Students who commenced study in 2016 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

Child and youth development - South Africa

Honours
Research area

Commencement year

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Managing faculty

Faculty of Arts

Offered by

South Africa School of Social Science

Contact details

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Websites

Faculty of Arts

South Africa School of Social Science

Location

South Africa

Honours studies in this area will advance students' knowledge and competencies in the discipline of child and youth development.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units. The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the child and youth development honours coordinator.

Units

Units are 12 points unless otherwise indicated.

Part A. Research (24 points)

Students complete:

AZA4778 Social science honours dissertation A
AZA4779 Social science honours dissertation B

Part B. Coursework (24 points)

Students complete:

AZA4310 Child and youth care policy and leadership: Advocating for the rights of children and youth
AZA4450 Researching for social sciences and humanities

Intending honours students

Students intending to enter honours in child and youth development must have completed a major in that discipline.

Relevant courses

4087 Honours degree of Bachelor of Social Science