Graduate Certificate in Translation Studies
Graduate Certificate in Translation Studies
This course offers foundational knowledge about translation and develops skills in translating from and into English and one of ten languages. This course provides you with foundational knowledge about translation theory and practice, and will develop your skills in translating from and into English and your chosen language: Arabic, Chinese,…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course offers foundational knowledge about translation and develops skills in translating from and into English and one of ten languages.
This course provides you with foundational knowledge about translation theory and practice, and will develop your skills in translating from and into English and your chosen language: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese or Spanish. With lecturers being both academics and professional translators, their teaching is enriched with a wealth of theoretical and practical experience.
Course structure
Postgraduate coursework degrees and combined (coursework and research) degrees comprise a number of units.
Why study this course?
Develop fundamental skills in translating from and into English and one of ten languages on offer
This degree is a perfect introduction to Translation Studies and can be taken as a stepping stone to the Master of Translation Studies
As a postgraduate degree, the Graduate Certificate in Translation Studies will enhance the linguistic and cultural skills you acquired in your first degree
You’ll learn to
Translate between your two languages accurately and fluently, using state-of-the-art technology and applying innovative strategies.
Understand the history and theory of translation studies.
Build a network of peers and professionals.
Career Pathways
Graduates possess a qualification relevant to professional employment in a range of business, government and non-government organisations in Australia and overseas. You can also choose to progress to the professionally recognised Master of Translation Studies.
Further Study
Upon successfully completing your course, you can choose to progress to a graduate diploma or master’s degree in Translation Studies. Depending on your circumstances, this may be subject to you achieving a course weighted average mark of 65 per cent. If you do enrol in the graduate diploma or master’s course, you will receive (subject to conditions) full credit for units completed in your graduate certificate.
REQUIREMENTS
To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—(a)(i) a bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and(ii) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent in the Level 3 units of a major; or(b) a level and duration of education, professional experience, and/or demonstrable life skills considered by UWA to be sufficient to permit satisfactory completion of the course; and(c)(i) demonstrated native or near-native proficiency in the chosen language specialisation; orii) for French, Italian, German, and Spanish, B2/C1 levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; for Chinese, a minimum of HSK 4; for Japanese, Level N2/N3 at the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test); for Indonesian, Level 3 at the UKBI (UjianKemahiran Bahasa Indonesia) or Level 4 at the ISLPR (International Second Language Proficiency Ratings); and for Korean, Level 4 at the TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean).
English language requirements:
TOEFL (paper-based): 570 with a Test of Written English (TWE) of no less than 4.5
IBT TOEFL (Internet-based test score): 82 with 22 for writing, 20 for speaking, 20 for listening, and 18 for reading
IELTS (Academic): 6.5 (no band lower than 6.0)
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: C pass
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: B grade
Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic): Overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 64 in the Reading and Writing sections, 59 in the Speaking section and 54 in the Listening section
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a proud member of the Group of Eight and is the only university in Western Australia to be ranked in the world top 100 universities (QS World University Rankings 2023).UWA’s main campus is located in Perth, Western Australia and is home to more than 23,000 students. Perth is Australia’s fourth-largest city with over two million people from a variety of cultures worldwide, a strong economy and vibrant lifestyle. Perth is one of the country’s most affordable cities, the closest major Australian city to Asia, and in the same time zone as most of Asia.
