This program is being offered in response to the demand for a 2-year Masters program from students who have completed MA-level studies and wish to take up a dissertation before advancing to a research higher degree.

This postgraduate coursework program offers study in the fields of Applied Linguistics and TESOL.

The program has two missions.

The first is to provide a quality professional development program for teachers of English and other second languages, and language professionals in translation, interpreting and other second language areas.

The second mission is to provide coursework students the opportunity to explore research options and develop specialisations for further study.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Master of Applied Linguistics.

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Majors/Specialisations

Studies may be undertaken in the following specialisations. Please click on the major(s) that are of interest to you for more information.

Master of Applied Linguistics

• Applied Linguistics Field of StudyTESOL Studies Field of Study

To complete the Master of Applied Linguistics

To fulfil the requirements of the Master of Applied Linguistics, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.

Early exit points

Based upon course selection, students may be able to exit this award with the:

• Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics (#8)