Children's literature major
The Children's Literature major sequence explores a wide variety of literary and popular texts, from picture books for the very young to novels and films. Focus on how these texts imagine and convey ideas and values, and on the interplay between texts for young audiences and the social and cultural contexts in which they are produced and received.
| Undergraduate (Bachelor) degrees | |||
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| Bachelor of Arts | Course information for: | Local Students | International Students |
| Postgraduate degrees | |||
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| Graduate Certificate of Children's Literature | Course information for: | Local Students | International Students |
| Graduate Certificate of Professional Writing | Course information for: | Local Students | International Students |
| Graduate Diploma of Children's Literature | Course information for: | Local Students | International Students |
| Graduate Diploma of Professional Writing | Course information for: | Local Students | International Students |
| Master of Arts (Writing and Literature) | Course information for: | Local Students | International Students |
Why study at Deakin?
Get ready for your new career
Deakin has an excellent reputation for its units and courses in Children's Literature, which look to the needs of teachers and librarians as well as providing specialist knowledge to anyone interested in writing for children and young adults, and in the historical and cultural contexts in which such texts are produced.
Learn from the best
Units aim to equip students with critical, analytical and research skills which will enable them to critique texts for children and young people and to recognise the socialising agendas which inform them.
Career and Industry
Deakin's Children's Literature courses offer teachers, librarians, writers and other professionals working with children the chance to advance their knowledge through an introduction to contemporary critical theory, and offer practising professionals the opportunity to improve their qualifications.