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COMD01P - Communication Disorders (Postgraduate Study Pattern)

Major: Communication Disorders
Area of Study: Speech and Hearing Science
Degrees: MA - Master of Arts
Offered By: LP - Division of Linguistics and Psychology
Admission Requirements:1. Direct entry: A Bachelor degree in Speech Pathology from an Australian tertiary institution (or equivalent from an overseas institution) and a minimum of one year's clinical experience, 2. Indirect entry: a four-year degree with a relevant major (ie linguistics, psychology, or education), and a minimum of one year's relevant work experience.
Fees:275*
Attendance Modes:
  • Internal
  • External
Study Loads:
  • Full Time (1.0)
  • Part Time
Commencing Study Periods:

    General Requirements

    Specific Requirements

    800 level
    Required LING848 Linguistic Description of Disordered Language (4) 4
    Required 5 ofLING846 Developmental Language Disorders (4)
    LING847 Psycholinguistics and Aphasia (4)
    LING900 Grammar, Meaning and Discourse (4)
    LING901 Phonetics and Phonology (4)
    LING902 Language and Cognition (4)
    LING903 Languages and Cultures in Contact (4)
    LING904 Pragmatics (4)
    LING906 Language Testing and Evaluation (4)
    LING907 Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature (4)
    LING908 Language Planning and Language Policy (4)
    LING912 Second Language Acquisition (4)
    LING913 Literacy (4)
    LING920 First Language Acquisition (4)
    LING927 Reading Development and Disorders (4)
    LING928 Bilingualism (4)
    LING947 Discourse in Professional and Organisational Contexts (4) 20
    Required both LING931 - Special Project Communication Disorders Part A (3)
    and LING932 - Special Project Communication Disorders Part B (3)
    6
    Electives
    Balance of credit points required
    TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM 30

    Notes

    *Please note: A different tuition fee rate applies to International students. (*PSY222 Design and Statistics II is a co-requisite for LING891 unless an exemption has been granted)
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