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Postgraduate Coursework Programs

Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics

Designed for those interested in applying linguistics in educational and other professional areas. Applied linguistics is also a rapidly developing field in its own right. The program can be completed in one year of full-time study.

The program consists of four units. Compulsory core units are completed, with the remaining unit chosen from a wide range of electives.

Compulsory units:

  • Language Analysis
  • Sociolinguistics

Entry Requirements
Candidates must hold a BA degree of the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification from elsewhere. It is recommended that candidates also have experience in the teaching of a second language.

Intake
Applicants are admitted in February and July.

Graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics

Designed for those interested in applying linguistics in educational and other professional areas. Applied linguistics is also a rapidly developing field in its own right. The program can be completed in one year of full-time study.

The program consists of six units. Compulsory core units are completed, with the remaining units chosen from a wide range of electives.

Compulsory units:

  • Language Analysis
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Additional Language Teaching

Entry Requirements
Candidates must hold a BA degree of the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification from elsewhere. It is recommended that candidates also have experience in the teaching of a second language.

Intake
Applicants are admitted in February and July.

Master of Arts (MA) in Applied Linguistics

Designed for those interested in applying linguistics in educational and other professional areas. Applied linguistics is also a rapidly developing field in its own right. The courses are taught in the evenings, allowing many students to work part-time. It is possible to complete the course in a year by doing 4 units per semester, but many people prefer to spread it over more than one year.

This is suitable for those interested in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), second language teaching (SLT), and the teaching of modern languages, particularly Korean and Japanese. The latter are taught jointly with the School of Asian Studies.

In keeping with recent trends in Applied Linguistics and particularly Language Teaching, the MA programme was recently redesigned with a view to enhancing its diversity and interdisciplinarity. We are now offering two newly developed units of study, namely 7272 Additional Language Learning and 7273 Additional Language Teaching, which will be offering a contemporary up-to-date introduction to the fields of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), SLT (Second Language Teaching), ESL (English as a Second Language), the learning and teaching of LOTE (Languages other than English) and Modern Languages generally. Additionally, students can choose from a variety of courses offered by the various Modern Languages and Education departments in the University of Sydney.

The program consists of eight units. The Compulsory core units are: 7001 Language Analysis, 7002 Sociolinguistics, 7272 Additional Language Learning, and 7273 Additional Language Teaching, with the remaining units chosen from a wide range of electives.

Entry Requirements
Candidates must hold a BA degree of the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification from elsewhere. Candidates should also have (1) a professional qualification (e.g. a DipEd or DipTESOL), and (2) at least three full years of relevant professional experience. In special circumstances, the professional qualification may be waived, or a lesser period of professional experience may be acceptable.

Intake
Applicants are admitted in February and July.

Master of Arts (MA) in Cross-cultural Communication

Cross-cultural Communication is a rapidly growing field of study, as people realise the difficulty and importance of understanding what other people, especially from other societies, say and do. In today's globalized and multicultural societies, cross-cultural communication is common enough. Even so, it continues to be a challenge, both for people who engage in cross-cultural communication on a daily basis, and for researchers trying to describe and understand it. Students will learn about linguistic and discourse-analytic approaches to studying cross-cultural communication. There is a strong focus to the social positionings of participants in an interaction, and the ways how social relationships (particularly of power and intimacy) between participants are reflected in their linguistic practices.

This degree is a postgraduate degree program for those interested in learning about cross-cultural communication, especially with respect to the workplace, educational and other professional areas.

Entry Requirements
Candidates must hold a B.A. degree of the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification from elsewhere.

Course Structure
Candidates are required to complete the equivalent of eight semester-length units.

3 core units:

  • LNGS7001 Language Analysis
  • LNGS7002 Sociolinguistics
  • LNGS7006 Cross-cultural Communication

Plus 5 Electives

Intake
Applicants are admitted in February and July.

Master of Letters (MLitt)

Entry Requirements
Candidates for the M. Litt. in Linguistics should possess a B.A. degree including second and third year Linguistics (or their equivalent from another institution) or a B.A. degree in a foreign language, which included a significant component of linguistics or an equivalent qualification.

Course Structure
The degree consists of 12 units made up as follows:

7 Core Units:

  • 7001 Language Analysis
  • 7003 Pragmatic Grammar of English
  • 7005 Semantics and Pragmatics
  • MLitt Treatise Part 1 & Part 2 (equivalent to 4 units)

5 Elective Units

Intake
Applicants are admitted in February and July.

Application Procedures for Coursework programs

For local applicants, (i.e. citizens and permanent residents of Australia) the closing date is usually mid October (for a February start) or the end of April (for a July start). Application forms are available from the Faculty of Arts Office: http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/future_students/PGcoursework/admission.shtml

Late applications may be accepted.

Telephone: +612-9351-6677
Fax: +612-9351-2045

International applicants must lodge their applications before the end of October (for a February start) or the end of May (for a July start). Late applications may be accepted. Forms are available from the International Office at http://www.usyd.edu.au/internationaloffice/
Telephone: +61 2 9351 4079
Fax: +61 2 9351 4013
Email:

Instruction in the University is in English and if English is not your native language you will be required to demonstrate that your English proficiency is acceptable for admission.
The following are acceptable language qualifications:
TOEFL - 575 plus TWE at 4.5 or better
IELTS - Overall band score of 6.5 or better
Cambridge Cert. of Proficiency in English - Grades A or B

Scores more than two years old cannot be accepted.

For further information contact:

Department of Linguistics
Transient Building F12
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
AUSTRALIA