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University of Glasgow
Children's Literature and Literacies MEd
University of Glasgow

Children's Literature and Literacies MEd

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

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Full time | University of Glasgow | 12 months | SEP-25

Study mode

Full time

Duration

12 months

Start date

SEP-25

Key information
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Qualification type

MEd - Master of Education

Subject areas

Children's Literature Literature Teaching

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

This is the first programme in Scotland dedicated to children’s and young adult’s literature as a primary resource and a field of academic study. You will develop a specialisation that is highly valued in professions such as education, library services and children’s media.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • The programme gives you the opportunity to take a literary and critical stance to well-loved texts, as well as to contemporary authors whose texts push the boundaries of children’s literature.
  • You will investigate new developments in the production of texts for children using multimodal forms and digital technologies.
  • You will discuss recent theories of language and literacy development and consider how they can be supported by traditional and multimodal texts for children.
  • This programme provides the opportunity to learn, share experiences and insights and create networks with international students from a range of backgrounds in teaching, publishing and related academic disciplines.

CAREER PROSPECTS

This programme is an excellent source of professional development if you’re already working in education, library services, publishing and children’s media, or are looking to move into these areas.

Modules

Children's Literature and Literacies: Critical Enquiry (20 Credits) - Core
The course aims to develop students capacity to critically engage with theoretical and empirical literature in specialist areas in order to obtain an overview of current thinking and recent developments in a chosen field.
Introduction to Educational and Social Research (20 Credits) - Core
Modern Educational Thought (20 Credits) - Core
Reframing Language, Literature and Literacies for 21st Century Life (20 Credits) - Core
Texts for Children: From the Printing Press to Virtual Reality (20 Credits) - Core
Dissertation

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£10,650

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£24,000

Entry requirements

2.1 Honours degree or non-UK equivalent in a relevant subject.

University information

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The University of Glasgow is one of four ancient universities in Scotland, founded back in 1451. Alumni include seven Nobel Prize winners, Scotland’s First Minister and a Prime Minister, while Albert Einstein gave a seminal lecture on the theory of relativity there in 1933. The university consists of four colleges: College of Arts College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences College of Science and Engineering College of...more

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