Course List - Graduate Certificate in Children's Literature

REQUIRED COURSES (15 credits)
LL ED 462	The Art of the Picturebook Picturebooks are a peculiar form of literary and visual art. They appear to be simple to read, but are they really so simple? In this course we will read pictures. We will attempt to stretch our own repertoire of strategies for reading picturebooks, and we'll be looking at how we can help children find meaning in picturebooks.	3 credits
LL ED 465	Fantasy Literature for Children Good fantasy literature can be critical to children's understandings of themselves and the world. This course will examine work by writers of classic fantasies (H. C. Andersen, A. A. Milne, etc.) written for children, as well as the work of contemporary authors (J. K. Rowling, Philip Pullman, etc.). We will also look at the role of the imagination in the lives of children.	3 credits
LL ED 502	Studies in Literature for Children Study of various genres of children's literature, from various critical perspectives. Emphasis on role of literature in children's lives.	3 credits
LL ED 568 (Previously LL ED 597C)	Doing Research in Children's Literature This course addresses the different research approaches to children's literature—specifically, research methods and topics in a wide range of theoretical and practical fields—including psychoanalysis, literacy, genre studies, teaching in children's literature, biographical studies, and reader responses.	3 credits
LL ED 563	Myths and Folktales in Children's Literature An in-depth study of myths and folktales shared with children and how these stories are remade and disseminated today.	3 credits