MA CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AND LITERACIES
Master
In Birmingham
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Birmingham
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
September
This MA supports development of a broad, inclusive, critical and contemporary understanding of Literature written for children. It will also consider children’s Literacies and the influence of these on the reading and learning experiences of children and young people. This course will enhance specialist knowledge of Children’s Literature and Literacies in the context of current theory and research. The modules will analyse the use and impact of Children’s Literature in children’s homes and educational settings, exploring the social functions of Literature and Literacies within their historical and cultural contexts. It will support understanding of the nature of Literacy and Literature in a digital age and develop transferable skills for individual research within these fields. The modules will engage both critically and creatively with all aspects of Literacy and will explore the ways in which we read and understand the world, in a variety of forms. Texts to be studied will include well known, ‘classic’ texts and books by contemporary authors across a range of genres, ranging from poetry, picture books and non-fiction to graphic novels and digital presentations, aimed at readers from 0-18.
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About this course
This course, which is specialised and interdisciplinary, has a strong professional and research development component and has been designed to meet the needs of a wide variety of learners, including Primary and Secondary school teachers, librarians and other professionals as well as enthusiasts to develop their knowledge and skills in relation to children’s literature and literacies. It is designed to enhance employability and academic progression in these subjects.
Students looking to study this course will need to have obtained or be predicted to obtain an undergraduate honours degree with a minimum of lower second class honours (or equivalent).
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Subjects
- Literacy
- Development
- Qualifications
- Knowledge
- Literature
- Children’s literature
- Librarians
- Children’s Literate Lives
- Voices
- Pictures
Course programme
The MA in Children’s Literature and Literacies is a specialised Master’s degree which aims to provide professional development and academic progression in this subject by enhancing subject expertise for related careers and further research qualifications. The MA aims to develop the knowledge and expertise of participants from a range of related disciplines including recent graduates, qualified teachers, librarians or anyone with a passion in children’s literature and literacy
By undertaking this Master’s degree you will study five core modules:
- Children’s Literate Lives
- Children’s Literature: Words, Pictures, Voices
- Children’s Literacies: Now, New, Next?
- Researching Children’s Literacy and Literacies
- Dissertation
These modules aim to enable you to develop a broad, inclusive, critical and contemporary understanding of ‘literacies’ and the influence of these on the learning experiences of children and young people. Throughout this course you will develop specialist knowledge of children’s ‘literacies’ and current theory and research relating to literacy development and literacy education.
By analysing the impact of children’s home and educational experiences, you will be able to explore and understand the social functions of literature and literacy. You will also gain an understanding of the nature of literacy in a digital age and develop transferable skills for your own research within this field.
Assessment
Here at BGU we aim to make assessment an integral part of your learning, with each assignment outline is developed to reflect your own working reality and the precise format is negotiated with a tutor. Students looking to study the MA Children’s Literature and Literacies course can expect to undertake a range of assessment which include written essays, presentations, portfolios and reports, as well as practical tasks.
Each of the module assessments will focus on the skills required for the elements contributing to the undertaking of a research project and the writing of a research report, ensuring that students are developing their power of critical inquiry, independent judgement and a creative application to their learning.
MA CHILDREN’S LITERATURE AND LITERACIES