Course GEN33R

Children‘s and Young Adult Literature in English

7.5 Credits
First Cycle
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Starts week 4, 2026

On completion of the course students will be able to:
  • demonstrate a good understanding of modern as well as contemporary children’s and young adult literature in English by critically analysing and interpreting a selection of texts
  • orally and in writing communicate and argue for their own interpretations of the texts making use of basic literary concepts.
  • orally and in writing explain and discuss scholarly arguments on the study of childhood and children’s and young adult literature.
Starts and ends:
week 4, 2026 - week 23, 2026
Study Rate:
25%
Location:
Falun
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Normal
Language:
English
Other:
Only for Exchange Students (Erasmus)
Entry Qualifications :
  • General entry requirements (with the exemption of the requirement in Swedish for those with foreign grades)
    You also need: English 6.
    Or: English level 2
Application Code:
HDA-V3PQ8
Main field of study:
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00

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Course Coordinator
Anita Purcell Sjölund

Starts week 36, 2026

On completion of the course students will be able to:
  • demonstrate a good understanding of modern as well as contemporary children’s and young adult literature in English by critically analysing and interpreting a selection of texts
  • orally and in writing communicate and argue for their own interpretations of the texts making use of basic literary concepts.
  • orally and in writing explain and discuss scholarly arguments on the study of childhood and children’s and young adult literature.
Starts and ends:
week 36, 2026 - week 2, 2027
Study Rate:
25%
Location:
Falun
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Normal
Language:
English
Entry Qualifications :
  • General entry requirements (with the exemption of the requirement in Swedish for those with foreign grades)
    You also need: English 6.
    Or: English level 2
Selection :
Final school grades (66 %) and Högskoleprovet - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (34 %)
Application Code:
HDA-H3QUL
Main field of study:
Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
12,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
12,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
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Application no later: 15 April
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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How may we help you?

Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00

Course Coordinator
Anita Purcell Sjölund

Starts week 3, 2027

On completion of the course students will be able to:
  • demonstrate a good understanding of modern as well as contemporary children’s and young adult literature in English by critically analysing and interpreting a selection of texts
  • orally and in writing communicate and argue for their own interpretations of the texts making use of basic literary concepts.
  • orally and in writing explain and discuss scholarly arguments on the study of childhood and children’s and young adult literature.
Starts and ends:
week 3, 2027 - week 22, 2027
Study Rate:
25%
Location:
Falun
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Normal
Language:
English
Other:
Only for Exchange Students (Erasmus)
Entry Qualifications :
  • General entry requirements (with the exemption of the requirement in Swedish for those with foreign grades)
    You also need: English 6.
    Or: English level 2
Application Code:
HDA-V3S8S
Main field of study:
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

To Literature List
How may we help you?

Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00

Course Coordinator
Anita Purcell Sjölund