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Children's Literature and Literacies at University of Glasgow - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

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

How to apply

International applicants

International applicant information can be found via gla.ac.uk by searching for 'international'.

Entry requirements

2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in Literacy, Children's Literature, Education, English Language, Librarianship, Publishing, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Sociology, or English Literature.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

All fees are published on the University of Glasgow website. https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/feesandfunding/

Sponsorship information

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Children's Literature and Literacies at University of Glasgow - UCAS