C04305v2 Master of TESOL and Applied Linguistics

UTS is a leading provider of postgraduate TESOL and applied linguistics courses, with academics who are published authors and internationally recognised experts in the field.

This course meets the advanced professional development needs of a wide range of English language teachers in Australia and provides an internationally recognised qualification for teaching children, teenagers and adults, including higher education students.

The course features flexible study options, with classes held at times suitable for students working standard full-time hours.

Credit recognition may be available.The course enables students to specialise in one of three streams.

The first stream focuses on teaching English for academic purposes where graduates teach English to international students who are studying or seeking to study university courses in institutions where English is the medium of instruction;

employers of these graduates are typically English language colleges or universities in Australia or overseas.

The second stream is designed for teaching adults who are developing their English language, literacy and/ or numeracy skills as part of a migrant education and settlement program;

a ‘second chance’ education program;

a job-seeker, vocational or workplace program;

or a community education program.

Employers for graduates from this second stream include colleges in the vocational education and training sector, community education providers and industries.

The third stream is for school teachers who work in Australia or overseas who teach English as an additional language and literacy to primary or secondary school students;

graduates from this stream will typically be employed by schools.Read what our graduates say about our Applied Linguistics and TESOL coursesDownload an Applied Linguistics and TESOL flyer

The course comprises 72 credit points, made up of six compulsory core subjects (36 credit points) and one specialist stream (12 credit points) four electives (24 credit points).

Course completion requirements

Course program

The following course programs show the recommended full-time and part-time study patterns for commencement in Autumn and Spring sessions.

Autumn commencing, full time

Year 1

Autumn session

Spring session

Year 2

Autumn session

Autumn commencing, part time

Year 1

Autumn session

Spring session

Year 2

Autumn session

Spring session

Year 3

Autumn session

Spring session

Spring commencing, full time

Year 1

Spring session

Year 2

Autumn session

Spring session

Spring commencing, part time

Year 1

Spring session

Year 2

Autumn session

Spring session

Year 3

Autumn session

Spring session

Year 4

Autumn session

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.

Academic qualifications considered:

UTS recognised Bachelor degree, recognised Graduate Certificate in TESOL (or equivalent)*, recognised Graduate Diploma in TESOL (or equivalent)*, recognised Master.

Applicants with a Bachelor degree need to satisfy the following:

Bachelor degree in the ASCED Field of Education group of or 07 (Education) or 08 (Management and Commerce) or 09 (Society and Culture) or 10 (Creative Arts).

*A Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in TESOL from an Australian university, which also offers a Master in TESOL to which the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma articulates into.

For applicants with a Master's qualification, the qualification can be in any field of study.

Applicants who do not satisfy the above academic and additional requirements are assessed by the Faculty, via the assessment of a compulsory personal statement and CV. The personal statement is used to outline the applicant’s interest in and understanding of the course.

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

International students

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.