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Study Details: MA: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
The Conference Interpreting MA prepares you for work as a professional conference interpreter for international organisations and the private market. Languages offered include Mandarin, French, English, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian and Spanish. You’ll benefit from work placements, site visits and dummy booth practice at the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union and United Nations (Geneva and Vienna). Our state-of-the-art interpreting suite is equipped with digital facilities for interpreting practice, virtual classes and web streaming.
In the most recent Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey, 100% of all 2017 graduates from this course were in work or further study within six months.
You will be required to have:
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Students who complete the course automatically fulfil the requirement to access the EU/UN interpreting accreditation test to work as conference interpreters. Graduates can continue to come to London Metropolitan University to practise conference interpreting thanks to our short courses and events (CPD).
Graduates are also fully qualified to work as conference interpreters on the private market in the UK and abroad, and to continue onto further study with a PhD.
Year 1 modules include:
Conference Interpreting 1 (core, 20 credits)
Conference Interpreting 2 (core, 20 credits)
Interpreting Theory and Research for Interpreters (core, 20 credits)
MA Research Project (core, 60 credits)
The Interpreter’s Professional Environment (core, 20 credits)
The Interpreter’s Skills and Tools (core, 20 credits)
Conference Interpreting (EU/UN Context) (core, 20 credits)
Whether you’re looking to improve your job prospects, pursue a passion or take your career in a whole new direction, London Met has the right postgrad...
