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Interpreting & Translation

Pathways: Japanese, Korean

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

1 Year

Start

September 2023

Delivery

Campus Taught

Have you always wanted to be an interpreter? Interested in business and conference interpreting? Maybe you’re looking for the next step in your languages career? Our MA Interpreting and Translation course could be exactly what you’re looking for.

This course will prepare you for an exciting and rewarding career in the language services industry. It’s taught by high-level, experienced interpreters who are professionally active.

On this practical and varied course, we use a range of techniques to provide you with a learning experience which is both stimulating and professionally realistic (including our renowned multilingual mock conferences). Interpreter training takes place in one of our two conference interpreting suites; you’ll benefit from using two different simultaneous interpreting systems which are both commonly used at international conferences.

In the translation modules, you’ll learn the fundamentals of theory and practice alongside the use of the latest tools and technologies. So you’ll be ready to move straight into an interpreting career when you graduate.

Why study with us

This course is enhanced by our longstanding links with the relevant professional bodies and language services providers both in the UK and abroad.
With 20+ hours of teaching per week (much more than many similar courses offered nationally), you’ll benefit from an intensive learning experience which equips you for seamless transition into the interpreting profession.
You’ll be taught by staff with extensive experience as professional interpreters. They draw on their experiences of interpreting and translating for international organisations, crime prevention agencies and large multinational companies.

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What you'll do

You have the option of studying either the Interpreting stream or the Translation stream. We currently offer these languages: Korean or Japanese
You’ll receive training in the use of Memsource Cloud – a complete translation platform which includes translation memory, integrated machine and human translation, and terminology management.

Module overview

Course delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Future careers

This course will equip you with the advanced skills and knowledge you need to become a professional interpreter and/or translator.

Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£7800 per year

Part-time£775 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14500 per year

2023/24

Full-time£8,400 per year

International

Full-time£15,500 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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You’ll be immersed in an active and stimulating learning environment. Two dedicated interpreting suites and a translation IT suite provide you with the facilities and equipment you need in order to learn effectively.

You’ll study nine modules. These cover areas such as conference interpreting, advanced business interpreting, specialised translation, business skills, and It for interpreters/translators. Once the taught part of the course is completed, you’ll undertake either a dissertation or an extended translation project.

You’ll be trained using a variety of teaching techniques which include practical seminars, workshops, mock conferences and lectures. Assessments include coursework, practical tests, project reports, examinations and a dissertation. The assessment modes and criteria we use are closely linked to the learning outcomes of each module.

One highlight of the course (Interpreting stream) is our weekly ‘mock conference’, and our students enjoy this module enormously. During the mock conferences, you’ll be exposed to a wide variety of current topics as we simulate the real-world scenarios in which professional translators work every day.

Another highlight is our advanced business interpreting module in which you’ll practise bilateral interpreting in simulated business settings which are based on real assignments undertaken by various members of teaching staff.

You’ll graduate with a well-rounded and comprehensive training which will prepare you as fully and realistically as possible for a successful career as an interpreter and/or translator.