Graduate Diploma of Children's Literature
Deakin University
About
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.
Structure
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma of Children's Literature, a student must successfully complete 8 credit points of study comprising:
- 1 credit points of compulsory core units;
- 4 credit points of course electives from list A
- 3 credit points of electives chosen from units within the specialisations of the Master of Arts (Writing and Literature) or the Master of Communication or the core or electives of the Master of Creative Arts
- Academic Integrity AAI018
- Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
Entry information
Deakin University offers admission to postgraduate courses through a number of Admission categories.
All applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements.
Please note that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee selection, which is based on merit, likelihood of success and availability of places in the course.
For more information on the Admission Criteria and Selection (Higher Education Courses) Policy visit the Deakin Policy Library
Entry will be based on performance in:
- a Bachelor Degree in any discipline OR
- a Graduate Certificate in any discipline OR
- at least two years of relevant work experience (or part-time equivalent)
Learning outcomes
Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate at the completion of their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes that employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.
| outcome type | outcome description |
|---|---|
| Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Demonstrate a specialist knowledge of a range of literary theories, concepts, and approaches, and advanced skills in applying them to writing for children and young adults. |
| Communication | Demonstrate advanced command of the critical and theoretical vocabularies and language required to interpret, argue and fluently and persuasively transmit ideas. |
| Digital literacy | Demonstrate a high level of competence in the use of research databases, bibliographic and digital communication technologies to research, produce and present scholarly work. Show judgement and discrimination in the identification and selection of relevant and credible information sources and with regard for their ethical use. |
| Critical thinking | Demonstrate advanced understanding of techniques to identify, critically analyse and evaluate the influence of narrative strategies, genre conventions and cultural assumptions on the content of children’s literature. Demonstrate advanced skills in the application of theory and research to the interrogation of children’s literature. |
| Problem solving | Demonstrate advanced knowledge of theoretical, historical and contemporary critical and analytical approaches to writing for children and young adults, and skill in applying them to the design and execution of solutions to a range of scholarly, aesthetic and/or ideological problems. |
| Self-management | Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to reflective learning and initiative, autonomy, accountability and responsibility for learning outcomes. |
| Teamwork | Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to actively, collaboratively and ethically contribute to mutual learning goals in located and online environments. |
| Global citizenship | Demonstrate ethical and cross-cultural knowledge of, and skills when engaging with, the diverse cultural, social and political contexts in which children’s literature is produced and consumed. |
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