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Study mode

Part time

Duration

3 years

Start date

JAN

Key information
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Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Interpreting

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Why choose this course?

The course is designed to provide learners with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in sign language interpreting or translation (SLT/I) within several domains to enhance employability. The qualification with develop theoretical and practical knowledge, skills and performance in interpreting and will be relevant for interpreters who work as sign language interpreters or translators and have English or British Sign Language as one of their working languages.

The course is intellectually stimulating and upon completion learners will have the skills, knowledge and understanding to apply theoretical frameworks to real world interpreting and translation situations, support co-interpreters/translators and engage in complex SLT/I work in the medical, legal and conference domains.

The course adopts an interdisciplinary approach that will enable learners to develop an understanding of complex and challenging SLT/I environments. Skills development includes professionalising working languages, updating your knowledge of new research and its application to our work and critical reflection on one’s own and others practice.

The dissertation will allow the learners to explore an aspect of SLT/I within a research study, after learning appropriate research design for the field.

Modules

Sch??1987), in raising the question of why profesionals should undertake reflective thinking, maintains that an essential component of professional practice is one's capability to decisively reflect when face with new, intricate, and diverse situations. The creation of a reflective professional who is able, through a structured scaffolded training approach, to adapt to, cope with, and learn from new situations will be in a position to support his or her own future growth and become an autopoeitic interpreting practitioner. (Bown, 2013). The module will provide the learner with the knowledge and skills to critically reflect upon their own and other's interpreting practice and continued development as a professional practitioner. Students will have the opportunity to critically discuss the essential components of reflective professional practice, including ethical approaches within the context of professional standards. Opportunities will also be afforded to develop and utlilise transferable reflective frameworks (scaffolding strategies) which can be applied in a supportive capacity with developing practitioners and peers. Bown, S. (2013) Scaffolding the Reflective Practitioner. International Journal of Interpreter Education, 5(1), 51-63. Conference of Interpreter Trainers 54.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£3,392

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

The full-time fee is Non-Lab Based Fees £15,950, Lab Based Fees (FSE only) £16,450 and it is a guide for part time students. The fee mentioned is for 2024-25 academic year and there may be a slight increase in the fee for 2025-26 entry.

Entry requirements

The entry requirements for the MA Interpreting would include: a first or second class (2:2 or above) Undergraduate Honours Degree from a UK university or overseas equivalent, or a professional qualification and/or experience considered to be equivalent to the above; a reference from a tutor who has supervised the applicant’s undergraduate studies and/or employer; NVQ level 6/C1 fluency in BSL and/or NVQ level 6/C1 fluency in English. Students may apply for recognition of prior learning (RPL) subject to the guidelines set out in the RPL Handbook. RPL includes accreditation of prior certificated learning and /or accreditation of prior experiential learning.

University information

The University of Wolverhampton is a fantastic place for postgraduate study, putting students firmly first, and encouraging them to “Be who you want to be.” To discover what that means for each student, the university provides the guidance, facilities and expertise needed, including: High-quality education and training World-leading research (REF2021) Excellent student support Opportunities for social mobility (Higher Education...more

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