University of Westminster

Translation and Interpreting with Professional Experience MA

The Translation and Interpreting with Professional Experience MA is a unique two-year course that offers you the opportunity to complete an extended work placement and gain professional experience. Partnered with the Translation and Interpreting MA, you’ll complete the same taught modules as the one-year course with the addition of completing a minimum of 550 hours in a work placement or internship.

The MA trains you in translation and interpreting between one main language and English. You'll learn how to research specialised subjects for professional translation and interpreting purposes and hone your skills through extensive practice in your translation and interpreting classes and the Skills Lab modules. The skills and knowledge acquired in your core modules will be complemented by your choice of option module. At the end of the course, you'll submit either a Translation or Interpreting Project, or a dissertation.

Your core Specialised Translation module will involve both direct and inverse translation training between English and your chosen language. You'll also study conference (consecutive and simultaneous) and public service interpreting, into and out of English, in your core Interpreting module.

The Translation and Interpreting Skills Lab modules complement and contextualise your learning, allowing you to utilise your skills in situated learning scenarios. Through a series of mock conferences and a simulated translation bureau, you’ll apply your knowledge to realistic work-based tasks, preparing you for the workplace.

Your final core module, Professional Development, will tie in with your Skills Lab modules to further prepare you for a career in Translation or Interpreting. You’ll benefit from workshops on CV writing for translation and interpreting, career and CPD plans, visits from guest speakers, and volunteering opportunities to ensure you graduate prepared to launch your career.

Top reasons to study with us

• Prepare for working life – in our Skills Lab modules you’ll work on simulated work-based scenarios to put your skills and theoretical knowledge into practice
• Master the essential software – you’ll learn how to work with a range of industry-standard CAT tools and practise your interpreting skills in our state-of-the-art and fully digitised Sanako interpreting suites
• Boost your CV – hone your career-building and professional development skills with our Professional Development module and benefit from the University of Westminster Mentoring scheme
• Benefit from our wide range of resources, from an extensive collection of volumes and electronic materials in our library to state-of-the-art computer labs and extensive conference interpreting facilities
• Our teaching staff includes full and part-time lecturers, all with professional expertise in translation and interpreting and other specialist fields
• Gain practical experience – this course includes an extended work placement module, giving you the opportunity to complete a work placement or internship in industry as part of your studies

Why study this course?

• Extended Work Placement - You’ll gain professional experience by completing 550 hours in a work placement or internship.
• Fantastic central London location - You'll be based at our Regent Street Campus in the heart of central London, with easy access to London's huge range of libraries, cultural resources, and international businesses and organisations.
• Work with industry software - You'll have the opportunity to learn how to work with a range of industry-standard software for translation and practice your interpreting skills in fully digitised Sanako interpreting suites.