Programme Information

MA in Translation and Interpreting Studies

This program aims to equip students with the core concepts and major developments in translation and interpreting studies and with knowledge about the range of techniques and methodologies available in translating and interpreting between Chinese and English; Students should also have the ability to present and evaluate professional, cultural and ethical issues and articulate them with precision and lucidity in both Chinese and English.

 

 

 

Concentrations

Course Code

Course Title

Course Units

Minimum Grade

Translation and Interpreting (T&I)

Translation plus New Technologies (T+)

I. Required Courses (9 units)

Units Required for Graduation

TRA5102

Advanced English to Chinese Translation

3

C-

3

/

TRA5202

Advanced English to Chinese Consecutive Interpreting

3

C-

3

TRA5300

Translation Theory and Practice

3

C-

3

3

TRA5115

Multi-media Translation

3

C-

/

3

TRA5400

Advanced Language Technologies

3

C-

3

II. Elective Courses (15 units)

Elective Courses - Group A

9 units
(Any 9 units of courses to be chosen from Group A and/or Group B)

+

6 units
(Any 6 units of courses to be chosen from Group C and/or Group D)		9 units
(Any 9 units of courses to be chosen from Group C)

+

6 units
(Any 6 units of courses to be chosen from Group A and/or Group D)

TRA5101

Advanced Chinese to English Translation

3

C-

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-

Elective Courses - Group B

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-

Elective Courses - Group C

TRA5311

CAT and Post-editing

3

C-

TRA5314

Translation Project and Management

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-

Elective Courses - Group D

DDA5001

Machine Learning

3

C-

TRA5301

Research in Translation Practice

3

C-

TRA5313

Seminars 1

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-

Elective Courses - Others

 

HSS5001

Professional Internship

1

Pass

 

Total Units:             

 

 

24

24

Required Courses

 

 

9

9

Elective Courses

 

 

15

15

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 AY2025-2026

 

Course and Unit Exemption 

No course and/or unit will be exempted.