Postgraduate Certificate of Translating and Interpreting with a specialisation in Community Interpreting
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Overview
The Certificate is designed to provide a multilingual curriculum to meet the needs of interpreters working in the community with emerging languages and languages of small (typically migrant) communities. The specialisation for the Certificate is Community Interpreting.
The program is not language specific so students from a range of backgrounds can apply.
The Certificate is designed to provide a multilingual curriculum to meet the needs of interpreters working in the community with emerging languages and languages of small (typically migrant) communities. The specialisation for the Certificate is Community Interpreting.
Key features
By the end of the program, graduates should expect to be able to:
- Demonstrate solid language skills for community interpreting,
- Utilise different interpreting techniques and strategies,
- Analyse and critique sight translations, consecutive and dialogue interpretations,
- Relate linguistic frameworks to the analysis and discussion of community interpreting.
Location
North Ryde
Suitable for
Suitable for people who are either already working as interpreters in the community, but lack the basic elements of training, or students who have no experience of interpreting but wish to enter the field on the basis of their bilingualism and motivation.
Course fee
AUD $8,160.00 p.a. 
Student amenities fee
Information on the Student services and amenities fee
Entry requirements
You will need:
- A Bachelor degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5 in T&I, Linguistics, Language of Cultural Studies, or other related fields.
- IELTS 7.0 or NAATI Professional Accreditation in any language.
If your first language is not English, you must have IELTS (Academic) 7.0 with a minimum score of 6.5 in all bands or TOEFL 600 or CTOEFL 250. If you have a lower level of English, you may enrol in the Translation and Interpreting Preparatory Program (TIPP) taught in the Centre for Macquarie English (CME) at Macquarie University.
If you have completed all of your primary and high school education within Australian schools, you will be deemed to have met the English language proficiency levels.
English language requirements
For full information view the English proficiency requirements table (436 Kb).
Work experience requirements
No work experience is required.
Notes:
The program is not language specific so students from a wide range of backgrounds can apply.
What you will study
| Degree requirements | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| Minimum number of credit points at 800 level or above | 16 |
| Completion of a specialisation from the list below |
Specialisation requirements
The following outlines the units (subjects) to be studied within this specialisation
| 800 level or above | Credit Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required | TRAN821 | Interpreting Practice 1 | 4 | ||
| Required | TRAN822 | Interpreting Practice 2 | 4 | ||
| Required | TRAN826 | Community Based Interpreting | 4 | ||
| Required | TRAN881 | Communication Skills for Translators and Interpreters | 4 | ||
Notes
- The course information contained on this page is applicable for 2012 ONLY.
For more information please read the courses disclaimer.
