Children's Literature (Distance Learning)

Discover a pioneering programme that has shaped the study of children’s literature for over twenty-five years. First launched in 1999, the MA Children’s Literature (Distance Learning) was the first of its kind in the UK and remains one of the most respected and established courses in the field. Designed for part-time study and flexible learning, it offers you the freedom to work from home while joining a thriving international community. You will explore the rich and diverse world of texts written for young readers, examining how literature shapes and challenges ideas about childhood. Through innovative critical approaches, including postcolonial theory, psychoanalysis and reader response criticism, you will engage with a wide range of material such as fairy tales, picture books, short stories, and novels. This programme invites you to think about children’s literature in fresh and excit

Postgraduate degrees – 6.5 overall with a minimum 5.5 in each component

September 2026

Applications are made directly to Roehampton; see postgraduate application support for current deadlines.

• London, United Kingdom