Certificate in Book Arts

The Book Arts Certificate Program provides educators with the rich opportunity to experience historical and contemporary methods of creating book forms. The medium of book arts adapts to all content areas and levels of instruction. The book arts are an ideal vehicle to use in integrating literacy, reading, history, cultural connection and personal creativity into any curriculum.

Bookmaking is a logical component of integrated literacy learning. Encouraging children to make containers for their ideas suggests the value of their words.

Program Goals

Add Hamline's Book Arts Certificate to your professional credentials. Learn to:

• Grow an appreciation of the book as a container for ideas, a learning tool, and an art object;
• Foster understanding and appreciation for the role of reading and writing in our lives;
• Integrate visual and literary art forms; and
• Attain skill in teaching book arts to children and young adults.

Required Courses

There are five courses required, in addition to a final synthesis project worth one credit, resulting in 11 credits at $255 per credit. 

LANG 7135 Making Books with Children (2 credits)
LANG 7136 More Making Books w/ Children (2 credits)
LANG 7137 Papermaking & Paper Decoration (2 credits)
LANG 7138 Making Books Mirror Cultures I (2 credits)
LANG 7140 Books Mirror Cultures II (2 credits)
LANG 7995 Final Synthesis (1 credit)

CERTIFICATE COMPLETION 

If you believe you have completed all of the requirements of the Book Arts certificate, please contact gcs@hamline.edu to request your printed certificate. Your transcript will be evaluated and your accounts checked for holds. We cannot issue certificates to people with financial holds on their accounts. Certificates are processed monthly and you can expect to receive it within four to six weeks after your request. In your request, please provide the following information: name as you would like it printed on the certificate, student ID, month and year of completion, and the mailing address where you like the certificate sent. Congratulations on your hard work!