Children's Literature (Distance Learning)
Roehampton UniversityLondon, United Kingdom
Course overview
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 excit
Key highlights
- First distance learning programme of its kind in the UK, launched 1999
- Flexible home-based study within a thriving international community
- Critical approaches include postcolonial theory, psychoanalysis and reader response criticism
- Study fairy tales, picture books, short stories and novels
- Examines how literature shapes and challenges ideas about childhood
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2nd class — to include English Literature
Careers this course leads to
- Children's book editor
- Librarian
- Literary agent
- English teacher
- Academic researcher
- Children's author
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Roehampton University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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