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The Certificate in Children's Literature is a distance education (by correspondence) qualification taking at least 700 hours of actual study time.
The programme is planned for parents as well as teachers and librarians. It is designed to help the learner know about the field of literature.
The student receives study guide materials at the commencement of the course and is allocated his/her own personal tutor.
Each course would require a minimum of 175 hours of study time. Study time does not include reading the literature itself.
This programme ensures that you have the knowledge and skills that are considered to be the foundation for an academic study of children's literature.
Plus one other course from
Optional courses are offered in alternate years. Odd numbered courses are offered in odd numbered years and even numbered courses are offered in even numbered years.
View the Professional Development Handbook (PDF, 314KB) for more information.
For more information email childrenslit@canterbury.ac.nz or phone 03 343 7747.