Bachelor's in Arts in Interpreting

Arts in Interpreting is a Semester 2 Bachelor program taught at University of Queensland, Australia. The program is offered in campus-based modes with part-time (1 Year part-time (only available as part-time study)) options.

The Graduate Certificate in Arts in Interpreting at the University of Queensland develops interpreting skills for real-time communication across languages and settings. Students build interpreting techniques, communication strategies, and ethical awareness. Later coursework applies these skills in increasingly complex situations, with options to specialise in Chinese or Japanese interpreting.

Practice-based learning runs through the program. Learning includes simulated interpreting activities, feedback sessions, and language-focused exercises. The program uses lectures, tutorials, work placements, online study, peer-assisted study sessions, seminars, and workshops, and it is delivered as a part-time program with a duration of 1 Year part-time.

The program can support pathways into professional interpreting and provides a foundation for further specialised study. Career possibilities listed include in-house/freelance interpreter, community interpreter, English teacher, and tourism and hospitality interpreter/translator. Graduates are eligible to apply to sit relevant NAATI certification tests without satisfying any other prerequisites.

Modules

• Professional Skills for Translators and Interpreters [Core course]
• Interpreting Skills and Practice [Core course]
• Translation and Interpreting in Community Settings [Core course]
• Consecutive Interpreting [Core course]

The minimum requirements for admission in Arts in Interpreting at University of Queensland for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Queensland.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Queensland as pre-requiste for admission in Arts in Interpreting.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

To be eligible for entry, you'll need:

• a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, or
• to have completed post-secondary studies, plus 2 years full-time equivalent, relevant work experience (see below), and
• proficiency in spoken and written Chinese and English for the Chinese field of study, or
• proficiency in spoken and written Japanese and English for the Japanese field of study.
• You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.
• Relevant work experience includes Japanese-English interpreting and translation or Chinese-English interpreting and translation or any other profession where the applicant has built a portfolio demonstrating their oral and written communication expertise in English and Japanese or Chinese.
• Two referee reports with contact details and CV are required. Applications on the basis of post-secondary study and/or work experience will be individually assessed.
• You may be required to complete an aptitude test to the standard set by the Executive Dean.
• Further information about the aptitude test can be found on the School of Languages and Cultures website.

Please check detail of study units at https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/programs/graduate-certificate-arts-interpreting-5749

• In-house/freelance interpreter
• Community interpreter
• English teacher
• Tourism and hospitality interpreter/translator

43 fully funded scholarships are listed for Australia. See Australia scholarships.