Youth, Society and Sustainable Futures - BA (Hons)

UCL (University College London)

This unique and future-focused Youth Studies programme addresses issues facing young people aged 15-24. Reflecting the IOE's position as the world-leading faculty of education and social research, this degree aims to be a trailblazer in educational innovation on issues surrounding youth and the factors that may enable or constrain them from having sustainable futures. It considers young people’s relations with the self, others, society, nature and technology and critically examines the UN SDGs and other key developments in sustainability debates, both theoretical and practical. This 3-year BA (Honours) programme is both theory driven, and practice based. It adopts a relational approach to youth studies which considers young people’s relations with the self, others, society, nature and technology. This approach helps us to investigate issues and challenges that young people face and is especially useful for education in sustainability and examining what forces and factors support or hinder young people from having sustainable futures. Students will also benefit from research and expertise within the Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education, housed within the same department they are studying in at IOE.

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