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Faculty Certificate in Linguistics


Program code: 2059 + Clayton campus + Program fee: local students $3500; international students (off-campus learning only) $A7100 pa (full-time) or $A3550 pa (part-time) + Stream: Applied Linguistics + This program is currently offered only in off-campus learning mode (except for ALM4150 if taken on campus)

Aims

This program offers students without a degree but with extensive professional experience in relevant areas an exposure to the key ideas of linguistics so as to prepare them for continuing studies. The program aims to meet in part the needs of people wishing to apply linguistics in various professional fields; it focuses upon the central aspects of the discipline and aims at developing students' basic knowledge and skills in these areas. The broad teaching and learning objectives of this certificate require students to acquire a preliminary knowledge of the basic sub-disciplines of linguistics.
Upon successful completion of this program, students should have an understanding of the basic theoretical concepts, and approaches of the discipline and have gained experience in the use of analytic and research techniques.

Entry requirements

Applicants should have either a pass bachelors degree or, more usually, five years experience in teaching (of a related unit), translating/interpreting, journalism, etc at a senior level. Applicants who seek to be admitted on the basis of professional experience must supply:

Special requirements

At present, the only special requirement is that students will need access to an audiotape playback facility. However, we are increasingly moving into multimedia teaching, and it is highly recommended that students acquire email accessibility.

Course structure

The program requires the completion of two 12-point fourth-year units (24 points in total)
Students will normally take: (i) ALM4110 (General linguistics), (ii) ALM4120 (Applied linguistics); or one of these two units and one other fourth-year postgraduate unit offered in the Linguistics department, normally either ALM4130 (Language and society) or ALM4150 (Research design in applied linguistics). This last unit is also available on campus. The program will normally be completed in one semester full-time or one year part-time.

Assessment

There are no examinations in this program. All units consist of continuous assessment, which may include a take-home test.

Advanced standing for previous study

Credit will not normally be granted into the faculty certificate, unless the applicant has completed one or more of the units listed under the faculty certificate but has not taken out an award or a degree for the unit(s) in another program. Exemptions without credit will not normally be granted either. This program articulates with the postgraduate diploma, and students will receive full credit towards the diploma for the faculty certificate units they have completed as long as they have a credit average across the two units.

Further information

For more information, contact Dr Jim Hlavac, Department of Linguistics, telephone (03) 9905 2196, fax (03) 9905 2294, or email jim.hlavac@arts.monash.edu.au.

Completed applications

Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Coursework Office, Faculty of Arts, PO Box 11A, Monash University, Victoria 3800, by 27 September 2002 to be considered for a first-round offer.

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