courses

MA - Children's Literature

Duration: 1 1/2 years full time or 2 years part time.

Do you want to take your studies to the next level?
Do you have a specific interest in Children's Literature?

The MA provides students with the opportunity to study literature production specifically for children to engage with contemporary critical thinking on the subject and to consider theoretical perspectives drawn from a range of post structuralist thought.

Entry Requirements

Students require a good first degree in a relevant subject or an equivalent qualification.

What you learn

Certificate Stage
Fantasy and Restraint
Research Skills
Critical Approaches to Children's Literature

Diploma Stage
War Literature of the 20th Century
Contemporary Adventures
Windows on the World: Children's Picture Books

Masters Stage
Dissertation

What next?

Doctorate qualification.

How is the course assessed?

Learning portfolios, essays, independent projects, dissertation, student led seminars and discussions, oral presentation, extended writing.

Which campus?

Nuns Corner.

Awarding body?