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MA Children’s Literature and Literacies

Bishop Grosseteste University

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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Bishop Grosseteste University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Course summary

The MA in Children's Literature and Literacies gives you an opportunity to deepen your passion for literature written for children through research-led modules that engage with emerging frameworks and debates. Supported by a team of academic specialists, you will investigate theories of literacy development, and the learning and reading experiences of children and young people through interdisciplinary, inclusive, and current approaches. In this course will critically explore ‘classic’ texts and contemporary publications across a range of genres, ranging from poetry, picture books and non-fiction to graphic novels and digital applications, aimed at readers from 0-18. You will examine the nature of literacy and literature in a digital age, their current existence and future directions. This Master's degree will foster your academic capabilities and individual interests through conceptual and empirical research.

About this course

The MA Children’s Literature and Literacies is a vibrant, wide-ranging degree course that offers professional development and academic progression by enhancing subject and research expertise in these interdisciplinary fields of study. Informed by current scholarship, research, and practice, it provides you an opportunity to develop in-depth and advanced knowledge and understanding of children’s literature and literacy through both wide-ranging and diverse specialist modules, culminating in an independent research project (MA dissertation) that reflects your individual ambition and aspirations, your engagement with conceptual and empirical research; and critical reflective approaches to research methods and professional situations, both practical and theoretical.

This MA aims to develop a broad, inclusive, critical and contemporary understanding of literacies, including the range of digital, visual and interactive texts available to children and young people and the influence of these on their learning experiences. It gives you an opportunity to deepen your passion for literature written for children through research-led modules that engage with emerging frameworks and debates. It equips you with a wider understanding of current research methodologies and critical and theoretical frameworks, to sustain and further your independent research and topic interests and questions.

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.

Careers & Further study

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.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 16,000per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Bishop Grosseteste University

Bishop Grosseteste University

  • University League Table

    122nd

  • Campus address

    Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 3DY, England

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    91st out of 96 1

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    119 53%

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    81.0 81%

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    3.39 85%

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    21

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    98 49%

    91st

  • Graduate prospects

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    67.0 67%

    72nd

  • Student satisfaction

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    3.28 82%

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