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Translation (K30) at Open University - UCAS

Open University

Degree level: Postgraduate
Awarded by: The Open University

Translation (K30) (Taught)

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Course summary

This postgraduate certificate enables you to start developing your professional skills as a translator. You’ll engage in authentic translation tasks to develop useful employability skills, explore different approaches to translation and develop an understanding of the links between theory and practice. With a focus on recent research, you’ll develop an awareness of the wider cultural, ethical and professional contexts of translation. The languages offered on this qualification are French, German, Italian, Spanish, Modern Standard Arabic, or Mandarin Chinese, in combination with English. Key features of the course

  • Learn about the field of Translation Studies and some of its key theories.
  • Engage in authentic translation tasks to develop useful employability skills.
  • Choose to translate using either French, German, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin Chinese or Modern Standard Arabic in combination with English.
  • Develop your professional skills with a combination of collaborative activities and peer reviews.
The Open University is recognised as a Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) UK HE registered provider and is a Corporate Member of the Institute of Translation & Interpreting (ITI). We are also institutional members of the Association of Programmes in Translation and Interpreting Studies of the UK and Ireland (APTIS).

Modules

To gain this qualification, you'll need 60 credits by completing one compulsory module.

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, and proficiency in your second language at CEFR level C1.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

As fees for individual modules can vary, the total cost you pay for your qualification depends on the modules you choose to study. For further information about fees, please refer to the course description on The Open University website.
Translation (K30) at Open University - UCAS