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  • Qualification

    MA - Master of Arts

  • Location

    Holloway

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Why study this course?

The Interpreting MA prepares you for work mainly as a professional conference interpreter for international organisations and the private market. Languages offered include English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian and Spanish. You’ll benefit from work placements, site visits and dummy booth practice at the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the International Maritime Organisation and the United Nations (Geneva and Vienna). It’s suitable for translators and linguists new to the field but would also benefit practising interpreters without formal qualifications.

This course offers a Distance Learning option for full time (one year) and part time (two years) students. Students from both courses are taught together in a synchronous hybrid mode as one community of learners.

The Interpreting MA is a vocational master's course grounded in theory and practice, specifically set up to train professional interpreters. The course offers you an opportunity to acquaint yourself with the theoretical and professional frameworks of interpretation applied to a range of interpreting types including public service interpreting, conference interpreting and remote interpreting (telephone and video conferencing).

We offer excellent interpreting facilities, including six AIIC (Association Internationale des Interprètes de Conference) standard soundproof booths, each with audio and video digital recording facilities.

  • The interpreting suite facilities
  • are the same as those used in Brussels for the European Commission and each booth is equipped with broadband and audio-visual digital recording. You’ll also benefit from the use of our virtual platform to access teaching materials and documentaries, presentations for conferences and recordings of mock conferences.

    A key part of the course is a work placement during which you’ll perform live interpreting tasks under supervision and shadow professional interpreters at work. The course offers a wide range of language combinations paired with English: German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Japanese. Further language combinations with English may also be available, such as Arabic, subject to demand, staff expertise and availability. In the past, we have offered Romanian, Dari and Lithuanian.

    Tuition fees

    Students living in United States
    (International fees)

    £ 18,700per 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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