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MA Translation with Business Interpreting (Chinese)

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    MA 1 year full-time

Course Description

Equip yourself to become a professional translator and business interpreter working in both directions between Chinese and English.

Our MA Translation with Business Interpreting (Chinese) course is designed to prepare you for a range of business roles in mainland China, Taiwan, the UK, and other regions. You’ll enhance your translation and interpreting abilities, with a focus on the needs of markets that use Chinese (Mandarin).

If you aspire to work as a translator or interpreter in these regions or already have strong skills in translation and business interpreting, this course is suited to you. However, you must be fluent in both English and Chinese (Mandarin).

Entry Requirements

You should have a bachelor’s honours degree or international equivalent, typically 2:1 or above.

To apply for this course, you should normally have mother tongue competence in Chinese or English. Applicants whose mother tongue is not any of these languages may be eligible on a case by case basis.

Please note you must meet the English language requirements before applying to this programme.

We may make an offer based on a lower grade if you can provide evidence of your suitability for the degree.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Our MA Translation with Business Interpreting (Chinese) course is vocational and has a strong international reputation.

Many of our graduates have gone on to a range of international business roles. Others have used the transferable skills gained to pursue further study, or careers in interpreting, translation, editing, teaching, and accounting.

Recent graduates have gone on to work for the following organisations:

  • Net-a-Porter (Product Editorial Team), London
  • SPD Silicon Valley Bank, Shanghai
  • Ernst & Young
  • Kudo (simultaneous interpreter)
  • Menicon (Chinese-English-Japanese Trilingual Coordinator)
  • DS Avocats, Beijing
  • Rifa Global Entertainment, China

Module Details

Year 1

Semester 1

Compulsory units

  • Chinese to English translation for business
  • Chinese-English liaison interpreting for business
  • English to Chinese translation for business
  • Proofreading, editing and management skills for translators and interpreters (Chinese)

Semester 2

Compulsory units

  • Advanced translation (Chinese and English)
  • Chinese to English translation for business
    Continued
  • Chinese-English liaison interpreting for business
    Continued
  • English to Chinese translation for business
    Continued
  • Translation technology

Summer

Compulsory units

  • Dissertation or project

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