San Diego State University

Contact Info
Joseph T. Thomas, Jr. - Program Director

(619) 594-8430

Jtthomas@mail.sdsu.edu

Children's Literature Program

Department of English &

Comparative Literature

San Diego State University

San Diego, California 92182-6020

ChildLit@mail.sdsu.edu

Website

Program Info
offers M.A. in English with a Specialization in Children's Literature (regular M.A. requiring min. 3 courses in Children's Lit)

Also offers Graduate Certificate in Children's Literature (requires 4 graduate classes exclusively in the field of Children's Literature)

Houses the National Center for the Study of Children's Literature

Regular Faculty
Alida Allison - allison@mail.sdsu.edu

Laurie Champion - champion@mail.sdsu.edu

June Cummins - jcummins@mail.sdsu.edu

Mary Galbraith - maryg@mail.sdsu.edu

Phillip Serrato - pserrato@mail.sdsu.edu

Joseph T. Thomas, Jr. - jtthomas@mail.sdsu.edu

Course Info
ENGL 501. Literature for Children (3) Critical analysis of literature intended for children.

ENGL 502. Adolescence in Literature (3) Works centrally concerned with an adolescent protagonist. Includes both traditional novels of development (Bildungsroman) and contemporary young adult novels.

Special Topics classes:

ENGL 503. Topics in Children’s Literature (3) Topics in children’s and adolescents’ literatures such as regionalism, multiculturalism, fantasy, science fiction, non-fiction, illustrated books, nineteenth-century classics, major works by twentieth-century authors, British children’s literature, the noir young adult novel, and the history of genre.

ENGL 604D Seminar: Children’s Literature Literary Period or Movement (3)

ENGL 606D Seminar: Children’s Literature Literary Type (3)

ENGL 700 Seminar: A Major Author or Authors (3)

ENGL 727 Seminar: Issues in Children’s Literature (3)

At least one of these classes appears to be offered most semesters.