Children's Literature and Literacies MEd

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.<br/><br/>**WHY THIS PROGRAMME**<br/><br/><br/>- 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<br/><br/><br/>- You will investigate new developments in the production of texts for children using multimodal forms and digital technologies.<br/><br/><br/>- You will discuss recent theories of language and literacy development and consider how they can be supported by traditional and multimodal texts for children.<br/><br/><br/>- 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.<br/><br/><br/>**PROGRAMME STRUCTURE**<br/><br/>You will take five core courses and one optional course, and produce a dissertation based on a specialised topic.<br/><br/>**Core Courses**<br/>CHILDRENS LITERATURE AND LITERACIES: CRITICAL ENQUIRY<br/>INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH<br/>MODERN EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT<br/>REFRAMING LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND LITERACIES FOR 21ST CENTURY LIFE<br/>TEXTS FOR CHILDREN: FROM THE PRINTING PRESS TO VIRTUAL REALITY<br/><br/>**Optional Courses may include**<br/>ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH<br/>DEVELOPING LITERACY<br/>IDENTITIES, RELATIONSHIPS AND BEHAVIOURS<br/>INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE EDUCATION<br/>TEXTS FOR DIVERSITY: LANGUAGE ACROSS LEARNING FOR CHILDREN WITH EAL