Study Graduate Certificate in Translation Studies at The University of Western Australia in Australia, School of Humanities
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Graduate Certificate in Translation Studies

Australia

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What will I learn?

This course offers foundational knowledge about translation and develops skills in translating from and into English and one of ten languages. This course provides you with foundational knowledge about translation theory and practice and will develop your skills in translating from and into English and your chosen language: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese or Spanish.This degree can be considered as the first step towards gaining professional certification, by making you eligible to progress to the Graduate Diploma in Translation studies (another semester of studies), or the Master of Translation Studies (between 2 and 3 more semesters of studies).With lecturers being both academics and professional translators, their teaching is enriched with a wealth of theoretical and practical experiences. Teaching takes place in small classes so as to accompany each student along their personal learning journey.

Which department am I in?

School of Humanities

CRICOS

089965M

Study options

Full Time (.5 Years)

Tuition fees
A$20,350.00 (US$ 13,411) per year
Accommodation (Yugo Perth City) - AUD 394 Per/Week

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

July 2027

Venue

Crawley Campus

35 Stirling Highway,

CRAWLEY,

Western Australia,

6009, PERTH, Australia

Full Time (.5 Years)

Tuition fees
A$20,350.00 (US$ 13,411) per year
Accommodation (Yugo Perth City) - AUD 394 Per/Week

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

February 2027

Venue

Crawley Campus

35 Stirling Highway,

CRAWLEY,

Western Australia,

6009, PERTH, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have— (a)(i) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and (ii) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent in the Level 3 units of a major; or (b) a level and duration of education, professional experience, and/or demonstrable life skills considered by UWA to be sufficient to permit satisfactory completion of the course ; and (c)(i) demonstrated native or near-native proficiency in the chosen language specialisation; or ii) for French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Arabic, and Spanish, B2/C1 levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or equivalent internationally recognised test; for Chinese, a minimum of HSK 4; for Japanese, Level N2/N3 at the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test); for Indonesian, Level 3 at the UKBI (UjianKemahiran Bahasa Indonesia) or Level 4 at the ISLPR (International Second Language Proficiency Ratings); and for Korean, Level 4 at the TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean).

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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