Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Art - Linguistics and English Language

This highly relevant double degree is your stepping stone to a global career in the field of creative and cultural arts. Co-located with the nationally significant Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA), you’ll work with some of Australia’s most successful artists, art theorists and cultural commentators. With our Bachelor of Arts you can choose from 40 different major and minor areas of study, including languages, social studies, communications, politics, human rights, and international relations to develop an informed, critical awareness of the fields you're most passionate about. This course leads to two separate degrees. Depending upon your specialisation, you will be awarded one of:Bachelor of Art History and Curating, or Bachelor of Fine Art and Bachelor of Arts. You will gain all the benefits of each degree course and be fully equipped to pursue a career in either field separately or to combine the two in your chosen work. If you choose the Art History and Curating specialisation, you’ll develop your understanding and appreciation of art including its origins and significance. You’ll gain hands-on experience developing an exhibition concept and internship opportunities will develop your curating skills in ‘real-life’ situations.

Linguistics and English Language is a major that is dedicated to the scientific study of language and its applications. The program at Monash has a particular strength in exploring multilingualism and multilingual societies, including areas such as language and globalisation, language learning and teaching and language endangerment. As part of this too, you have the option to specialise in English as an international language. Linguistics and English Language involves the study of language, its structure, its diversity and its use. It provides tools for the analysis and description of any given language, and examines how languages differ and what they have in common. Through the analysis of languages like English, we explore identity construction, social and cultural organisation, variation and change, and multilingualism, as well as language patterns in texts and discourses. This knowledge is central to the study of languages and is a valuable adjunct to studies in anthropology, education, philosophy, sociology, psychology, law, translation studies and computer science. English as an international language (EIL) is a newly established area of study. It offers an alternative perspective on the use of English in today's globalised world. Such units examine the different Englishes in the world, and the implications of the global spread of the English language for intercultural communication. They also enable you to reflect critically on their experiences of using English in a variety of contexts, and to develop a high level of understanding of the ideology behind the use of English in both local and global contexts.

At the time of enrolment in a course at Monash University, you must be at least 17 years of age.
All Monash undergraduate courses require you to have successfully completed a minimum of an Australian Year 12 qualification (or equivalent) and achieve the required academic entry score. Most Monash faculties generally use your most recent studies for admission however other guidelines may apply where your prior qualification may be considered.
GCE A Level 9
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme 28
IELTS - 6.5 (Reading - 6.0, Listening - 6.0, Writing - 6.0, Speaking- 6.0)
Paper-based TOEFL – 550 (Test of written English - 4.5)
TOEFL iBT -79 (Reading- 13, Listening- 12, Writing: 21, Speaking- 18)