精东传媒app

Skip to main content

Postgraduate Certificate of Applied Linguistics (PGAL) - PGCAppLing

CRICOS code (International applicants): 067686M

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should consider the GCEF Graduate Certificate of Education.

 On-campus*#Online*
Semester intake:No new admissionsNo new admissions
Campus:Toowoomba -
Fees:Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Standard duration: 1 semester full-time, 2 years part-time 
Program articulation:

To: Master of Applied Linguistics (ends 2014); Master of Education (8 Units); Master of Education (Full Fee Paying) (ends 2014)(TESOL)

Notes

This program does not qualify students for teacher registration in Queensland. To qualify for teacher registration in Queensland, please refer to the GDTL Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching .

Footnotes
*All modes of study are supported with the USQ精东传媒appDesk. It is possible to complete the program via a combination of delivery modes.
#Should enrolments not reach the minimum number required for on-campus study, students may be transferred to the online offering and advised of this change.

Back to top

Contact us

Current students 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285
Email: usq.support@usq.edu.au 

Back to top

Program objectives

On successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics, graduates should be able to:

  • critically reflect on language related issues

  • integrate knowledge as a strategic facilitator in second language contexts

  • expand communication and literacy skills assisted by technology in relevant discourse communities

  • demonstrate competence in academic and scholarly writing

  • use skills in a specialised field of Applied Linguistics.


Back to top

Program aims

This program aims to enhance skills in inter-cultural competence of professionals in diverse communities associated with sectors such as Education, Health and Industry. It provides students with academic skills and professional competence to understand the background to contemporary issues associated with communities of diverse language identities.

Back to top

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed a bachelor degree or equivalent from a recognised institution.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, you may be admitted to an award program.

Back to top

Program fees

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Back to top

Program structure

The PGAL is a 4-unit program. A student must complete four units at postgraduate level (level 5 or level 8), three required units and one elective unit. A minimum of 50% of the program (2 units) must comprise level 8 courses.

Back to top

Required time limits

Full-time enrolment normally requires one semester of study. Part-time enrolment may take up to two years of study to complete the Program.

Back to top

Electives/Approved courses

The one elective courses will be selected from

Education 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Minimum enrolment numbers apply to all courses. Should enrolments not meet the minimum number required, students may be transferred to a different mode or offering and advised of this change prior to semester start.

Back to top

IT requirements

Students must have reliable and ready access to email and the Internet. Broadband would be a significant advantage. See for more information.

Back to top

Articulation

The PGAL articulates into the Master of Applied Linguistics, Master of Education (TESOL).

Back to top

Credit

The maximum credit granted will be no more than half of the program units (two units). Within this limit, credit will be granted for relevant studies successfully completed at postgraduate level in the last five years and may be considered for studies successfully completed in the last 10 years. Students intending to apply for credit should follow the . Within the framework of those regulations, the following points should be given particular consideration:

  • Transfer of credit from other incomplete USQ award programs may be permitted where there is similar or appropriate content.

  • Normally an accredited Certificate in TESOL from a recognised institution attracts one unit of credit and an accredited Diploma in TESOL attracts two units of credit.

  • Completed and assessed professional development modules based on PGAL course materials may attract credit into the program.


Students should contact the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts for advice before applying for credit.

Back to top

Enrolment

Students may commence this Program in semesters one, two or three. External students may study either part-time or full-time. On-campus commencement is restricted to semester one. International on-campus students must be enrolled full-time.

Recommended enrolment pattern

Back to top

Recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

It is recommended that the program of study commences with the core course .

Note: On campus offers are contingent upon sufficient enrolments. Subject to International students' visa requirements, alternative modes of EXT or ONL may be substituted for the elective course.


CourseYear of program and semester
in which course is normally studied
Enrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
1111,3
111,2
22,3

Select one elective course from the Elective Courses table above.