The Youth Literature Online Certificate Program is a
postdegree, advanced study of youth literature designed to
help librarians, teachers, and other youth services
professionals pass on a rich literary heritage to children and
young adults in a technological age.
The certificate
program is designed to develop increased expertise among people who
already have some education and experience in youth literature, rather
than to introduce new professionals to the field. Basic course work in
youth literature is a prerequisite for entering the program. Admission
requires a master's degree in librarianship, education, or a related
field, including course work in youth literature, as well as some work
experience. If you have a bachelor's degree but significant work
experience and have taken course work in youth literature, you may
request an exception to the admissions requirements.
The
courses for this program are offered entirely online. Students must
have a basic knowledge of Internet use and regular access to their own
Internet account. You may apply to join the certificate program during
any term.
Courses may be taken without pursuing a certificate.
To earn a certificate, students must complete 15 credits (five
courses) over a three-year period. A total
of 14 courses are offered in this program in a three-year
rotation from which to choose:
- The Art of the Picture Book
- Children's Literature Goes to the Movies
- Does the Shoe Fit? Fairy Tales as Literature for Children
- The Fact of the Matter: Informational Literature for Middle and High School
- Fantasy and Speculative Fiction
- Female Voices in Historical Narratives
- Gender and Culture in Children's Picture Books
- Information Seeking and Using: Understanding How Young People Use Electronic Information
- Man of Advantage: Books and Boys in the Middle and High School Years
- Poetry for Children and Young Adults
- In Search of Cupid and Psyche: Myth and Legend in Children's Literature
- From Seuss to Sendak to Sis
- The Voice of the Author (several authors will be online with us during the semester)
- Writing a Life: Biographies and Personal Narratives
For more information, visit http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/programs/pds/litandtech.jsp.
