文学士（儿童研究）

BA（儿童研究）是一门跨学科学位课程，旨在使学生对当今儿童和青少年的生活有理论和实践的了解。这个为期四年的学位吸收了来自各个领域的专业知识，包括创意艺术，文学，法律，健康，人权，历史，社会学和心理学，并且结合了一种现代语言的选修课。在学位课程中嵌入基于社区的服务学习和基于询问的学习，第三年的实习将宝贵的实践经验与特定的职业目标相结合
This programme provides unique and applied training that is not available anywhere else in Europe. The Arts (Children's Studies) programme provides students with the knowledge, confidence and transferable skills to identify their preferred career path. Students on this programme are expected to work with children from the very first semester and throughout the four years, including a semester-long placement, thus mixing the academic experience with practical work.<br><br>Graduates will be well-placed to pursue careers in community development work, as integration support assistants (special needs assistants), and research, as well as to gain entry to postgraduate degrees in primary teaching, play therapy, social work, speech and language therapy, health promotion, arts administration, and public advocacy.<br><br>This programme is an excellent choice for students who would like to pursue a career as primary school teachers, as it also includes an option to study Gaeilge as part of the programme (optional), our graduates are very successful in applying to the PME (primary school teaching) as well as to other professional postgraduate degrees in social work and play therapy, largely due to the significant service learning and work placement experience they gather throughout the degree.