Advanced Child Protection MA

University of Kent

Our Advanced Child Protection MA is a distance learning programme which runs on a part-time basis for two years. It provides practitioners with the knowledge, skills and confidence to take a child-centred approach to their practice and working life.

Overview

The MA and other postgraduate courses in Advanced Child Protection attract national and international students with a variety of experiences in child protection. It provides students with the opportunity to access a diverse pool of knowledge in an environment that allows you to question and excel.

Reasons to study Advanced Child Protection at Kent

• Benefit from access to the Centre for Child Protection's award-winning training simulations and innovative learning tools.
• Our flexible study programme includes distance-learning and part-time options enabling you to study while working.
• Learn from high-quality video lectures from experts and leading academics.
• Receive online access to academic journal articles, book chapters and e-books.
• Study at a Centre which has worked in partnership with the NSPCC, the NHS, the Home Office and Kent Police (Special Branch).
• Share learning with students who are multi-agency child protection practitioners working in health, education, social care, law enforcement, humanitarian crisis and community-based organisations.
• Benefit from the opportunity to share knowledge and hear the latest research in the field.

What you'll learn

Our MA gives a 360-degree perspective on child protection, introducing you to the viewpoints of academics, practitioners, organisations, parents, children and young people, integrated with contemporary research theory and policy. You'll understand the impact that technology has on protecting children, and consider the effect of the globalisation of the abuse and exploitation of vulnerable children.

During your studies, you are encouraged to develop advanced communication skills, reflective analysis and the critical use of research. We also promote the confident use of direct work skills with adults and children.

Standalone modules

It is possible to study certain individual modules from the MA on a Standalone basis. Each of our postgraduate standalone modules takes 10 weeks to complete and is equivalent to 20 credits at Master's level. They provide a taster and introduction to studying at the Centre for Child Protection, and if you wish to continue studying, you can use the credits from your taster modules to work towards a qualification in Advanced Child Protection (PCert, PDip or MA). However, please note that to join the postgraduate programme, you need to meet our entry requirements (detailed below). For further information about standalone modules, including costs, see the Centre for Child Protection website.