursework - assignment

Module Information

Stages and Modules

Module Title Module Code Level/ stage Credits

Availability

Duration Pre-requisite

Assessment

S1 S2 Core Option Coursework % Practical % Examination %
An Introduction to Research Methods: Children, Young People and Education EDU7250 7 20 YES YES 12 weeks N -- YES 100% 0% 0%
Children's Rights and Participation EDU7290 7 20 -- YES 12 weeks N YES -- 100% 0% 0%
Youth Justice and Desistance SOC9070 7 20 -- YES 12 weeks N -- YES 100% 0% 0%
Perspectives on Childhood and Youth SOC9047 7 10 YES -- 6 weeks N YES -- 100% 0% 0%
Childhood Disability and Rights EDU7223 7 20 -- YES 12 weeks N -- YES 100% 0% 0%
Foundations of Children's Rights EDU7219 7 20 YES -- 12 weeks N YES -- 100% 0% 0%
Youth Justice: Theory, Law and Practice SOC9045 7 20 -- YES 12 weeks N -- YES 100% 0% 0%
Qualitative Research with Children and Young People SOC9049 7 10 -- YES 6 weeks N -- YES 100% 0% 0%
Youth and Social Justice SOC9044 7 20 YES -- 12 weeks N -- YES 100% 0% 0%
Childhood and Youth Research in Practice EDU7217 7 10 YES -- 6 weeks N YES -- 100% 0% 0%
Economic Impact of Childhood Interventions NUR7021 7 10 -- YES 6 weeks N -- YES 70% 20% 10%

Notes

Students must complete 60 CATS points from taught modules. At least 40 credits should be from core modules, including the 20 credit module Foundations of Children’s Rights.

Successful completion of a module requires a minimum attendance of 70% at all planned teaching sessions.