Children's Literature and Literacies

University of Glasgow
Postgraduate MEd Full-time 12 Months Education

About this course

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.

  • Education at Glasgow is ranked 6th in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2025.

    PROGRAMME STRUCTURE You will take five core courses and one optional course, and produce a dissertation based on a specialised topic.

    Core courses Children's Literature And Literacies: Critical Enquiry Introduction To Educational And Social Research Modern Educational Thought Reframing Language, Literature And Literacies For 21St Century Life Texts For Children and Young People

    Optional courses may include Advanced Educational Research Developing Literacies: An Inclusive Perspective Identities, Relationships and Behaviours in Education International and Comparative Education Texts For Diversity: Children's Literature for a Diverse World

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 24 Months

    Qualification: MEd

    Location: Glasgow

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 12 Months

    Qualification: MEd

    Location: Glasgow

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2317 Teachers of English as a foreign language
    2315 Nursery education teaching professionals
    2316 Special and additional needs education teaching professionals
    2314 Primary education teaching professionals
    2319 Teaching professionals
    3231 Higher level teaching assistants

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    MEd
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    12 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Glasgow
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Education

    Offered by

    University of Glasgow

    Glasgow

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