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.
On May 1, 2025, this program will move from the Faculty of Human and Social Development to the Faculty of Education.
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 directly to this program as a high school student, a university transfer student, or a two-year Human Service diploma graduate from an accredited post-secondary institution.
Program details
Providing you accurate application deadlines, tuition fee estimates, admission requirements, scholarships and transfer credit depends on your situation.
Program details
Application deadline
Admission requirements
Recommended admission average
Expanded qualifications
English Language proficiency
Transfer credit
Tuition & fees
This is an estimate only and should be used to give students, parents, and/or sponsors an approximation of the tuition and ancillary fees. This estimate does not include housing, food, cost of books and supplies or other expenses that students can expect in a term.
Scholarships
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