Graduate Diploma in Arts (Linguistics & Applied Linguistics)

Course 069-LA (2008)

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Year and Campus: 2008
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate

Contact

Graduate Enquiries, Arts & Music Student Centre
Rm 104 (Ground Floor) Old Arts Building
Tel: +61 3 8344 5321/+61 3 8344 6395
Fax: +61 3 9347 0424
Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au

Course Overview:

The graduate diploma is similar to an undergraduate major and offers a comprehensive program of study in linguistics and applied linguistics. The course is suitable for general interest or professional development purposes and does not require a research project or thesis. Graduates are provided with a pathway to higher degree study and may qualify for entry to the postgraduate diploma or professional masters by coursework.

Course coordinator:
Associate Professor Lesley Stirling
School of Languages and Linguistics
Email: lesleyfs@unimelb.edu.au

Objectives:

Students who complete the graduate diploma should:

  • have a general understanding of the nature of human language;
  • have developed skills for describing and analysing languages, and language variation;
  • have gained a conceptual and theorectical framework for thinking about and discussing language;
  • have gained a grounding in the main concepts of applied linguistics.
Subject Options: Core subjects:
Students should take three subjects from:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50

and one subject from:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

and one subject from:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Elective subjects
three subjects from:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2008
12.500
Semester 1
12.50
Not offered in 2008
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Not offered in 2008
12.500
Semester 1
12.50


Note: Core subjects may also be taken as electives

175-105 and 175-106 may be taken as an elective in the first semester of the course

Entry Requirements: The minimum entry requirement is:
  • an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Graduate Attributes: None
Links to further information: http://www.linguistics.unimelb.edu.au

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