Master in Childhood and Youth: Policies and Care

Master 2 in Public Health
Pathway: Childhood and Youth: Policies and Care

The Master 2 “Childhood and Youth: Policies and Care” is jointly delivered by EHESP School of Public Health, University of Rennes and Rennes 2 University.

RNCP Code: 39311

• Objectives and skills
• Career opportunities
• Description
• Entry requirements
• Conditions of entry
• Applications
• Contacts

Objectives and skills

This course will teach current and aspiring practitioners how to devise solutions to improve integration and support processes for children and young people specifically within the context of France and train future researchers looking to investigate questions on childhood and youth. Following a multidisciplinary learning approach grounded in the social sciences, this Master’s programme will equip students with the analytical tools they need to understand and design actions aimed at children and young people.

Skill outcomes

By the end of the programme, students will be able to:

From a theoretical perspective:

• Situate public policies aimed at childhood and youth, identify the related issues and strategic dimensions, understand their development
• Analyse the main sociological developments of childhood and youth in France and more broadly in Europe
• Identify the issues related to the rights, health, socialisation and integration of children and young people in French and European societies
• Analyse the trends regarding the conception and interpretations of these issues in various childhood and youth support sectors

From a professional perspective

• Contribute to formulating childhood and youth policy
• Lead operational schemes and support programmes adapted to children and young people in need
• Foster cooperation in the area of childhood and youth
• Conduct professional intelligence and a forward-looking approach in the area of childhood and youth
• Conduct an evaluation in the area of childhood and youth
• Communicate information internally and externally in the area of childhood and youth
• Current practice aside, objectively consider how to improve evaluation and intervention methods

Career opportunities

There is growing demand for skills in childhood and youth work due to the increasing number of questions on inequality raised and how these groups are socially integrated.

Examples of posts:

• Project officers, project managers
• Coordinators
• Department managers/executives

Sectors:

• Education and popular education organisations
• Social and health care third party organisations
• Local authority departments
• Government departments

Examples of jobs graduates have gone on to:

• children and youth manager for a local authority;
• children and youth project officer for a departmental council;
• department manager for a local agency.

Further study options: PhD in Social Sciences

Description

Location: EHESP – Rennes

Intake capacity: 20 students

Accessibility for people with disabilities: Yes – Read about accessibility at EHESP here

Language of study: French

Period of study: 1 year (September to September) more information to come

Duration:

• 486 hours of teaching and assessments, primarily in-person, which include supervised independent study periods;
• 133 hours of scheduled personal study time (in addition to the duration of teaching and assessments);
• Placement duration: from a minimum of 700 hours (equivalent to 20 weeks) to a maximum of 924 hours;
• For apprentices: training duration of 640 hours (including scheduled personal study time) and time with the employer: 1,341 hours.

For trainees, personal study time is included in the total course duration.

Pedagogical support: individual and collective supervision as part of the dissertation work

Option to complete the programme over 2 years for professional development students.

Structure: This is a work-study programme with one 3-week block of classes in September followed by one 1-week block of classes a month for 8 months (until June). Between monthly blocks of classes, students will be on placement (20 weeks minimum) or at their place of work.

Level of programme: 7

Credits: 60 ECTS

Programme modules:

Educational methods

• In-person: lectures, tutorials, workshops, conferences, seminars, experience sharing, etc.
• Professional assignments in the form of an apprenticeship, work placement or professional development contract: at regional authorities, decentralised administrations, third sector organisations, mutual insurance companies, social security agencies, etc.
• Support: pedagogical and academic tutoring

For trainees: a pedagogical tutor at the university and a training supervisor at the employer.

Assessment

No sit-down exams.

Trainees must produce an individual and collective dossier between each block of classes to validate TUs.

Dissertation defence takes place between late June and late September.

Technical ressources

EHESP provides various technical resources for learners to attend classes, including: Teams, Zoom, FileSender-Renater (file transfer system) and the CAMPUS platform (learning content).

Special software may be required (specified by your course manager).

A documentation centre, self-service computer rooms and accommodation on the Rennes Campus and a restaurant are also provided.

Entry requirements

Students, professionals and/or non-degree students, trainees.

Conditions of entry

Admissions prerequisites

This Master programme is open to:

• Students who have completed a Master 1 programme offered as part of a Master in Public Health at the University of Rennes and EHESP;
• Students holding a Master 1 in Human and Social Sciences (sociology, political science, history, social and economic administration, geography, education sciences, psychology, etc.), in Law or in Public Health;
• Students in medicine who have successfully completed a Master 1 or DCEM3 in their field and are familiar with the social sciences approach;
• Students in professional development who have successfully completed an access qualification for one of the aforementioned professions and can submit validation of prior experience entitling them to enrol on a Master 2 programme, provided their application is accepted by the equivalence committee.

Selection process

Personal dossier (submissions must include a detailed CV and cover letter, qualifications and transcripts from the Baccalauréat (or equivalent) and to date selected students may be asked to attend an interview.

Selection criteria: coherence of plan presented and understanding of the programme, coherence of career trajectory, academic background, plan feasibility.

Applications

Applications for 2025-2026 academic year are open from 22 March to 21 April 2025

Apply on EHESP plateform

Foreign students

You want to begin or continue your higher education in France, and you live in a country using the Campus France/CEF online procedure? Follow the 2 steps

Fees

International student (non-EU) : differentiated rights regime of 3 879 € – Please visit ”Studying in France” for more information

Contacts

Course manager

Virginie MUNIGLIA, Professor and researcher at EHESP School of Public Health

Course information

Céline LEFEBVRE
Tél. : +33 (0) 2 99 02 28 74 – Celine.Lefebvre@ehesp.fr

Administration

Tél. : +33 (0) 2 99 02 28 03 – Scolarite@ehesp.fr