Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (Applied Linguistics) -- mixed-mode program

• General information
• Entry requirements
• Course structure

General information

Course code: 0010 + Course fees: Local students -- HECS; international students (off-campus distributed learning) -- A$13,500 (full-time) or $TBA (part-time) + Coordinator: Anna Margetts
This course deals with the basics of linguistics, and may be taken for its own sake or by way of preparation for the study of the applications of linguistics to professional and social contexts covered in the MA program. The program is normally taken over one year if full-time or two years if part-time.

Entry requirements

Applicants should hold at least a pass bachelors degree with a major sequence in linguistics or a major sequence in English or another language, or have completed the faculty certificate with a credit average across the two units.

Course structure

Students are required to complete four level-four units in applied linguistics (totalling 48 credit points) from the following list:

• ALM4110 General linguistics (compulsory unless exempted)
• ALM4120 Applied linguistics (compulsory unless exempted)
• ALM4130 Language in society (compulsory unless exempted)
• ALM4140 Special topic in applied linguistics
• ALM4150 Research design in applied linguistics

ALM4140 will normally be taken on campus at Clayton; ALM4150 can be taken either on campus at Clayton or by off-campus distributed learning; the other units are now offered only by off-campus distributed learning. Students who elect to take ALM4140 should note that the topic is subject to approval.
Students may substitute an approved unit from another section or faculty for one of the above units.
Students require a credit average in the postgraduate diploma program to progress to the MA in Applied Linguistics by coursework program.

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