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Youth Literature and Services Certificate at University of Alabama

University of Alabama, United States

Programme overview

Youth (Children’s and Young Adult) Services is an area of professional practice centered on serving the informational, recreational, educational, and cultural needs of children, young adults, and their caregivers within a public library setting. This diverse area includes library services to youth ages birth up to nineteen.

Faculty: College of Communication and Information Sciences  |  Department: Library Information Studies  |  Duration: 15 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 15 credit hours. Courses in the listed curriculum include LS 520 Early Child Lit & Story Prog, LS 521 Matl & Serv Children, LS 522 Matl & Serv YA, LS 621 Intercultural Youth Lit, LS 541 Youth Programming.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completed Bachelor's degree with a 3.0 minimum GPA. Applications are accepted from students currently holding a Bachelor's degree, those pursuing graduate work in library and information studies and allied disciplines, or those already possessing graduate degrees in related disciplines. Application Deadlines: For Spring admissions, the priority deadline for all certificate applications is October 1 and the final completed application deadline is November 16. For Fall admissions, the priority deadline for all certificate applications is February 1 and the final completed application deadline is May 15.

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

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