Linguistics courses at Australian and New Zealand universities

This page contains information about various postgraduate linguistics courses at Australian and New Zealand universities. The information was supplied by people within the various universities, and the ALS is not responsible for the accuracy or lack of current relevance of any of the information. While dates of posting are given, obviously in many cases the information remains relevant for several years.

• University of Canterbury, New Zealand
• University of Sydney linguistics courses
• Posgraduate study at Macquarie University Department of Linguistics
• Postgraduate study at the University of Queensland

University of Canterbury, New Zealand

(Posted 29 May 2001)

The University of Canterbury Linguistics Department offers a Graduate Diploma in Linguistics, a BA (hons), MA and PhD in linguistics. It has research strengths in Morphology, The Phrasal Lexicon, Historical Linguistics, Argument Structure and New Zealand English. It has a major archive of NZ dialect material and a large project related to the use of this material (the ONZE project). Masters and PhD Post Graduate scholarships are available. For further information see: http://www.ling.canterbury.ac.nz

University of Sydney linguistics courses

(Posted 30 August 2006)

The University of Sydney offers postgraduate coursework programmes (Certificate, Diploma, Masters) in Applied Linguistics and Master of Crosscultural Communication, as well as research degrees in Applied and General Linguistics. Courses are described at http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/future_students/PGcoursework/degrees.shtml.

DEADLINE for applications by international students in either research or coursework programmes: mid DECEMBER Check out: http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/future_students/PGcoursework/admission.shtml

Local coursework and research students are encouraged to apply by 31 October, but later applications will be accepted. Check out: http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/future_students/PGcoursework/admission.shtml

For scholarships, see http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/reschols/

Posgraduate study at Macquarie University Department of Linguistics

(Posted 6 November 2000)

Comprehensive on-campus and distance learning programs are offered by the Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Australia which include a Doctor of Applied Linguistics, a Master of Applied Linguistics and a Master of Applied Linguistics in (Literacy) or in ( TESOL). We also offer a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics and a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics (Literacy) or (TESOL) and a Postgraduate Certificate in TESOL. Further details of these and many other courses are available from the Linguistics Postgraduate Officer by email: lingdl@ling.mq.edu.au or by telephone: +612 9850-9243. Our web address is http://www.ling.mq.edu.au.

Postgraduate study at the University of Queensland

(Posted 20 October 2000)

UQ Linguistics offers postgraduate degrees by course-work (MA) and research (MA and PhD) in linguistics. For full details on all UQ postgraduate courses, see http://english.uq.edu.au/linguistics/teaching/maphd.html.

For 2001 the postgraduate linguistics program at the University of Queensland would especially like to encourage a student with an Honours or MA degree in linguistics who is interested in pursuing research at PhD level on the Yanyuwa language of the Gulf of Carpentaria to apply for a PhD scholarship and stipend at the University of Queensland. The student would be jointly supervised by John Bradley, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Archaeology, in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, and Mary Laughren, Department of English, in the Faculty of Arts.

The Yanyuwa language and the culture and history of the Yanyula people is central to Bradley's current research interests. Bradley will make available to the student his extensive body of documentation of the language as well as that compiled by the late Jean Kirton. Also available are Ken Hale's Yanyuwa fieldnotes from the 1960s. The University of Queensland also holds the collection of tape recordings of Yanyuwa made by Elwyn Flint in the 1960s. On-going research into Yanyula music and dance is being conducted by Liz McKinlay, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit at The University of Queensland. Mary Laughren who has been involved in the documentation of the Warlpiri language since 1975, is currently researching the relationship between the Ngumpin-Yapa languages of central Australia and the languages of the Gulf area, including Yanyuwa.

For further information about postgraduate research on Yanyuwa at UQ contact Mary Laughren or John Bradley

Information about scholarships and stipends for postgraduate study at UQ.