PGDip Children's Literature (Distance Learning) at University of Roehampton

The MA/PGDip Children's Literature (Distance Learning) was launched in 1999 and was the first programme of its kind in the UK. It is designed for part-time distance study and explores texts written for young readers and how literature shapes ideas about childhood.

Faculty: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 2 years part-time (distance learning)  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

MA is 180 credits and PGDip 120 credits at Level 7. Modules include Critical and Theoretical Perspectives on Children's Literature, Ecology, Environment, and Youth Culture, Reading and Writing Genre Fiction for Young Readers, British Children's Literature: Historical Perspectives, and Archives and Dissertation. Critical approaches include postcolonial theory, psychoanalysis and reader-response criticism, applied to fairy tales, picture books, short stories and novels.

Career pathways

Careers in teaching, writing, children's publishing, librarianship, arts management and editing; graduates have worked at organisations including Hachette UK and in children's libraries and schools.

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