Graduate

Master of General and Applied Linguistics

Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia

About this program

The Master of General and Applied Linguistics is a graduate program at the Australian National University in Canberra, run through the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, taken over 1.5 years full-time (72 Units). Coursework includes 24 units from completion of compulsory courses from the following list. Graduates are expected to critically examine literature, theories, ideologies and applied practices relevant to diverse linguistic and sociocultural phenomena. ANU is a research-intensive, Group of Eight university based in Australia's capital, and international students in this program study alongside a large Canberra-based policy, research and public-service community.

Cost & duration

Duration1.5 yr
Tuition (international)A$53,800
Application feeA$0

English test scores

IELTS6.5 overall (L6)
PTE58 overall

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Course structure

144 terms of coursework

  • The Masters of General and Applied Linguistics requires completion of 72 units which must consist of:
  • 24 units from completion of compulsory courses from the following list:
  • LING8004
  • Language Unlocked: An introduction to linguistics
  • LING8013
  • The Social Life of Language
  • LING8026
  • Qualitative Research Methods in Language Studies
  • LING8027
  • Quantitative Research Methods in Linguistics
  • A minimum of 18 units from completion of disciplinary courses from any of the following thematic lists:
  • Structural linguistics
  • LING6003
  • Grammar of the World's Languages
  • LING6008
  • Semantics
  • LING6010
  • Sounds of the World's Languages: Phonetics and Phonology
  • LING6026
  • Topics in Advanced Syntax and Morphology
  • LING6035
  • Semantic Typology
  • LING6525
  • Special Topics in Linguistics
  • Language learning
  • LING6013
  • Teaching Languages
  • LING6023
  • Dictionaries and Dictionary-Making
  • LING6029
  • Language, Assessment and Policy
  • LING6101
  • Second Language Acquisition
  • LING6521
  • Child Language Acquisition
  • Language in society
  • ASIA8051
  • Language and Power in Asia and the Pacific
  • LING6015
  • Language, Culture and Translation
  • LING6016
  • Language and Society in Indigenous Australia
  • LING6021
  • Cross-Cultural Communication
  • LING6034
  • Communication in Health Care
  • LING6036
  • Advanced Sociolinguistics
  • LING6105
  • Forensic Linguistics: Language and the Law
  • LING6311
  • Language and Social Interaction
  • Forensic linguistics
  • LING6032
  • Forensic Linguistics: Forensic Voice and Text Comparison
  • LING6105
  • Forensic Linguistics: Language and the Law
  • Language documentation and language change
  • LING6005
  • Language across time
  • LING6009
  • Field Methods in Linguistics
  • LING6018
  • Languages in Contact
  • LING6038
  • Corpus Linguistics
  • Language-specific linguistics
  • LING6017
  • Chinese Linguistics
  • LING6020
  • The Structure of English
  • LING6031
  • Papuan Languages
  • LING6040
  • Austronesian Languages
  • A minimum of 12 units from completion of research project courses from the following list:
  • HUMN8031
  • Digital Humanities and Public Culture Research Project (Advanced)
  • LING6005
  • Language Across Time
  • LING6010
  • Sounds of the World's Languages: Phonetics and Phonology
  • LING6015
  • Language, Culture and Translation
  • LING6016
  • Language and Society in Indigenous Australia
  • LING6017
  • Chinese Linguistics
  • LING6023
  • Dictionaries and Dictionary-Making
  • LING6026
  • Topics in Advanced Syntax and Morphology
  • LING6029
  • Language, Assessment and Policy
  • LING6031
  • Papuan Languages
  • LING6034
  • Communication in Health Care
  • LING6035
  • Semantic Typology
  • LING6036
  • Advanced Sociolinguistics
  • LING6040
  • Austronesian Languages
  • LING6101
  • Second Language Acquisition
  • LING6311
  • Language and Social Interaction
  • LING6521
  • Child Language Acquisition
  • LING6525
  • Special Topics in Linguistics
  • LING8001
  • Graduate Reading Course (Linguistics)
  • LING8003
  • Readings in Applied Linguistics
  • A maximum of 18 units of 1000, 2000, or 3000 level language courses from the following language subject areas:
  • Indigenous Australian Language courses:
  • INDG2003
  • ,
  • INDG2004
  • AGRK-MAJ Ancient Greek
  • ARAB-MAJ Arabic
  • BURM-MIN Burmese Language
  • CHIN-MAJ Chinese Language
  • FRNS-MAJ French Studies
  • GRMS-MAJ German Studies
  • HIND-MAJ Hindi Language
  • INDN-MAJ Indonesian Language
  • ITLS-MAJ Italian Studies
  • JPNS-MAJ Japanese Language
  • KORE-MAJ Korean Language
  • LATN-MAJ Latin
  • MNGL-MIN Mongolian Language
  • PERS-MAJ Persian
  • PORT Portuguese Language courses
  • RSNS-MIN Russian Studies
  • SANS-MAJ Sanskrit Language
  • SPNS-MAJ Spanish Studies
  • TETM-MIN Tetum Language
  • TIBN Tibetan Language courses
  • THAI-MAJ Thai Language
  • TOKP-MIN Tok Pisin Language
  • TURK Turkish Language courses

Admissions

Applicants must present the following: A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5/7 A Bachelor degree or international equivalent AND a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in a cognate discipline with a minimum GPA of 4/7 A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with GPA 4/7 AND a minimum of 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program The GPA for a Bachelor program will be calculated from (i) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades and/or (ii) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades other than those from the last semester (or equivalent study period) of the Bachelor degree. The higher of the two calculations will be used as the basis for admission. Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for up to 24 units (one semester) of credit. Ranking and English language proficiency: At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry. In line with the University's admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants on the basis of specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors. Applicants will first be ranked on a GPA ('GPA1') that is calculated using all but the last semester (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes. If required, ranking may further be confirmed on the basis of: a GPA ('GPA2') calculated on the penultimate and antepenultimate semesters (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes; and/or demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency Prior to enrolment in this ANU program, all students who gain entry will have their Bachelor degree reassessed, to confirm minimum requirements were met. Further information: English language admission requirements and post-admission support Diversity factors: As Australia’s national university, ANU is global representative of Australian research and education. ANU endeavours to recruit and maintain a diverse and deliberate student cohort representative not only of Australia, but the world. In order to achieve these outcomes, competitive ranking of applicants may be adjusted to ensure access to ANU is a reality for brilliant students from countries across the globe. Assessment of qualifications: Unless otherwise indicated, ANU will accept all Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications or international equivalents that meet or exceed the published admission requirements of our programs, provided all other admission requirements are also met. Where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will base assessment on the qualification that best meets the admission requirements for the program. Find out more about the Australian Qualifications Framework: www.aqf.edu.au . Unless otherwise indicated, where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will calculate the GPA for each qualification separately. ANU will base assessment on the best GPA of all completed tertiary qualifications of the same level or higher. ANU uses a 7-point Grade Point Average (GPA) scale. All qualifications submitted for admission at ANU will be converted to this common scale, which will determine if an applicant meets our published admission requirements. Find out more about how a 7-point GPA is calculated for Australian universities: www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/admission-criteria/tertiary-qualifications .

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