March or July

One and a half years full-time, up to three years part-time (local students only)

Dr Stanley Song

An appropriate undergraduate degree - BA or equivalent with GPA 2.5 is a requirement for all students. Students whose first language is not English must have IELTS (Academic) 7.00 or TOEFL 600 or CTOEFL 250. Students with a lower level of English may enrol in the Translation and Interpreting Preparatory Program (TIPP). Students who have completed all their primary and high school education within Australian schools are deemed to have met the English language proficiency levels and would not be required to sit an IELTS exam.

Master of Translating and Interpreting is a 40 credit points course designed to meet the needs of those who have good linguistic skills and are seeking to develop professionally as translators or interpreters and to acquire a higher degree. The program is offered in a number of languages depending on demand and resources. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and French are currently available. We are not offering Thai for the foreseeable future, but we may offer it again if there is enough demand.

This is a NAATI approved course. Australian Sign Language (Auslan)/English interpreters who are already accredited at NAATI Paraprofessional level can also come and study towards interpreter level accreditation.

Apart from professional training, the course includes theory of translation and a research component. Master of Translating and Interpreting is offered full time to both local and international students and takes one year and a half years to complete. Because of Australian immigration regulations only local students can take the program part-time and it will then take them from 2 to 3 years to complete.

As of 2008, all students enrolling in the T&I program will be required to complete a Translation & Interpreting Academic Writing Skills workshop. Workshops will be 3 hours long, and will be offered free to all T&I students. All students must take the responsibility to complete this workshop in their first semester. Certificates of attendance will be provided to all students on completion of the workshop.

Core Units

• TRAN816 Theory and Practice in Translation (4cp)
• TRAN821 Interpreting Techniques (4cp)
• TRAN827 Research Methods in Translation and Interpreting (4cp)

Either:

• TRAN819 Introduction to Text Analysis (4cp)

Or:

• TRAN855 Contrastive Language Studies (4cp)

Either

• TRAN820 Translation Practice (4)

or

• TRAN822 Interpreting Practice (4)

4 credit points from

• TRAN818 Advanced Language Studies (4)
• TRAN832 Public Speaking (2)
• TRAN833 Advanced Writing Skills for Translators (2)
  
  

Optional Units

8 cp from

• TRAN812 Computing and Translation (4)
• TRAN819 Introduction to Text Analysis (4cp)
• TRAN820 Translation Practice (4)
• TRAN822 Interpreting Practice (4)
• TRAN823 Language Transfer in the Media (4)
• TRAN824 Literary Translation (4)
• TRAN825 Bilingual Lexicography (4) 
• TRAN826 Community Based Interpreting (4) 
• TRAN830 Dissertation (8) 
• TRAN834 Advanced Translation Practice 1 (4)
• TRAN855 Contrastive Language Studies (4cp)

8 cp from

• IRPG840 The International System (4)
• IRPG841 Theory of International Relations (4)
• IRPG849 International Political Economy (4)
• LING903 Languages and Cultures in Contact (4)
• LING904 Pragmatics (4)
• TRAN812 Computing and Translation (4)
• TRAN819 Introduction to Text Analysis (4cp)
• TRAN820 Translation Practice (4)
• TRAN822 Interpreting Practice (4)
• TRAN823 Language Transfer in the Media (4)
• TRAN824 Literary Translation (4)
• TRAN825 Bilingual Lexicography (4) 
• TRAN826 Community Based Interpreting (4) 
• TRAN830 Dissertation (8) 
• TRAN834 Advanced Translation Practice 1 (4)
• TRAN855 Contrastive Language Studies (4cp)

For information on MIR units, please refer to the Master of International Relations website http://www.pol.mq.edu.au/mir/units.htm.

Auslan/English interpreters can transfer to the Master program on completion of the Postgraduate Diploma in Auslan/English Interpreting.