MA Conference Interpreting at London Metropolitan University

Programme overview

The Conference Interpreting MA prepares you for work as a professional conference interpreter for international organisations and the private market. Languages offered include Mandarin, French, English, 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 and United Nations (Geneva and Vienna).

Faculty: School of Business, Environment and Law | Duration: 1 year full-time distance learning; 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time distance learning / full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules: Conference Interpreting (EU/UN Context), Consecutive interpreting (A into English or C2 into English), Consecutive interpreting (English into A, or C1 into English), Interpreting Theory and Interpreting Assignment Preparation Strategies, MA Research Project, Simultaneous interpreting (A, The Interpreter's Professional Environment.

Career pathways

Students who complete the course automatically fulfil the requirement to access the EU/UN interpreting accreditation test to work as conference interpreters. Graduates can continue to come to London Metropolitan University to practise conference interpreting thanks to our short courses and events (CPD).

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Entry requirements

You will be required to have: a first degree with a 2.1 (or a 2.2 with professional experience in interpreting) (applications from candidates with substantial experience as a professional interpreter but no degree will be considered) Certificate and Diploma level English and one other language / MA level English and one or two other languages; near-native proficiency in your first foreign language (language B) and/or a good command of their second foreign language (language C) Entrance aptitude test; Application forms are processed by the admissions tutor. Once you've demonstrated that you match the entry criteria, you're invited to London Metropolitan University to attend the entrance aptitude test. For international students, the test can be done remotely. The entrance aptitude test is free and generally runs on Fridays between 10am and 1pm twice a month. It includes: translations into and from English; presentations in the mother tongue and foreign languages; consecutive interpreting into the A language (mother tongue) essay writing; an interview with the admissions tutor and interpreting lecturers English language: If you require a Student visa you may need to provide the results of a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. This course requires you to meet our higher requirements.

Domestic applicants: GBP 13,500 a year (2027/28). Full-time Distance Learning, September 2027 entry Source

International applicants: GBP 20,500 a year (2027/28). Full-time Distance Learning, September 2027 entry Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time distance learning; 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://evision.londonmet.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/SIW_IPP_LGN.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=CONINT-DLF

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