Master of Arts in Chinese Interpreting and Translation (Advanced) (MACTI(Adv)) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2011

MA in Chinese Transl & Interpret (Adv)

Part A
#8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
CHIN7100 2 Translation Skills & Practice (English and Chinese)
CHIN7110 2 Interpreting Skills & Practice (English and Mandarin)
CHIN7130 2 Theoretical & Professional Studies
CHIN7160 2 Contextual Studies for Translators & Interpreters

Part B
#8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
CHIN7120 2 Language Consolidation for Translation & Interpreting Purposes
CHIN7140 2 Professional Translation (English and Chinese)
CHIN7150 2 Professional Interpreting (English and Mandarin)
CHIN7170 2 Translation & Interpreting Practicum

Part C
#8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
CHIN7190 2 Simultaneous Interpreting (English and Mandarin)
CHIN7555 2 Chinese > English Literary Translation
CHIN7666 2 Translation and Interpreting for Science, Engineering and Technology
LTCS6000 2 General Research Methods

NB: A #2 elective at advanced level can be taken instead of CHIN7555

Notes

LTCS6000 must be taken in the third semester at the same time as the #4 thesis or the first half of the #8 thesis

Part D
#8 for -
EITHER

Course Code Units Course Title
CHIN7181 8 Thesis in Translation and Interpreting Studies (Advanced)

OR

Course Code Units Course Title
CHIN7180 4 Thesis in Translation & Interpreting Studies
CHIN7191 4 Supervised Translation Project

Notes

It is not possible to do the year-long thesis in one semester. Students who want to do the year-long thesis need to start in their third semester.

Students who opt for CHIN7180 must do this course in the third semester with LTCS6000.

Students who opt for CHIN7191 must do it in the fourth semester.