The TLS Doctoral Degree offers a focus area in children’s and young adult literature as either a major or minor. TLS PhD students are required to take two core courses and four research courses in addition to selecting a major focus area and a minor focus area.
Our courses center on bringing a critical lens to youth literature through examining issues surrounding books and their use with readers. The courses are experiential, involving many interactions with books and engagements to connect readers with books. We are passionate about books and readers and a focus on diversity with the U.S. and globally. Students in our programs have many opportunities to participate in projects and events in Worlds of Words, Center of Global Literacies and Literatures, and to interact with authors, illustrators, and publishers at the Tucson Festival of Books.
Core faculty include Desirée Cueto, Sybil Durand, and Kathy G. Short along with Carol Brochin and Leah Durán.
