Child and Youth Care (Bachelor of Arts)

About this programme

Learn how to support children, youth and families as a professional child and youth care worker through the Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care. You'll take two practicums during your degree, gaining hands-on experience in supervised child and youth care settings. You'll graduate ready to take on team leader or supervisory positions in your community. Our grads find work in settings including schools, government, community centres, parent-child education settings, residential settings, programs for street-involved youth and addictions services. Surveys show that 98 percent of graduates from this program are working in the field after graduation. (Source: B.C. Student Outcomes ). Plus, over 16,000 social and community service job openings are expected in B.C. for the next nine years. If you’re interested in furthering your education, your credential may also transfer to child and youth care programs at other post-secondary institutions. Visit the B.C. Transfer Guide and your transfer university’s website regularly to confirm which courses transfer. Calculate your tuition and see the approximate cost of taking your program at Douglas College with the tuition and fee estimator . See costs broken down into categories including tuition fees, textbooks, student activity fees, U-Pass and more. Introduction to CYC Practice or Introduction to Indigenous Child and Youth Care Practice Change and Development Families: Working from a Family Perspective or Families:Working from an Indigenous Perspective