Children‘s and Young Adult Literature in English

Education facts

Code: GEN33R

This course treats a selection of modern and contemporary children’s and young adult works from the English-speaking world. It introduces basic literary terminology for the analyses of the works as well as theoretical perspectives to childhood and the study of children’s and young adult literature. These broaden the understanding of the genre and increase the awareness of how the perception of children is created and transformed, and the implications of this for debates over both childhood and children’s and young adult literature. All teaching is conducted in English.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements (with the exemption of the requirement in Swedish for those with foreign grades) + English 6. Or: English level 2

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Children‘s and Young Adult Literature in English

  Dalarna University

  Falun

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 25 %