Linguistics by Open Universities

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Open Universities Australia

Entry requirements

Students must hold a Bachelors degree in any field, with a credit average in their final year of study (or equivalent). Students from non-English speaking backgrounds must meet English proficiency standards as outlined at
http://arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/pgrad-coursework/masters-appling.php

There are NO entry requirements for this course through Open Universities Australia.
It is recommended that students new to tertiary study online take one or more enabling units through OUA prior to commencing study in Applied Linguistics.

Enrolment

Prospective Monash students can apply online at http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/admissions/applyonline-instruct.html
Applications generally close one month before semester starts, but it is advisable to apply by the end of October if you wish to be considered for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSPs are not available for mid-year entry).

Note that you will also need to send certified copies of your academic transcript and your application will not be processed without these.

OUA students enrol in single units. Students may enrol up to two weeks before the commencement of semester. However, it is recommended that students enrol at least a month beforehand in order to ensure timely receipt of unit website login details etc.

Course progression

Students enrol in the Masters of Applied Linguistics directly, and are eligible for the degree after passing 6 units (mark of 50%+).

Students must achieve a credit average or better (60%) in their first two core unit in order to progress to further study. They must maintain a credit average or better across all units to be eligible for the degree of Master of Applied Linguistics.

Fees

A small number of Commonwealth Supported Places may be offered each year to Australian citizens and permanent residents, who may also make use of FEE-HELP to defer payment of full fees.

Monash and OUA charge different fees. For up-to-date fees
for Monash please see:
http://www.monash.edu.au/study/coursefinder/course/3769/

No Commonwealth Supported Places are available. Australian citizens and permanent residents may defer payment of full fees through FEE-HELP.

Monash and OUA charge different fees – for up-to-date fees for OUA please see:
http://www.open.edu.au/public/courses-and-units/arts/unit-almx411-2011

Changing study load

Monash students must apply to the university if they wish to swap between part-time and full-time study. Students may normally defer for a maximum of one semester during their degree.

OUA students can freely change their study load each semester. They have an unlimited right to defer, provided that the Masters degree is finished within 5 years of commencement.

Withdrawing from units

Monash students may withdraw from units up to the census date with no financial penalty.

Please note that Monash and OUA may have different census dates

Students may withdraw from units before the census date and will not be charged full fees for the unit. However, OUA has penalty fees for withdrawing, which increases the later the withdrawal is made.

Please note that Monash and OUA may have different census dates

Range of units

For certain units, students have the option of attending on-campus classes. Student may also take a range of electives (taught only in on-campus mode) not available to OUA students.

Students may only take the online units offered by Monash through OUA.

Graduation

Students must apply to Monash to graduate, and receive a Monash degree.

Students must notify the course coordinator of their intention to graduate as well as applying to Monash to graduate. Students receive a Monash degree, but the statement of results will note that units were completed through OUA .