MA in English-Chinese Interpreting with Translation
University of Birmingham
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Course overview In this course you gain the skills you need to embark on a career as a professional interpreter between English and Chinese. Become an expert in interpreting theory and gain real-world experience in our interpreting facilities. Our MA in English-Chinese Interpreting with Translation is ideal if you’re looking to begin or develop your career as a professional interpreter. Youll be ready for industry with opportunities throughout the course to put your learning into practice. ...Read more

Course overview In this course you gain the skills you need to embark on a career as a professional interpreter between English and Chinese. Become an expert in interpreting theory and gain real-world experience in our interpreting facilities. Our MA in English-Chinese Interpreting with Translation is ideal if you’re looking to begin or develop your career as a professional interpreter. You'll be ready for industry with opportunities throughout the course to put your learning into practice. Develop your technical skills across different forms of interpretation. Course highlights At Birmingham, you'll develop your knowledge and practical skills from day one. You'll get lots of in-class practice in our Interpreting Suite using professional Televic technology used by international organisations. Learn simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, with opportunities to learn community interpreting too. Our modules will prepare you for interpreting in a range of real world scenarios, including business, legal, medical and other settings. What's more, you'll complete an extended project where you can focus on your chosen topic(s) in depth.

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Mohammed
04 Dec 23

University of Birmingham is such a great place, especially for international students. The campus is extremely beautiful. The facilities and are well equipped with up-to-date..Read more

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Entry requirements

Youll need to have native-speaker proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Youll usually need to hold a languages or humanities-related degree at 2:1 or above.

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£10,900 per year

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£26,180 per year

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£26,180 per year

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University of Birmingham is such a great place, especially for international students. The campus is extremely beautiful. The facilities and are well equipped with up-to-date...
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