| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | Full-time | 12 - 24 months | find out | find out | find out |
The Translation Studies MA covers professional and academic training in English and Chinese languages. Translation Studies is an academically focused pathway of our MA Translating.
This MA in Translation Studies uses English and Chinese as working languages.
This course has two stages. Each stage lasts one year. You can either:
Stage 1 is made up of compulsory modules. You'll gain a thorough grounding in translation and interpreting skills and techniques.
By the end of Stage 2 you'll have gained substantial theoretical knowledge. You could use this as a basis for further academic study and research.
In Stage 2 you could also choose to follow another of our pathways if your interests or aspirations change:
Delivery and teaching methods
If you join at Stage 1, you take compulsory modules that typically include:
In Stage 2 you take compulsory modules and optional modules. You also complete either a dissertation or a translating/interpreting project.
Depending on your focus, you take further optional modules that cover:
See our course fees and funding webpage -https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/degrees/4059f/#fees-and-funding
Stage one entry
OR
Native English speaking applicants to have good degree-level knowledge of Chinese. When applying, please enclose any evidence you may have to support your second language proficiency qualification. We will also consider your application if you have lower or non-standard qualifications and at least two years' full-time experience as a translator or an interpreter.
If your first language is not English you need IELTS 7.0, with a minimum of 6.5 in speaking and writing and 6.0 in listening and reading. This qualification must be no more than two years old on starting the course. No other English language qualifications are accepted.
Pre-sessional English Language courses are not accepted as an alternative entry to this course.
If you meet the entry requirements for this stage one, you will be registered on the Translating and Interpreting MA. If you complete this stage, you will take one of the suitable stage two pathways. The choice of pathway is according to your academic results and your personal preferences.
If you leave the MA after successfully completing stage one, you will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Translating and Interpreting.
Stage two entry (advanced)
OR
You must also have expert second-language knowledge.
If your first language is not English you need IELTS 7.5 with a minimum of 7.0 in all sub-sections. This qualification must be no more than two years old when you start the course. No other English language qualifications are accepted.
Pre-sessional English Language courses are not accepted as an alternative entry to this course.
If you leave the MA after successfully completing stage two, without proceeding to a dissertation or project, you will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Translating Studies.
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