Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Minimum	72 units
Academic Contact	Dr Jennifer Hendriks (Semester 1) and Dr Louise Jansen (Semester 2)
Academic Plan	7136XAPPL
CRICOS Code	072334D
Areas of Interest	Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

The Master of Applied Linguistics (Research) is a 72 unit program made up of 48 units credited from the completion of coursework in the Master of Applied Linguistics (2 semesters) followed by a 1 semester thesis component (24 unit sub-thesis). To progress to the thesis component students must complete the 48 units of coursework with an overall average of 70%, and identify a potential research supervisor. 

The one semester thesis component provides students with research training as they carry out independent study on an applied linguistics topic relevant to their own area of interest and expertise. The Master of Applied Linguistics (Research) is particularly useful for those interested in further research in applied linguistics, including at PhD level.

 

There are two entry pathways for  this program:

a.) Students enrol in the Master of Applied Linguistics, achieve a 70% average, identify a potential research supervisor, and then apply for a program transfer into the Master of Applied Linguistics (Research). In this case students would not graduate from the Master of Applied Linguistics.

b.) Applicants who have already completed a Master of Applied Linguistics from another approved university can apply directly for Master of Applied Linguistics (Research). Applicants must have achieved an overall average of 70% in their Master of Applied Linguistics program and should have identified a potential research supervisor at the time of submitting the application.  If an applicant is approved for direct entry into the Master of Applied Linguistics (Research) program, they will be awarded credit of up to 48 units.


For students who do not have an equivalent ANU Master of Applied Linguistics they may enrol in a Graduate Certificate in Linguistics program. On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Linguistics, they may enrol in the Masters of Applied Linguistics.

Prerequisites

Progression to 24 unit semester research component

Applicants must have completed the Master of Applied Linguistics with a mimimum of 70% course average.

Applicants who have completed the Master of Applied Linguistics or Master of Linguistics from the ANU should ensure that they do not graduate from their coursework program. Instead, they will roll over their program into the Master of Applied Linguistics (Research) (72 units).

International applicants from non-English speaking backgrounds must demonstrate that they meet the University's minimum English language requirements.   

Applicants for the Master of Applied Linguistics (Japanese) (Research) who are not native speakers of Japanese should normally have passes in later year Japanese language courses at Credit level or above.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.