Arts & Humanities
Accelerator Science Graduate Certificate
Stony Brook University, United States
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- Postgraduate
Arts & Humanities
Stony Brook University, United States
The Advanced Certificate in Children's Literature is a part-time, year-long, 16-credit programme for up to 12 children's book writers per year. Students work independently with faculty mentors in spring and fall, and meet as a cohort at the Southampton Writers Conference in July and a Children's Literature Publishing and Editing Practicum in January, completing a creative project in one year.
Faculty: Stony Brook Southampton | Department: Creative Writing and Literature | Duration: 16 credits, part-time, one year | Intake: Spring | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States
Four courses in sequence starting in spring: Forms of Fiction, Writers Conference, Advanced Writing Workshop and Practicum in Publishing and Editing.
Suited to librarians, educators and parents writing children's books.
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from an accredited institution with cumulative GPA of at least 2.75; current Stony Brook graduate students apply via a Permission to Enroll in a Secondary Certificate form. Statement of purpose (1-2 pages), writing sample (up to 10 pages for picture book or 25 pages for chapter, middle grade or young adult) and three letters of recommendation from instructors or writing professionals. Spring admission only; materials due December 1.
Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.
Intake: Spring
Duration: 16 credits, part-time, one year
Apply through the official page: https://www.stonybrook.edu/grad/admissions/apply-graduate-programs.html
Arts & Humanities
Stony Brook University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Stony Brook University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Stony Brook University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Stony Brook University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Stony Brook University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Stony Brook University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Stony Brook University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Stony Brook University, United States
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