Child and Youth Care
Bachelor of Child and Youth Care (BCYC)
Keen to make a positive impact in the lives of children, youth, families and communities? Find a community that encourages collaboration and respect here at UVic. Develop your skills and knowledge.
Quick facts
- Program options:
- Bachelor degree
- Study options:
- Full-time study, Part-time study
- Program delivery:
- On-campus, Distance/Off-campus
- Dynamic learning:
- Practicum required
Areas of focus
- Child Protection
- Early Years
- Indigenous
Careers
- Child and youth counsellor
- Child and youth worker
- Child protection worker
- Corrections worker
- Early childhood educator
- Family support worker
- Intake counsellor
- Infant development worker
- International development worker
- Mental health worker
- Residential care worker
- School-based counsellor
- Settlement worker
- Substance use worker
- Youth outreach worker
Sample courses
- Introduction to Professional Child and Youth Care - CYC 110
- Introduction to Helping Skills in Child and Youth Care Practice - CYC 152
- Law, Indigenous People and the TRC Calls to Action - CYC 250
- Mental Health and Addictions in CYC - CYC 470
Admission
Apply to the Faculty of Human and Social Development as a high school student, a university transfer student, or a two-year Human Service diploma graduate from an accredited post-secondary institution.
This is a direct-entry program. Select it as your major when you submit your application to UVic.
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English language proficiency
You must demonstrate English language proficiency to attend UVic. Your transcripts are enough to prove proficiency if you've studied full-time in an academic program at the high school or post-secondary level within Canada for at least four years, and all of your instruction was in English.
Learn about UVic's English language requirement.
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