Master of Applied Linguistics

1. 1. Entry requirements It's possible to complete this degree in 2 years, 1.5 years or 1 year depending on your qualifications and experience. You can apply for any duration as long as you meet the entry requirements. You may also be eligible to apply for credit or exemptions to shorten your degree further. You'll graduate with the same qualification no matter how long you take to complete the degree. 2-year degree (32 units of study) To be eligible to complete the degree in 2 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) full-time (only available as full-time study) , you'll need: a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, with a GPA of 4.5 on a 7-point scale, or the Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics from UQ, with a GPA of 4.0, or to have successfully completed 3 years of study towards an approved qualification at an overseas partner institution, with a formal pathway to the Master of Applied Linguistics (2-years duration). 1.5-year degree (24 units of study) If you have relevant prior learning or experience, you can reduce the number of courses you need to complete and graduate in less time. To be eligible to complete the degree in 1.5 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) full-time (only available as full-time study) , you'll need: a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline with a GPA of 4.5 on a 7-point scale, or a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline(see below), and the Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics from UQ with a GPA of 4.0, or a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with a GPA of 4.5 on a 7-point scale, plus 2 years full-time equivalent relevant work experience (see below), or a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, plus 2 years full-time equivalent relevant work experience, plus the Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics from UQ with a GPA of 4.0. 1-year degree (16 units of study) If you have relevant prior learning or experience, you can reduce the number of courses you need to complete and graduate in less time. To be eligible to complete the degree in 1 year full-time (or part-time equivalent) full-time (only available as full-time study) , you'll need: a bachelor honours degree (or equivalent)* in a relevant discipline (see below) with a GPA of 4.5 on a 7-point scale, or a bachelor honours degree (or equivalent)* in a relevant discipline (see below), plus The Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics from UQ, with a GPA of 4.0, or a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below), plus a graduate diploma in education, with a GPA of 4.5 on a 7-point scale for at least one of these qualifications. *You must have completed a substantial research project in your Honours degree equivalent to at least one semester of full-time study (or part-time equivalent). Relevant disciplines include English and/or LOTE, literature, English language teaching, applied linguistics, linguistics, language data analysis, speech pathology or translation and interpreting. You must have completed at least a major, field of study, or approximately 30% of program content including a mix of introductory and advanced courses. Work experience should be in a paid rather than volunteer capacity. Relevant work experience, which should be supported with evidence (see below), includes work: • in TESOL or language teaching, or as a materials developer, learning designer, administrator or assessor in a school, tertiary or professional language education setting, or • in linguistics, applied linguistics, language data analysis, or translation and interpreting, or • in any other profession in which a portfolio was built up demonstrating applied linguistics expertise. Evidence of relevant work experience should include a letter from your employer (and/or previous employers)* stating the following: • that you work (or worked) within the specified organisation • the nature of your duties (e.g. what research you undertook) • the length that you were there (i.e. 2 years) • the level at which you worked (full-time, part-time or casual), including the average number of contact hours per week. * in English, or the original with a certified translation to English. 2. Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 4 point scale where 1 is a pass.: 1.5 3. Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 7 point scale where 4 is a pass: 4.5 4. China 211 universities: 70 5. China non-211 universities: 75 6. India Section 1 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 10 point scale where 4.5 is a pass.: 5.88 7. India Section 1 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 10 point scale where 4 is a pass.: 5.5 8. India Section 1 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 10 point scale where 5 is a pass.: 6.25 9. India Section 1 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 4 point scale where 1 is a pass.: 1.75 10. India Section 1 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 4 point scale where 2 is a pass.: 2.5 11. India Section 1 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 7 point scale where 2 is a pass.: 3.25 12. India Section 1 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 7 point scale where 4 is a pass: 4.75 13. 100% scale, where 50% is a Lower 2nd Class pass.: 59% 14. Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 4 point scale where 2 is a pass.: 2.35 15. Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 5 point scale where 2 is a pass.: 2.5 2. 1. Entry requirements It's possible to complete this degree in 2 years, 1.5 years or 1 year depending on your qualifications and experience. You can apply for any duration as long as you meet the entry requirements. You may also be eligible to apply for credit or exemptions to shorten your degree further. You'll graduate with the same qualification no matter how long you take to complete the degree. 2-year degree (32 units of study) To be eligible to complete the degree in 2 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) full-time (only available as full-time study) , you'll need: a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, with a GPA of 4.5 on a 7-point scale, or the Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics from UQ, with a GPA of 4.0, or to have successfully completed 3 years of study towards an approved qualification at an overseas partner institution, with a formal pathway to the Master of Applied Linguistics (2-years duration). 1.5-year degree (24 units of study) If you have relevant prior learning or experience, you can reduce the number of courses you need to complete and graduate in less time. To be eligible to complete the degree in 1.5 years full-time (or part-time equivalent) full-time (only available as full-time study) , you'll need: a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline with a GPA of 4.5 on a 7-point scale, or a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline(see below), and the Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics from UQ with a GPA of 4.0, or a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with a GPA of 4.5 on a 7-point scale, plus 2 years full-time equivalent relevant work experience (see below), or a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, plus 2 years full-time equivalent relevant work experience, plus the Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics from UQ with a GPA of 4.0. 1-year degree (16 units of study) If you have relevant prior learning or experience, you can reduce the number of courses you need to complete and graduate in less time. To be eligible to complete the degree in 1 year full-time (or part-time equivalent) full-time (only available as full-time study) , you'll need: a bachelor honours degree (or equivalent)* in a relevant discipline (see below) with a GPA of 4.5 on a 7-point scale, or a bachelor honours degree (or equivalent)* in a relevant discipline (see below), plus The Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics from UQ, with a GPA of 4.0, or a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below), plus a graduate diploma in education, with a GPA of 4.5 on a 7-point scale for at least one of these qualifications. *You must have completed a substantial research project in your Honours degree equivalent to at least one semester of full-time study (or part-time equivalent). Relevant disciplines include English and/or LOTE, literature, English language teaching, applied linguistics, linguistics, language data analysis, speech pathology or translation and interpreting. You must have completed at least a major, field of study, or approximately 30% of program content including a mix of introductory and advanced courses. Work experience should be in a paid rather than volunteer capacity. Relevant work experience, which should be supported with evidence (see below), includes work: • in TESOL or language teaching, or as a materials developer, learning designer, administrator or assessor in a school, tertiary or professional language education setting, or • in linguistics, applied linguistics, language data analysis, or translation and interpreting, or • in any other profession in which a portfolio was built up demonstrating applied linguistics expertise. Evidence of relevant work experience should include a letter from your employer (and/or previous employers)* stating the following: • that you work (or worked) within the specified organisation • the nature of your duties (e.g. what research you undertook) • the length that you were there (i.e. 2 years) • the level at which you worked (full-time, part-time or casual), including the average number of contact hours per week. * in English, or the original with a certified translation to English. 2. {}