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Chinese-English Translation - CHINDS8225
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Plan Outline
Plan Structure
NAATI accreditation
Further information

Plan Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts&Social Science
 
 
School: School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Contact: languages@unsw.edu.au
 
 
Program: 8225 - Arts
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Master of Arts (Specialisation)
 
 

Plan Outline

The Master of Arts by coursework in Chinese-English Translation and Interpreting (program 8225, plan code CHINDS8225) provides an applied education in the skills involved in Chinese-English translation and interpreting for students wishing to enter a professional career in these fields. Students enrolling in this program are required to have third year-level proficiency in Chinese.

Plan Structure

Students must complete eight courses, including the two core courses CHIN5900 and CHIN5901, to qualify for the MA.

For information on NAATI requirements and accreditation, please see the section on NAATI Accreditation below.

Core Courses

Electives
  • any MODL5xxx courses (6 UOC)

NAATI accreditation

Professional Translator in Chinese

From 2009 the Master of Arts in Chinese-English Translation has been accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) at the level of Professional Translator (both directions) in Chinese.

Students who wish to apply for NAATI accreditation at the level of Professional Translator in Chinese must successfully complete the following five core courses and three elective courses (total 48 UOC). In addition students must successfully complete 75 hours of practicum and achieve 70% in the special NAATI accreditation examination:

Core courses
Electives

Students choose one course from each of the following elective course sets (three electives in total):
The course structure for NAATI students will be reviewed and may change in line with NAATI requirements.

Further information

Please note students who wish to apply for NAATI accreditation at the level of Professional Translator (both directions) in Chinese and Professional Interpreter in Mandarin should complete the Master of Arts by coursework in Interpreting and Translating Studies and the Graduate Certificate in Chinese-English Translation.

For detailed course outlines and further information on all NAATI accredited UNSW programs, please see the School website.

For further information please contact Dr Niv Horesh at n.horesh@unsw.edu.au.

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