Advanced Certificate in Children’s/Adolescent Literature
The Department of English and Comparative Literature offers an Advanced Certificate in Children’s/Adolescent Literature for those who are currently enrolled in a graduate program or anticipate enrolling in graduate-level instruction. For more information on graduate admissions, review the graduate application criteria.
The program requires a 3.0 grade point average of matriculated students. Non-matriculated students’ applications will be reviewed for relevant and sufficient preparation.
Program Requirements
Students in the certificate program will take twelve units of graduate-level courses. Applicable courses include:
- ENGL 501 Literature for Children (3 units)
- ENGL 502 Adolescence in Literature (3 units)
- ENGL 503 Topics in Children’s Literature (3 units)
- ENGL 604D Seminar: Literary Period or Movement- Children's Literature (3 units)
- ENGL 606D Seminar: A Literary Type - Children's Literature (3 units)
- ENGL 700 Seminar: A Major Author or Authors (3 units)
- ENGL 727 Seminar: Issues in Children’s Literature (3 units)
The advanced certificate requires 12 units selected from ENGL 604D, 606D, 700, 727. Three to six of the 12 units can be selected from ENGL 501, 502, 503. Students can petition that any additional 500+ level children’s literature course be used towards certification completion including ENGL 556 and ENGL 696.
Units taken to complete the advanced certificate may be applied to an M.A. degree in English or Comparative Literature and/or M.F.A. degree with approval of the appropriate graduate advisor.
It should be understood that graduate courses in Children's Literature in SDSU's Department of English and Comparative Literature are not classes in writing for children (creative writing), nor are they classes in educational methodology (how to use books with children in school classrooms). Instead, they are advanced courses in literary study where Children's Literature is examined.
How to Enroll
Individuals interested in enrolling and applying for the Graduate Certificate in Children's Literature should:
- Contact Lashon Daley, the Director of the Children's Literature Program at [email protected].
- After consultation, please submit the Certificate Enrollment Form.
Advising
The Certificate Director is Professor Lashon Daley. To make an advising appointment, please contact [email protected].
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