Interpreting PgDip
London Metropolitan University
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Salary
Salary of all UK Graduates of
| 15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median salary | £29138 | £27297 | £31519 |
| 25-75 percentile range | £24848 - £35191 | £20174 - £35659 | £22788 - £43702 |
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Course Description
Why study this course?
Get ready for a role as a professional interpreter in international organisations, the private market and public services operating under English law.
You can study this course in the following languages, all paired with English: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
This course provides tuition in conference interpreting and public service interpreting (PSI) relating to English law. If you are solely interested in conference interpreting, our Conference Interpreting PG Dip or Conference Interpreting MA provide a dedicated conference interpreting training for the European Union and United Nations context. Instead, this course offers a public service interpreting (English law) module.
More about this course
Take your career to the next level with this Interpreting postgraduate diploma. You’ll benefit from a range of practical experience including site visits, shadowing professional interpreters at work and dummy booth practice both face-to-face and online.
We’ve got a state-of-the-art interpreting suite that has the same technology as top international institutions such as the EU and UN. You can also practise legal public service interpreting (PSI) in our mock courtroom. Our PSI expertise is well known at national and international level.
Outside the classroom, you’ll have opportunities to go on guided trips and travel to institutions outside the UK such as the United Nations in Geneva and the Court of Justice at the European Commission in Luxembourg.
You’ll practise remote interpreting, using innovative online technology to successfully interpret in a post-covid world.
As part of this course you’ll learn different strategies on how to approach and complete long consecutive interpreting, interpreting theory to help you reflect on your own performance, plus how to prepare yourself for work as a professional interpreter in the context of conference interpreting (private market) and public services (English law).
You’ll also learn how to work in the context of public service interpreting, meaning immigration services, the police, courts and probation services. By exploring this area in-depth you’ll learn specific terminology relevant to interpreters in this field, plus how the interactions work between the service provider, the client and you as the interpreter.
This postgraduate diploma can be studied as a stand-alone qualification, where you gain the knowledge and guidance without having to complete research like on a typical master’s degree. However, you could also use this course as a stepping stone to study our Interpreting MA.
Available part-time, you can study this course alongside your job and other personal commitments. This is a day course that requires two days per week of your time for a part-time student and four days per week as a full-time student.
Assessment
You'll be assessed through a variety of essays, presentations, practical interpreting performances, role-play (PSI), self and peer evaluations, plus reflective portfolios.
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Interpreting PgDip at London Metropolitan University
| 25% | Caring personal services |
| 15% | Sales occupations |
| 15% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
| 10% | Administrative occupations |
| 10% | Customer service occupations |
| 10% | Teaching Professionals |
| 10% | Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation |
| 10% | Customer service occupations |
Grading & Study Time
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course
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Requirements for international students / English requirements
IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)
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- 6.5
- Graduate Degrees
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- 6.0
- Undergraduate Degrees
You'll be required to have: a relevant degree at grade 2:1 or equivalent in translation, interpreting or modern languages or related field; native knowledge of the English language; near native proficiency in your first chosen foreign language; good command of your second chosen foreign language (if applicable).
For international applicants you are required to have IELTS 6.5 with no component less than 6.0 and be able to meet the DfE entry qualification requirements or equivalents.
Costs
Tuition Fees Interpreting PgDip
| Ireland | £10500 | |
|---|---|---|
| England UK | £7800 | |
| Northern Ireland | £7800 | |
| Scotland | £7800 | |
| Wales | £7800 | |
| Channel Islands | £10500 | |
| EU | £10500 | |
| International | £10500 |
Additional fee information
Please note, in addition to the tuition fee there may be additional costs for things
such as equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips or professional body fees.
Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course
and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful (for
example, optional field trips). The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and
the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.
Average student cost of living in London
| Rent | £518 |
| Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
| Supermarket shopping | £81 |
| Clothing | £35 |
| Eating out | £33 |
| Alcohol | £27 |
| Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
| Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
| Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
| Transport within city | £17 |
| Self-care / sports | £20 |
| Stationary / books | £13 |
| Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
| Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
| Insurance | £51 |
| Other | £95 |
| Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
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About London Metropolitan University
Founded in 1848, London Metropolitan University is located in the urban setting of North London. LMU is just a 40-minute walk to Camden Town or a 20-minute tube ride from central London. Some of the benefits that students can expect when choosing LMU include a variety of residence halls at distinct price points, reputable career guidance services, and orientation services for recently-arrived international students. This institution has a selective admissions standard, so it’s recommended to prepare for your interview well in advance.
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Student composition of London Metropolitan University
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Total number of students enrolled at London Metropolitan University by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 9920
- postgraduates:
- 1440
- Total:
- 11360
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Number of students enrolled in courses of subject “Translation Studies”: Academic year - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
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