Programme Information
MA in Simultaneous Interpreting
The graduates of Master of Arts in Simultaneous Interpreting Programme are expected to possess a high level of language and communication proficiency that will enable them to perform professionally in advanced interpreting (consecutive and simultaneous) with high competency. They should also possess basic skills for lifelong learning and be international in outlook, upright in character, and committed to serving the needs of society. The solid training offered by this Programme will also make its graduates competitive candidates for research postgraduate programmes in SI.
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Units | Minimum Grade | Units Required for Graduation | |
| I. Required Courses (21 units) | Year 1 | Year 2 | |||
| TRA5102 | Advanced English to Chinese Translation | 3 | C- | 9 (9 units from the group) |
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| TRA5202 | Advanced English to Chinese Consecutive Interpreting | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5300 | Translation Theory and Practice | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5401 | Foundation in Chinese to English Simultaneous Interpreting | 3 | C- | 12 (12 units from the group) |
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| TRA5402 | Foundation in English to Chinese Simultaneous Interpreting | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5403 | Practicum 2 | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5405 | Simultaneous Interpreting for Global Cooperation and Development | 3 | C- | ||
| II. Elective Courses | |||||
| 1. Group I (18 units) | |||||
| TRA5101 | Advanced Chinese to English Translation | 3 | C- |
12 least 9 units of courses to be chosen from TRA5201, 5211, 5212, 5213 and 5214; |
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| TRA5111 | Translation of Economic and Trade Texts | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5112 | Translation of Legal Texts | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5113 | Translation of Texts for the Media | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5114 | Translation of Literary Texts | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5115 | Multi-media Translation | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5201 | Advanced Chinese to English Consecutive Interpreting | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5211 | Consecutive Interpreting for Public Affairs | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5212 | Consecutive Interpreting for Finance and Economics | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5213 | Community Interpreting | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5214 | Practicum 1 | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5314 | Translation Project and Management | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5400 | Advanced Language Technologies | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5411 | Simultaneous Interpreting for Science and Technology | 3 | C- | 6 (6 units from the group) |
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| TRA5412 | Simultaneous Interpreting for Economics and Trade | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5413 | Simultaneous Interpreting for International Relations | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5414 | AI-assisted Interpreting | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5513 | Simultaneous Interpreting for Contemporary Issues | 3 | C- | ||
| 2. Group II (12 units) | |||||
| DDA5010 | Machine Learning | 3 | C- | 6 (6 units from the group) |
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| TRA5301 | Research in Translation Practice | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5311 | CAT and Post-editing | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5313 | Seminars 1 | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5315 | Storytelling in Video Games and Localization | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5316 | Corpus and Computational Linguistics | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5317 | Applications of Large Language Models | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5601 | Second Foreign Language I | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5602 | Second Foreign Language II | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5701 | Creative Writing (with an emphasis on prose) | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5702 | Translation and Natural Language Processing | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5703 | Computer Programming for Language Studies | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA6010 | Critical Theories for Translation Studies | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA6020 | Translation Pedagogy | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA6030 | Research Methodologies for Translation Studies | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA6107 | Cognition, Stylistics, and Literary Translation | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA6114 | Translating the West for the Birth of a Modern Nation | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA6115 | Chinese Discourse on Translation | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5511 | Seminars 2 | 3 | C- | 6 (6 units from the group) |
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| TRA5512 | Translation Workshop | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5514 | Court Interpreting | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5515 | Medical Interpreting | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5603 | Second Foreign Language III | 3 | C- | ||
| TRA5604 | Second Foreign Language IV | 3 | C- | ||
| Total Units: | 51 | ||||
| Required Courses | 9 | 12 | |||
| Electives Courses - Group I | 12 | 6 | |||
| Electives Courses - Group II | 6 | 6 | |||
| Graduation Requirement | |||||
| All students are required to meet all the programme requirements, pass all the assessments and obtain a cumulative overall GPA of at least 2.0 in order to graduate. | |||||
*Applicable to students admitted in or after AY2024-2025
Course and Unit Exemption
Students may be granted course and/or unit exemptions if they have taken similar or equivalent courses from other MA programme in T&I studies with satisfactory performance ("B" grade or above). Supporting documents such as academic transcripts and course syllabus must be provided. Exemption for a maximum of six units may be granted. Upon exemption from courses, students will be required to replace the exempted courses with electives of equal number of units. Similar or equivalent course from their undergraduate level (e.g. Second Foreign Language) cannot be exempted. The application should be approved by the Dean of the Graduate School after the endorsement of the Programme Director/Coordinator and the Graduate Panel Chair.
