Certificate in Children’s Literature

York University

In this unique cross-disciplinary Children’s Literature Certificate, you will examine the importance of literature in the lives of children and youth around the world. You will engage with texts to examine how modes of representation shape our perceptions of children and youth in the contemporary world.This certificate will provide students majoring in humanities-related disciplines with critical cultural, social and textual perspectives on children’s literature. You can complete your certificate alongside your existing undergraduate degree program. Learn from a diverse group of nationally and internationally recognized faculty. Explore children’s literature and culture, YA (Young Adult) literature, comics and graphic narratives, folklore, children’s visual culture and much more.