Master of Interpreting and Translation

Western Sydney University

About

The Master of Interpreting and Translation provides suitably qualified graduates with training in interpreting and translation leading to eligibility to sit for certification by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) at the Certified Interpreter and Translator level.

The Master of Arts Translation and Interpreting Studies is also available as an exit award for students who are unable to pass 102562 Preparation for NAATI Certification (PG) and who undertake an additional PG unit instead.

The Graduate Certificate in Interpreting and Translation, the Graduate Diploma in Interpreting Studies, and the Graduate Diploma in Translation Studies are available as early exit points from this course.

Subject to demand, the following languages are available:

Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Persian (Farsi), Vietnamese and Spanish.Accreditation This course is an Endorsed Qualification for the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) at the Certified Interpreter and Translator level (formerly Level 3).

Students who wish to sit for NAATI Certification must pass the unit 102562 Preparation for NAATI Certification (PG).

Students who are unable to pass this unit will be able to graduate with the Master of Arts in Translation and Interpreting Studies as an alternative exit, provided they pass an alternative unit of 10 credit points.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 160 credit points.

All students must complete the two units listed below and 140 credit points from the Interpreting and Translation pool.

Code	Name
A7456	Interpreting and Translation Professional Practicum (PG)

Code	Name
102562	Preparation for NAATI Certification (PG)

Interpreting and Translation Pool

Code	Name
102325	Advanced Academic English Skills

Code	Name
101827	Audiovisual Translation: Subtitling and Captioning

Code	Name
101868	Business Interpreting

Code	Name
101845	Community and Social Services Translation (PG)

Code	Name
102167	Conference Interpreting

Code	Name
101825	English Linguistics for TESOL

Code	Name
102338	Intercultural Communication (PG)

Code	Name
102015	Interpreting Skills (PG)

Code	Name
101695	Introduction to Interpreting PG

Code	Name
101696	Introduction to Translation PG

Code	Name
101854	Language and Linguistics Research Methods

Code	Name
101297	Languages and Linguistics Special Project

Code	Name
100916	Legal Interpreting

Code	Name
100925	Literary Translation

Code	Name
100922	Medical Interpreting (PG)

Code	Name
100917	Specialised Translation (PG)

Code	Name
102524	Text Analysis for Translation (PG)

Code	Name
101750	Translation Technologies (PG)

Students who enter with a degree in a cognate discipline will receive 40 credit points in advanced standing, and will then need to successfully complete the remaining 100 credit points from the Interpreting and Translation pool. The advanced standing awarded will be

And one from the following two units

Recommended Sequence

Code	Name
101695	Introduction to Interpreting PG

Code	Name
101696	Introduction to Translation PG

Code	Name
101845	Community and Social Services Translation (PG)

Choose one of

Code	Name
101750	Translation Technologies (PG)

Code	Name
101825	English Linguistics for TESOL

Code	Name
100922	Medical Interpreting (PG)

Code	Name
100917	Specialised Translation (PG)

Code	Name
102015	Interpreting Skills (PG)

Choose one of

Code	Name
102524	Text Analysis for Translation (PG)

Code	Name
102325	Advanced Academic English Skills

Code	Name
100916	Legal Interpreting

Code	Name
101868	Business Interpreting

Two units from the Interpreting and Translation Pool

Code	Name
A7456	Interpreting and Translation Professional Practicum (PG)

Code	Name
102562	Preparation for NAATI Certification (PG)

Two units from the Interpreting and Translation Pool

Institution