Bachelor of Youth and Community Leadership

BYCL

  • Youth and Community Leadership

Duration

3 years full-time

Entry times

Semester 1 or 2 (February or July)

Pathways

Pathways include:

  • Bachelor of Arts with Honours
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community Leadership
  • Master of Māori and Indigenous Leadership
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Duration

3 years full-time

Entry times

Semester 1 or 2 (February or July)

Pathways

Pathways include:

  • Bachelor of Arts with Honours
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community Leadership
  • Master of Māori and Indigenous Leadership
Apply Now Got a Question? Check your eligibility

Download Brochure

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Overview

The Bachelor of Youth and Community Leadership (BYCL) meets a growing need for innovative leaders who can make an impact on national and global challenges that youth and other communities are encountering.

This degree develops professional leadership and entrepreneurial skills for those passionate about issues such as youth work and development, sustainability, human rights, equality, social entrepreneurship, and humanitarian work. The BYCL builds on UC’s international reputation in youth-led social action, and offers real-world leadership and project experience by way of theoretical study and applied learning.

Youth and Community Leadership is a degree that allows you to customise a programme of study to drive your commitment to social action. It will prepare you to cultivate collective leadership to action change, making this an ideal degree for those wanting to create a better world for future generations.

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See more information about our Youth and Community Leadership programmes.

For the full degree requirements, see the Regulations for the Bachelor of Youth and Community Leadership.

For study planning help, contact a Student Advisor.

For more information on facilities, resources, and staff, see Te Kaupeka Ako | Faculty of Education.

For more general information, email info@canterbury.ac.nz or freephone 0800 VARSITY (827 748).