Bond University Master of Arts (TESOL): duration, entry requirements and structure

Bond University’s Master of Arts (TESOL) is a coursework master’s degree that can be completed in 1 year, spread across 3 semesters. It carries 120 credit points, all of them in compulsory subjects. Applicants need a recognised Bachelor degree and must meet an English language threshold.

Program snapshot

The program is the Master of Arts (TESOL), program code HS-23092.
Its type is Masters Degree (Coursework).
Bond lists it under the study area International Relations, Politics, and Arts.
The standard duration is 1 year, which Bond describes as 3 semesters.

Program structure and credit points

The degree totals 120 credit points.
All 120 credit points come from compulsory subjects, so the program has no elective component.
Bond states that students complete the full degree in 1 year (3 semesters).
The Teaching Practicum is part of the learning experience. Students undertake it under the supervision of experienced language educators.
Bond describes the program as a way to join a global learning and teaching community that supports your studies and builds your professional network.

Academic entry requirements

Bond sets two routes into the program.

Route one: successful completion of a recognised Bachelor degree, or an equivalent qualification, in Society and Culture, Education, or Business and Management.
Route two: successful completion of a recognised Bachelor degree, or an equivalent qualification, in any field outside those listed. Applicants on this route must meet additional requirements.

Entry requirements for applicants from China and Taiwan

Bond lists region-specific entry details for two places.

China: a recognised 4-year Bachelor degree equivalent to an Australian Bachelor degree.
Taiwan: a recognised 4-year Bachelor degree equivalent to an Australian Bachelor degree.

For both, the field-of-study requirement is the same as the general admission criteria above: a degree in Society and Culture, Education, or Business and Management, or a degree in another field plus additional requirements.

English language requirements

Bond accepts several tests. Two of them have these minimum scores:

IELTS Academic: overall score 6.5, with no sub score less than 6.0.
PTE Academic: overall score 58, with no Communicative Scores below 50.

Bond also accepts the TOEFL iBT as an English test option for this program.

Details that change each year

Fees, intake dates and CRICOS registration details are set and published by Bond each year, so check them against the figures for your year of entry in our chat before you plan.

Sources

Bond University – Master of Arts (TESOL)