Goldsmiths, University of London MA in Children's Literature
Goldsmiths, University of London

Goldsmiths, University of London

MA in Children's Literature

London, United Kingdom

MA

1 up to

2 years

English

Full time, Part time

GBP 8,990 / per year **

On-Campus

* please contact the school for details

** for home full-time. Home part-time: £4495. International full-time: £15360

Key Summary

    About : The MA in Children's Literature focuses on the study of literature intended for children, exploring texts from various genres and periods. Students engage with theoretical frameworks and critical analysis while examining the cultural and historical contexts of children's literature. The course typically runs for one year full-time or two years part-time and offers a supportive environment for discussions and creative projects.
    Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue careers in various fields such as publishing, editing, and education. Other opportunities include roles in libraries, museums, and cultural organizations, as well as freelance writing and content creation related to children's media and literature.

The academic study of children’s literature has developed over the past 30 years and is now a recognised multidisciplinary field of enquiry. This programme will enable you to explore the relationship between reader, writer, text and context, and consider the critical perspectives that underpin those interactions.

Why study MA Children's Literature at Goldsmiths?

  • This course will deepen your familiarity with a range of children's literature, from 'classic' works to contemporary texts. Through this, you'll develop a detailed knowledge of the issues and debates in the field, analysing children's literature using theories from education, cultural studies, literary theory, psychology, sociology, history and philosophy.
  • We foster a critical stance towards children's literature, academic reading, and ideological underpinning. All of our staff are actively involved in research in the fields of education and children's literature. Award-winning author Michael Rosen is part of the leading team on this programme.
  • The programme aims to incorporate and respond to your unique background as an individual. we encourage you to use this to address the challenging issues of representation and diversity in children's literature. You may come from a publishing background or work in education or children's media. If you have a passion for children's literature, then this is the course for you.
  • Students on this programme's creative writing pathway will be able to work with published creative writing lecturers, including the novelists Ardashir Vakil and Sara Grant, to create short stories, novels, and poems for children and young adults. Creative writing alumni have had their work published, including a recent book by Dashe Roberts 'The Bigwoof Conspiracy (2020); a creative writing handbook co-authored by Harry Oulton 'The Writing Deck: 53 Prompts for Putting Pen to Paper (2019); and Anna Dempsey won the Costa Short Story Award (2019).

We also offer an MA Children's Literature: Children's Book Illustration for those who want to illustrate children's books.

Read more on the institution's website