MAAL Degree Structure
The degree consists of 48 credit points made up of 8 units (courses or subjects) of 6 credit points each, and is normally taken over 1 year full-time or 2–4 years part-time. A full-time load consists of approximately 40 hours per week of academic work, and most students who are in employment find that part-time study better meets their needs.
Here are the official requirements. For more information about each unit, please see Units in Linguistics
(a) Candidates must pass units to the value of 48 credit points at 400 level or above. (400 is the unit code which designates a postgraduate-level unit).
(b) Candidates must include all units in Group I.
(c) Candidates may not enrol in any unit or units where the candidate has undertaken equivalent subject matter in a previous award.
(d) Candidates may be permitted to substitute Group II units in place of Group I units, up to a value of 12 credit points.
(e) With permission from the Degree Co-ordinator, a candidate may substitute other units at 400-level for prescribed Group II units, up to the value of 12 credit points. Possible units may include those in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Indonesian and Japanese or other disciplines at 400-level or above. Not all language units may be offered online. See individual disciplines for prerequisites and other information.
Group I (core):- LING450 The Design of Language
- LING451 Issues in Applied Linguistics
- LING452 Intercultural Communication
- LING453 The English Language
Group II (electives):
- LING405 Meaning in Language (new unit)
- LING461 Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
- LING462 Second Language Acquisition: Theory
- LING463 Bilingualism, Education and Society
- LING464 First Language Acquisition
- LING465 Applied Phonology
- LING466 Australia's Indigenous Languages (not currently offered)
- LING467 Applied Phonetics (not currently offered)
- LING469 Morphology and Syntax
- EDLA423 Second Language Acquisition: Applications
Group III:
- LING 490 Research Topic in Applied Linguistics (with permission only)
Advanced Standing
Candidates may be granted advanced standing to a maximum of 24 credit points on the basis of units passed either at UNE or elsewhere provided that:
a) those units have reasonable correspondence to MAAL units; and
b) those units have not been counted towards the same degree which qualifies the candidate for MAAL admission. Students normally apply for advanced standing before commencement of the program.
Period of Candidature
Candidates must satisfy the requirements of the program in not less than two semesters and not more than eight semesters.