The human capacity for language is at the heart of the study of linguistics. The field encompasses the nature of different languages and the nature of language as a cognitive and social phenomenon. It asks questions such as: How do we communicate? In what ways are languages different and similar? How do we learn language? Why does language change over time? What is the relationship between mind and language?
The Graduate Certificate of General and Applied Linguistics will introduce you to linguistic theory, analysis, and associated methodologies, and offer the opportunity to study language as a cognitive, social, and historical process. Applications for the Semester 1, 2024 are now open.
Study options
Available both full-time (FT) and part-time (PT).
Our Graduate certificates are 1 semester (0.5 year) long full time and part time duration varies depending on how many courses are available each semester.
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Key facts
Career options
Your Graduate Certificate can lead to a Masters degree, or advance your career in speech technology, education, translation and interpreting, language teaching, speech pathology, audiology, editing, language policy or language documentation.
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Fees, scholarships & apply
Visit the handbook to see indicative fees and Commonwealth supported places for this degree.
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