Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: MSc: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time PgDip: 9 months full-time, 21 months part-time
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:
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.
1. Native / near-native command of English plus native / near-native command of Chinese
2. Good degree or equivalent in a relevant language subject.
https://www.hw.ac.uk/study/fees-funding.htm
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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