Part time
12 months
SEP-25
Postgraduate Certificate
Literature Child Development (Education) Education Studies
Taught
Overview
Our PGCert Education - Children's Literature course gives you an overview of the turbulent and unique journey that children's literature has taken since its earliest days to the present from a range of theoretical perspectives.
You will acquire the understanding of how texts are constructed using a range of narrative modes. And how this aspect of your subject knowledge can be used in the primary classroom to develop children’s abilities to read a range of texts for pleasure.
You will also explore a variety of texts currently available including:
Our teaching staff are experienced and active in researching and teaching in the area of children's literature.
You will have access to our Oxford Brookes specials collections, a new collection of rare and antiquarian children's books and, when onsite, specialist-trained drama sessions.
Career prospects
Your learning on the course may lead to better prospects for career advancement.
Students frequently change role / direction as a result of developing new understandings and skills from their work on the course.
£980 per single module
To be confirmed
Students should normally have a first degree.
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Full time | 1 year | SEP-25