Diploma in Interpreting and Translation
Programme Code: AK3771
Level: 7
Points: 120
Duration: 1 year full time / 2 years part time
Venue: City campus
Starting date: 2 March 2009
AUT encourages early application. Late applications will be accepted if the programme is not full.
The Diploma in Interpreting and Translation has been designed to be taken part time over two years, but it can be taken as a full time programme of study in certain cases. This is a comprehensive course designed to prepare professional interpreters and translators to work in a variety of community settings in New Zealand or to carry out a range of translation assignments for clients both in New Zealand and overseas.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Not open to school leavers.
- Applicants must demonstrate proficiency to undergraduate degree level in English and an dditional language, interview may be required.
PAPERS
YEAR ONE
165026 Oral Skills for Interpreting (elective)
165105 Introduction to Language Study
166006 Translation Skills: Analysis, Appropriateness and Accuracy (elective)
166760 Theory and Practice of Interpreting
166761 Contextual Studies
167007 Theory, Principles and Practice of Translation
YEAR TWO
166770 Contextual Studies (Legal)
166780 Contextual Studies (Health)
167771 Advanced Interpreting Skills (Legal)
167781 Advanced Interpreting Skills (Health)