Alexandria University, Faculty of

Arts, Institute of Applied

Linguistics

in collaboration with

Arab Academy for Science &

Technology, Institute for
Language Studies (ILS),
Alexandria
Offer

Postgraduate Programs in Applied Linguistics (English Language)

These programs are unique in Alexandria and are open to all graduates of English Departments
of the following faculties:

 Faculties of Arts
 Faculties of Alsun
 Faculties of Education
 Or any other equivalent disciplines provided that they are in compliance with the
admission requirements set by the Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University and the AAST.

Starting Date for All programs:

2 Intakes per year (Feb / Sept)

Admission requirements:

1. An original and three copy of the Bachelor degree and/or the recently obtained degree
2. Three copies of the Accreditation certificate issued by the Supreme Council of Universities for
non-Egyptians and private universities
3. An original transcript and three copies of the 4years of the BA and/or the recently obtained
degree
4. Two recommendation letters
5. An original and three copy of Birth certificate
6. Three copies of the ID card or passport
7. Six recent personal photos (six months old)
8. Three copies of the military certificate when applicable

Admission Method:
 Online Admission at https://aastmtic.aast.edu/PG_admission

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 I. Diploma in Applied Linguistics (30 Credit hours)

Courses are distributed among three successive academic terms with four courses per term.

1. Core courses (18 credit hrs) 2. Elective courses (12 credit hrs)

1. General Linguistics I (2)

2. Applied Linguistics (3) 1. Phonetics & Phonology
3. Psycholinguistics I (2) (Advanced) (4)
4. Sociolinguistics I (2) 2. Discourse Analysis (3)
5. Pragmatics (2) 3. Stylistics (Arabic Dept) (2)
6. Syntax & Morphology (3) 4. Translation Problems (3)
7. Computational Linguistics (2) 5. TAFL (Teaching Arabic as a
8. Lexicography (2) Foreign Language) (2)

Duration: A year and a half

Tuition Fees

Item For Egyptians For Non-Egyptians For Non-Egyptians

Personal Delegate
(Egyptian Pound) (US Dollar) (US Dollar)

Course credit hr L.E. 550 (*30) $170 (*30) $255 (*30)

+ $2500 registration fees + $2500 registration fees
st st
for 1 semester for 1 semester
+ $2000 for one year + $2000 for one year
Total L.E. 16500 $5100 $7650

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 II. MA in Applied Linguistics (32 Credit hours)

 Total number of hours for the courses is 24 hrs.

 Courses are distributed among three successive academic terms with three courses
per term.
 After finishing the courses with a total GPA of C+, the candidate will be ready to
register for the Dissertation.
 Total number of hours for the Dissertation is 8 hrs.

1. Core courses (16 credit hrs) 2. Elective courses ( 8 credit hrs)

1. Applied Linguistics I (4) 1. General Linguistics II (2)

2. Semantics I (3) 2. Psycholinguistics I (2)
3. Special Subject (4) 3. Sociolinguistics I (2)
4. Language Planning (3) 4. Semantics &Translation (2)
5. Lexicography (Arabic Dept) (2) 5. Critical Analysis of
Translated Texts (2)

3. Dissertation (8 credit hours)

Duration: 3 years

Tuition Fees

Item For Egyptians For Non-Egyptians For Non-Egyptians

Personal Delegate
(Egyptian Pound) (US Dollar) (US Dollar)

Course credit hr $185 (*24) $373 (*24) $560 (*24)

Dissertation credit $222 (*8) $465 (*8) $700 (*8)

hr
Degree completion $222 (*3) $465 (*6) $700 (*6)
starting term 5
st st
Registration fees for $2500 for 1 term $2500 for 1 term
non-Egyptians + $2500 annually + $2500 annually
Total $6216 $12672 $19040

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 III. PhD in Applied Linguistics (42 Credit hours)

 Total number of hours for the courses is 18 hrs.

 Courses are distributed among two successive academic terms.
 After finishing the courses the candidate will be ready to register for the Dissertation.
 Total number of hours for the Dissertation is 24 hrs.

1. Core courses (12 credit hrs) 2. Elective courses ( 6 credit hrs)

1. Applied Linguistics II (4) 1. Contrastive Linguistics (3)

2. Semantics II (4) 2. Stylistics (3)
3. Text Analysis I (4) 3. Text Analysis II (3)

3. Dissertation (24 credit hours)

Duration: 3 years

Tuition Fees

Item For Egyptians For Non-Egyptians For Non-Egyptians

Personal Delegate
(Egyptian Pound) (US Dollar) (US Dollar)

Course credit hr $230 (*18) $512 (*18) $700 (*18)

Dissertation credit $277 (*24) $613 (*24) $875 (*24)

hr
Degree completion $277 (*3) $613 (*6) $875 (*6)
starting term 7
st st
Registration fees for $2500 for 1 term $2500 for 1 term
non-Egyptians + $2500 annually + $2500 annually
Total $10788 $23928 $3360

Note for Egyptians:

Tuition fees, for Masters and PhD programs, are paid in Egyptian pounds according
to the U.S. dollar exchange rate prevailing in AASTMT on the date of payment.

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Contact us:

 Address: Arab Acadmy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport Gamal Abdel
Nasser Road, Miami, Alexandria, Egypt, P.O. Box 1029, Main Building 4th floor.
Institute for Language Studies.
 Telephone: 002 03 5565429 EXT:1257
 Telephone /Fax.:002 03 5567727
 Mobile: 002 01100021916
 E-mail: appliedlinguistics.aast@gmail.com