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MSc PG Dip Chinese-English Interpreting and Translating

  • DeadlineStudy Details:

    MSc: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time, 21 months part-time

Course Description

Our Chinese-English Interpreting and Translating programme is designed to provide students with the specialist training required to work as a professional interpreter and/or translator in a variety of professional contexts. Students work in both directions between Chinese and English and follow core subjects covering:

  • Conference Interpreting
  • Translation Practice (Chinese-English)
  • Translation & Interpreting Studies

Heriot-Watt is a member of Conférence Internationale permanente d’Instituts Universitaires de Traducteurs et Interprètes (CIUTI) which is an inter­na­tional asso­ci­a­tion of uni­ver­sity insti­tutes with trans­la­tion and inter­pre­ta­tion pro­grammes.

Entry Requirements

1. Native / near-native command of English plus native / near-native command of Chinese

2. Good degree or equivalent in a relevant language subject.

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Fees

https://www.hw.ac.uk/study/fees-funding.htm

Module Details

Semester 1   

Applied Professional Skills for Conference Interpreters    
Translation Practice Chinese-English

Two optional courses to be chosen from a range including:

    Translation Technologies
    Liaison & Public Service Interpreting
    Business Communication
    International Politics
    Intercultural Communication in the Workplace
    Cross-cultural Perspectives on Society
    Global Heritage
    Beginner language courses in French, German, Spanish, Arabic, British Sign Language, Gaelic
   
Semester 2

Conference Interpreting (Chinese-English)
Translation Practice Chinese-English
Translation and Interpreting Studies

One optional course to be chosen from a range including:

    Subtitling
    Liaison Interpreting for Business
    Localisation & Technical Writing
    Intercultural Perspectives on Sustainable Development
    Project Management
    Beginner language courses in French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, British Sign Language, Gaelic

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