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/>- 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/>- Education at Glasgow is ranked 6th in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2025.<br/><br/><br/>**PROGRAMME STRUCTURE**<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 and Young People<br/><br/>**Optional courses may include**<br/>Advanced Educational Research<br/>Developing Literacies: An Inclusive Perspective<br/>Identities, Relationships and Behaviours in Education<br/>International and Comparative Education<br/>Texts For Diversity: Childrens Literature for a Diverse World