MA in Mission and Ministry
Youth and Community Work
Youth and Community Work - Overview
This pathway is for those in youth work or ministry (working with 11-19 year-olds). Students successfully passing all academic and practice elements will receive the National Youth Agency’s Professional Youth Work award at the end of their second year.
Location
In-person (Nottingham) or fully Online
Attendance
Part Time
Duration
Typically 3 years
Start date
09 October 2023
Cost
£7,000*
Validated by
Newman University
Endorsed by
NYA for Professional Youthwork status (JNC)
*Year 1 & 2: £3,000 / Year 3: £1,000. Course costs stated are for 2023.
Postgraduate study in Mission and Ministry provides experienced workers and graduate entrants the opportunity to study alongside their ministry roles and gain a qualification that will sharpen their understanding and enhance their practice.
Developed in consultation with CYM graduates, employers, and practice specialists, this postgraduate qualification offers the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills required for contemporary work with children and families, youth ministry, and chaplaincy roles in schools, hospitals, and other community contexts.
Integrating postgraduate level learning with CPD opportunities, the MA is a practical way to keep your professional knowledge and skills relevant and current. This course provides a unique approach to developing the theological thinking, reflective practice, and research skills needed to shape, lead, and develop transformational mission and ministry in context.
Specialist Pathways enable you to target your study and get a named award certificate for that pathway, please see below for more information. You can also study without a specialist pathway, please click here to apply for the non-pathway route.
Studying on the MA in Mission and Ministry will enable you to gain:
- A theological and theoretical basis for mission and ministry learned across diverse community contexts.
- Experience working in the groups and contexts that matter to you due to a flexible range of optional modules.
- A critical understanding of community and church-based work and the tools to transform your practice.
- A range of transferrable skills for your future career such as: independent and creative thinking, self-organisation, communication, project management, and the ability to work as a team.
Study in-person or fully online
New for 2023 - you have the option to attend teaching sessions in our Nottingham campus or entirely online, giving you the flexibility to learn in your community – wherever you are in the world.
In-person teaching usually takes place in two or three study blocks per year in our campus at Trent Vineyard with the rest of your time split between private study and real-world learning in practice to gain the specialist pathway award*.
The online option has a mix of scheduled group sessions and other individual work which you can schedule in your own time. This includes zoom lectures, seminars and group work activites, as well as pre-recorded teaching and other flexible activities to complete before attending your next group session.
Both in-person and online options have the requirement for 480 hours of practice over the first two years, usually in a local church, school or other community project to demonstrate competence for the specialist pathway award.
Please click here to see our FAQ about online learning.
* The online option for the Youth and Community Work pathway (JNC) is only available for students in UK or Ireland to enable us to fulfil the requirements set out by the National Youth Agency.
Full details of the modules for each pathway are available here:
Core modules
Chaplaincy with Children and Young People ✔
Children and Family Work ✔
Christian Leadership in Context ✔
Youth and Community Work ✔
No specialism ✔
Chaplaincy with Children and Young People ✔
Children and Family Work ✔
Christian Leadership in Context ✔
Youth and Community Work ✔
No specialism ✔
Chaplaincy with Children and Young People ✔
Children and Family Work ✔
Christian Leadership in Context ✔
Youth and Community Work ✔
No specialism ✔
Pathways and optional modules
Chaplaincy with Children and Young People
Children and Family Work ✔
Christian Leadership in Context
Youth and Community Work ✔
Chaplaincy with Children and Young People
Children and Family Work
Christian Leadership in Context ✔
Youth and Community Work ✔
Chaplaincy with Children and Young People
Children and Family Work ✔
Christian Leadership in Context ✔
Youth and Community Work ✔
Chaplaincy with Children and Young People
Children and Family Work ✔
Christian Leadership in Context
Youth and Community Work
Chaplaincy with Children and Young People ✔
Children and Family Work
Christian Leadership in Context
Youth and Community Work
Chaplaincy with Children and Young People ✔
Children and Family Work
Christian Leadership in Context ✔
Youth and Community Work
Chaplaincy with Children and Young People ✔
Children and Family Work
Christian Leadership in Context
Youth and Community Work
Chaplaincy with Children and Young People ✔
Children and Family Work
Christian Leadership in Context
Youth and Community Work
Chaplaincy with Children and Young People
Children and Family Work
Christian Leadership in Context
Youth and Community Work
Chaplaincy with Children and Young People
Children and Family Work
Christian Leadership in Context
Youth and Community Work
To apply, please either select a Specialist Pathway to find out more or you can also choose to complete the MA without a specialism, giving you the most flexibility in the modules you choose.
Other Specialist Pathways
Chaplaincy with Children and Young People
Find out moreThis pathway is for those interested in working in a chaplaincy context. While most chaplaincy roles are in educational institutes, there are broader areas in which chaplains work and this course seeks to equip you for the context that you are most interested in.
This pathway was created with those working with children and their families in mind and is ideal for those working both in and outside of the church.
Christian Leadership in Context
Find out moreThis pathway is for those developing their practice in leadership in churches or other contexts. If you’re leading in a context not covered by different specialist pathways, e.g., community projects, working in the arts or sport, etc., this pathway is ideal for you too.
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