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Study Details: 2 years (part-time)
Discover a pioneering programme that has shaped the study of children’s literature for over twenty-five years.
First launched in 1999, the MA Children’s Literature (Distance Learning) was the first of its kind in the UK and remains one of the most respected and established courses in the field. Designed for part-time study and flexible learning, it offers you the freedom to work from home while joining a thriving international community.
You will explore the rich and diverse world of texts written for young readers, examining how literature shapes and challenges ideas about childhood.
Through innovative critical approaches, including postcolonial theory, psychoanalysis and reader response criticism, you will engage with a wide range of material such as fairy tales, picture books, short stories, and novels.
This programme invites you to think about children’s literature in fresh and exciting ways, guided by leading specialists in a department with a global reputation for excellence.
A good second-class honours degree in English Literature, or a combined honours of English Literature plus another subject. If you have a degree in another discipline, please provide evidence of literary studies in your transcript or personal statement.
Graduates of our MA Children’s Literature programme go on to make a real impact in the field of children’s literature and beyond.
On completing the programme, you will be able to pursue a number of rewarding careers in teaching, writing, children’s publishing, librarianship, arts management, and editing.
Our graduates have gone on to work at leading organisations such as Hachette UK, the National Literacy Agency, Wimbledon Book Festival, Birmingham Rep, SAMPAD, the Red Earth Collective, Create Central, Let’s Talk Reading, and Homestart, as well as working in children’s libraries, schools, and in children’s publishing.
This programme equips you with the expertise, creativity, and confidence to build a meaningful and influential career in the world of children’s literature.
Critical and Theoretical Perspectives on Children’s Literature
Ecology, Environment, and Youth Culture
Reading and Writing Genre Fiction for Young Readers
British Children’s Literature: Historical Perspectives
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