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  Postgraduate Diploma in Translation


Online Open University    Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies

Part time February PGDip 16 month - 4 years part time distance learning
Languages, Literature & Culture (21) Linguistics & Classics (23)

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Are you passionate about languages and communication? Our Postgraduate Diploma in Translation is the perfect opportunity to develop your skills as a professional translator. This exciting qualification equips you with the necessary tools and knowledge to thrive in the fast-growing translation-services industry. You'll have the chance to explore different genres through practical translation activities and gain hands-on experience using cutting-edge translation tools. Choose from languages such as French, German, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, or Modern Standard Arabic, combined with English. With a focus on employability skills and collaboration, this diploma will open doors to a rewarding career in translation.

About the course

This qualification is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills as a professional translator, equipping you to work in the fast-growing translation-services industry. You will experiment with different genres through practical, inspiring translation activities, and hone your practice through peer review. You will gain hands-on experience of using tools necessary to operate in this rapidly evolving area (e.g. audio-visual translation or cloud-based translation tools). Your work will be underpinned by an understanding of translations theories and debates. The languages offered on this qualification are French, German, Italian, Spanish, Modern Standard Arabic, or Mandarin Chinese, in combination with English.

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Entry Requirements

A UK honours degree (preferably a 2:1 or above) or other recognised equivalent qualification.
Proficiency in your first language at Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level C2.
Proficiency in your second language at CEFR level C1.


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