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Children’s and Young Adult Literature - Certificate

Program: Children’s & Young Adult Literature
Credential awarded: Certificate
Total credit hours: 9
Internship/Practicum opportunities: Visit the Career Development Center for internship information.

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About the Certificate in Children’s & Young Adult Literature

This certificate will provide students with critical cultural, social and textual perspectives on children's literature and foundational knowledge in adolescent and young adult literature, and lifespan or child development. Through the program, students will:

• Explore children's and young adult literature and culture, comics and graphic narratives, folklore, children's visual culture and much more.
• Study children's literature texts throughout history and across the world and appreciate how they have shaped children and youth across time and culture.
• Learn to analyze and problem-solve through writing, critical thinking, and researching historical and contemporary examples of children's literature.

Students who earn the Children's and Young Adult Literature Certificate will stand out in the workplace and in advanced professional or academic studies through their clear, precise, and eloquent writing; their ability to express ideas and arguments convincingly; and their skill in finding and using information to support their ideas.

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