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Course options

  • Qualification

    Postgraduate Diploma

  • Location

    Holloway

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Why study this course?

This course will prepare you for professional work as a conference interpreter. You could go on to work face-to-face or online via remote interpreting in the private market, for commercial organisations or large international institutions such as the European Union or the United Nations.

We offer this course in the following languages paired with English: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

More about this course

Become a professional conference interpreter with this postgraduate diploma.

You’ll gain practical experience in our state-of-the-art interpreting suite, which has the same technology as those used by renowned international institutions such as the EU and the UN. Plus you’ll have opportunities to learn outside of the classroom on guided trips around London and possibilities to travel internationally to visit places such as the United Nations in Geneva, the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg, or the European Commission in Brussels.

Our expertise in innovative technology is key to this course. We’ve developed partnerships with external organisations that provide opportunities for remote interpreting practice, meaning you’ll gain experience of using online interpreting platforms too.

On this Conference Interpreting PG Dip you’ll not only learn how to perform long consecutive interpreting, but also how to embrace the challenges of setting up your own profile as a professional linguist and understand how to develop your visibility on the market.

You’ll study conference interpreting from a European Union and United Nations perspective, helping you to prepare for the accreditation test that freelance interpreters need to take to work for these institutions.

By interpreting in mock conferences throughout the year, you’ll learn about multilingual and multicultural conference management skills. On top of this, you’ll have opportunities to shadow professional interpreters at work and gain dummy booth practice face-to-face and/or online.

Assessment

You'll be assessed through a variety of essays, presentations, practical interpreting performances, self and peer evaluations, and reflective portfolios.

Where this course can take you

Conference interpreters are highly sought after around the world, and you could go on to work at intergovernmental organisations such as the European Union or United Nations, for either face to face, hybrid or remote interpreting assignments.

Working as a freelancer is a popular choice for interpreters, but you could also work for an agency, private company, international organisation, governments or an educational institution for either face to face, hybrid or remote interpreting assignments.

You could also advance to our Conference Interpreting MA in order to gain a highly-regarded master’s degree.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 10,500per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

London Metropolitan University

London Metropolitan University

  • University League Table

    127th

  • Campus address

    London Metropolitan University, Admissions Office, 166-220 Holloway Road, City of London, N7 8DB, England

Both campuses are in the heart of London, which has been ranked one of the best cities in the world for university students year after year.
London Met is home to a diverse community of more than 140 different nationalities.
The dedicated international team organises induction events and can advise on immigration issues including visas, family and dependants, and work opportunities.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    110th out of 122 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 221
    93 42%

    119th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    53.0 53%

    108th

    4
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.35 84%

    5th

    3

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