童年，青年和教育人类学硕士课程是世界上第一个此类学位，成立以来，在其关于儿童还是年轻的全面人类学观点上仍然是独一无二的。它的主要组织原则是，了解孩子需要研究他们与他人（同龄人，年龄较大的儿童，父母，老师和其他成年人）的关系如何影响他们的行为，身份和世界观。该学位的独特性源于人类学方法，该方法侧重于儿童和青年观点的重要性，以及教育（正式和非正式）在儿童学习过程和传播中的作用和获取文化知识。
Anthropology of Childhood, Youth and Education MSc was the first degree of its kind to be established and is still unique in its deep anthropological exploration on what it is to be a child or to be young. As part of the course, you will look at historic perceptions of childhood in the West to the development of European rights of protection, compared to experiences of childhood in other parts of the world, like the street children of Brazil. In a module on learning and education you will compare physical development stages, including how learning is acquired and universal patterns of play, to the range of ways children are prepared or educated to fit cultural expectations. The course's key organising principle is that understanding children requires the study of how their relations with others - peers, older and younger children, parents, teachers and other adults - inform their practices, identities and world views.<br><br>Careers and your future<br>In addition to providing a firm grounding for doctoral research on childhood and youth, this degree will enhance your professional development in many fields, including teaching, social work, counselling, educational and child psychology, health visiting, nursing and midwifery, paediatric specialisms, non-governmental agencies and international development.<br>As you journey through the course, you will also develop a valuable set of analytical and research skills that can be used in a wide range of careers.