Program Requirements
The Master of General and Applied Linguistics requires completion of 96 units, which must consist of:
A minimum of 18 units from completion of courses from the following list:
LING6001 Introduction to the Study of Language
LING6002 Language and Society
LING6020 The Structure of English
LING6311 Language and Social Interaction
LING6509 Research Design in (Applied) Linguistics
LING6525 Special Topics in Linguistics
LING8001 Graduate Reading Course (Linguistics)
LING8003 Readings in Applied Linguistics
LING8009 Topics in Applied Linguistics A: Language Learning and Education
LING8010 Topics in Language, Text and Discourse
LING8011 Applied Linguistics Research and Writing A
LING8012 Applied Linguistics Research and Writing B
LING8026 Understanding Qualitative Research & Writing in Language Studies
HUMN6001 Digital Humanities: Theories and Projects
A minimum of 24 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ASIA6001 Language in Asia
ASIA6101 Language in Asia (L)
LANG6103 Acquiring Pragmatics of a Second Language
LANG8001 Translation in Asia: theories, practices, histories
LING6003 Introduction to Syntax
LING6005 Language Change and Linguistic Reconstruction
LING6007 Morphology
LING6008 Semantics
LING6009 Field Methods
LING6010 Phonetics: Sounds of the World's Languages
LING6013 Teaching Languages
LING6015 Language, Culture and Translation
LING6016 Language in Indigenous Australian Society
LING6017 Chinese Linguistics
LING6018 Languages in Contact
LING6019 Phonological Analysis
LING6021 Cross Cultural Communication
LING6022 Language Policy and Language Politics
LING6023 Dictionaries and Dictionary-Making
LING6026 Syntactic Theory
LING6101 Second Language Acquisition
LING6103 Language Power and Identity
LING6105 Language and the law: introduction to forensic linguistics
LING6505 Acoustics of Voice
LING6508 Study of a Language Family
LING6521 Child Language Acquisition
LING6522 Seminar on Semantics
LING6529 The History of the English Language
LING8025 Tools and Resources for Language Analysis
PASI6010 Talking the Pacific: Melanesian pidgins and creoles in social context
PASI6020 An introduction to Languages of the Pacific
A maximum of 30 units from completion of courses from any of the following specialisations:
Ancient Greek Language and Culture
Australian Indigenous Languages
Indonesian Language and Culture
Portuguese Language and Culture
Vietnamese Language and Culture
24 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU
Specialisations
Admission Requirements
A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with an average mark of at least 65%.
All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students
Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 24 units (one semester) of credit.
Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Honours in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 48 units (one year) of credit.
Cognate disciplines
Applied Linguistics, Languages, Linguistics, Speech Pathology, Audiology, Translating/Interpreting, Language Teaching, Lexicography, TESOL from an Australian tertiary institution or its international equivalent.
Indicative fees
- Annual indicative fee for domestic students
- $20,832.00
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Annual indicative fee for international students
- $33,168.00
For further information on International Tuition Fees see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments/international-tuition-fees
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
Do you have a passion for languages? Our program focuses on the nature, use and structure of language, as well as how to apply this knowledge in contexts ranging from second language learning and education, social interaction, communication across cultures, intercultural communication to language policy and language politics. This program is for you if you are interested in human linguistic capabilities in general, as well as the description and explanation of particular languages. You can undertake a specialisation in one of 19 languages.
The program is designed for people who already have prior knowledge of linguistics or applied linguistics, and also for people coming from cognate areas such as speech pathology, audiology, interpreting or translation studies, language teaching, and editing.
This degree provides you with the opportunity to draw on over thirty linguistics experts as well as expert teachers of many languages.
Career Options
ANU provides you with more choice for your entrance score by offering the new Flexible Double Degree program.
The ANU Flexible Double Degree lets you build skills for your chosen career without forfeiting your passion. It's your choice to build a double degree partnership that suits your head and your heart.http://students.anu.edu.au/applications/
NEW program - available for applications commencing from Summer Session, 2015
Employment Opportunities
The Master of General and Applied Linguistics will advance your career in education, translation and interpreting, language teaching, speech pathology, audiology, editing, language policy, cross-cultural communication, language documentation and other positions in government and private business. It is also a pathway to further studies.Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the skills and knowledge to:
- apply established theoretical frameworks critically and creatively at an advanced level to the description, analysis and explanation of linguistic data, including data concerning the use of language in its social setting;
- evaluate a range of theories and recent developments in our understanding of the nature and use of language and the practical application of those theories to specific areas of interest to the student;
- identify sources, including more obscure sources, of linguistic data, both concerning language in general and specific languages, and evaluate the reliability of those sources and their relevance to theoretical issues;
- research complex language phenomena using sources from a variety of media and advanced research techniques of the discipline, and communicate this research to both specialist and non-specialist audiences; and
- apply a sophisticated understanding of language and its use to real-world language contexts.
Further Information
- Interested in writing a thesis? Check out the advanced version of this degree.
- Please be aware that any courses taken as part of the 24 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU list will not count towards the advanced degree should you decide to transfer. This is because the advanced degree has no free electives, as they are in practice replaced by a 24 unit thesis.
