Graduate Diploma of Children's Literature

2016 Deakin University Handbook

Course sub-headings

• Course overview
• Course rules
• Course structure

Course overview

The Graduate Diploma of Children’s Literature provides students with advanced skills in analysing literary works in Children’s Literature.  It hones students’ ability to research, analyse and contextualise issues based on historical, political, cultural and social circumstances in literature for children and young adults.

The Graduate Diploma of Children's Literature aims to provide students with specialist knowledge and skills in the field of children's literature.  It is designed so that students become familiar with a broad range of texts, taking account of variations of genre, the historical and cultural contexts in which children's texts are produced, and the ideological frameworks in which they are located.  The course will provide an introduction to contemporary theoretical approaches to the study of children's texts, so beyond the span of the course, students will be equipped to read texts in a more informed and theoretically grounded manner. 

Course rules

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma of Children's Literature, a student must successfully complete 8 credit points of study comprising:

• 6 credit points of compulsory core units;

• 2 credit points of electives chosen from units within the specialisations of the Master of Arts (Writing and Literature) or Master of Communication

Course structure

Core units

Course structure

Course Map

Course map 

Course structure

Course structure

Course structure

Course structure

Course structure

Elective units

2 credit points of electives chosen from the units offered in the specialisations of Master of Arts (Writing and Literature) or Master of Communication