儿童与青少年研究系（CHYS）提供四年制课程，可获文学与儿童与青少年研究专业荣誉学士学位或文学士学位，三年制文学士及格程度，并同时获得荣誉学士/学士学位（小学/初中） ）学位课程。儿童和青年研究计划提供了广泛的跨学科方法，该方法在文化，经济，法律，家庭，学校，同龄群体和社区的多种环境下考虑了针对儿童和青年的理论和应用方法。扎根于心理学，社会学，人类学，犯罪学，教育和文化研究，学术重点提供了各种方法的集成，通过这些方法可以发展出对儿童和青年的全面理解。此外，20学分的学位课程使学生有机会为进入各个领域的专业
This theoretical and practical training offers an approach to understanding children, childhood and youth that includes: diversity, inequality, exceptionalities, families, cultures, social worlds, schools, peers, communities, popular and media culture, and international issues that span the globe. This wide-ranging knowledge base opens up doors to working with young people in a variety of capacities.Learn and think about children, childhood and youth through diverse lenses. Our unique program draws on psychology, education, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, and criminology — among other disciplines — to really understand young people and their perspectives.The Department of Child and Youth Studies (CHYS) offers four-year programs leading to the BA Honours or BA with Major in Child and Youth Studies, a three-year BA Pass degree and a concurrent BA (Honours)BEd (PrimaryJunior) degree program. Child and Youth Studies programs provide a broadly based interdisciplinary approach that considers theoretical and applied approaches to children and youth within the multiple contexts of culture, the economy, the law, family, school, peer group, and community. With roots in psychology, sociology, anthropology, criminology, education and cultural studies, the academic focus provides an integration of approaches through which a comprehensive understanding of children and youth can evolve.