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Community Development and Leadership (including foundation year) - BSc (Hons)

You’ll be offered exceptional support from our careers and academic teams. With access to an academic mentor, tutor and skills workshops, you’ll be helped to settle into university life and succeed on your course to become a leader in the field of community development and social work.

Course details

Our Leadership in Communities (including a foundation year) BSc is a four-year course that’s perfect if you don’t hold traditional qualifications or don’t meet the requirements to enter the three-year degree. On completion of the course you’ll receive the same qualification and title as students graduating from the standard course.

Mode of study: 2 -3 days campus
Intake: September , January
Course length: 3-4 years
Course fee: £9,250 per year
Location: London

London Metropolitan University

Course overview

Our community leadership course with a foundation year will improve your academic skills and provide opportunities to work with communities in a wide range of professional roles after graduation. By the time you complete your full degree, you’ll have gained all the necessary skills in supporting groups and individuals to improve your neighbourhood and make social provision accountable to residents and service users.

Benefits

Active collaborative learning
Face-to-face discussion
Outstanding student support
Learn from experienced tutors
Make full use of facilities
Access support
Careers advice

Entry requirements

at least one A level (or a minimum of 32 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC Subsidiary/National/BTEC Extended Diploma) English Language GCSE at grade C (grade 4) or above (or equivalent)

What the students say

The highlight of my time at London Met so far has been using the resources made available by the University, especially the careers department, along with the skills obtained on my degree to successfully secure an intern finance position in my first year.

Modules

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2022/23 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.

Year Zero

Critical Thinking (core, 15 credits)
Interventions for Change (core, 15 credits)
Introduction to Community and Society (core, 15 credits)
Media, Crime and ‘Race’ (core, 15 credits)
Reflecting on Self and Society (core, 15 credits)
Researching Discrimination (core, 15 credits)
Researching Inequality (core, 15 credits)
Social Issues in Context: Text to Essay (core, 15 credits)

Year One

Cultures, Identity and Difference (core, 30 credits)
Introduction to Self-Leadership (core, 30 credits)
Introduction to social problems (core, 30 credits)
Principles of Community Work (core, 30 credits)

Year two

Human Rights, Social Justice and Diversity (core, 30 credits)
Management and Leadership in Youth and Community Organisations (core, 30 credits)
Researching Youth and Community Issues (core, 30 credits)
Communities in Transition (option, 15 credits)
Disability and Inclusion (option, 15 credits)
Employability in the Community Sector (option, 15 credits)
Inter-Professional Practice (option, 15 credits)

Year Three

Community and Youth Dissertation (core, 30 credits)
Development and Social Enterprise (core, 30 credits)
Work Placement for Professional Development (core, 30 credits)
Homelessness and Housing Policy (option, 15 credits)
Housing Issues and Housing Solutions (option, 15 credits)
Management and Supervision in Youth and Community Work Settings (option, 30 credits)