DSU4566 – Contemporary Issues in Youth Development is a five (05) credit compulsory course of the B. A. in Youth & Community Development degree programme. It is offered in the second semester of Level Four (4) and requires 250 hours of study. This course is designed to help students understand contemporary and interrelated themes that affect youth. The course is offered by the Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka.