SCHOOL SCHOOLOFARTS,LANGUAGES ANDCULTURES PostgraduateTaughtMaster’sCourses2017 TRANSLATION,INTERPRETING ANDINTERCULTURALCOMMUNICATION www.manchester.ac.uk/translation www.manchester.ac.uk/translation YOU’REBETTERCONNECTEDATMANCHESTER Withabreadthofresearchactivitythat’sunrivalledintheUK,weworkacrossdisciplinesandbeyondtheUniversity,connectingthebrightestmindstofindinnovative solutionstotheworld’sgreatestchallenges.Ourpioneeringtaughtcoursesdrawuponourworld-leadingresearchandourstronglinkstoglobalindustry.You’llquicklydevelopskills,knowledgeandexperiencethat willmakeemployerssitupandlisten. ConnectwithManchester,andtheworldwillconnectwithyou. “”I’vebeenabletobuildworksandconnectionsinterms oftheworkI’mdoingandmyfuturecareer.I’vebeenabletotalktosomeoutstandingprofessorsandreadsomeworld-classjournals.Manchesterhasopenedmyeyes. FaithNanyonga,Postgraduatestudent,TheUniversityofManchester 2—
3 WELCOMETOTHEUNIVERSITYOFMANCHESTER Whetheryou’remittedresearcherwantingtofurtherthehumanquestforknowledge,acareer-focusedprofessionalseekingaspecialistqualification,oraburningenthusiastforhigherlearningandunderstanding,apostgraduatedegreeatTheUniversityofManchesterwillhelpyoutorealiseyourambitions. WemakethingshappenOurworkmakesanimpactonreallives.Weturnenthusiasmintoachievementandground-breakingtheoryintocutting-edgepractice.That’swhywe’reattheforefrontofthesearchforsolutionstosomeoftheworld’smostpressingproblems.StudyingandresearchingatManchestergivesyouthechancetomakeadifference,bothduringyourstudiesandinyourfuturecareer. Ourprogrammesareledbydistinguishedtutorsandfellowresearchersworkingattheforefrontoftheirdisciplines,ensuringthatyoureswithareputationthatwillopendoorsacrosstheworld. You’llalsohaveesstoaCareersServicethatreallyunderstandspostgraduates,withspecialistadvisors,eventsandresourcestailoredtoyourneeds. Weworkcloselyanisationsrangingfromgovernmentbodiestoglobalbusinesses,fromlocalhealthservicestoregisteredcharities.Fromtheselinksspringuniqueopportunities:wecandelivercoursesinformedbythelatestexpertiseandresearchprogrammesthathavegreater,moreimmediateimpactandvalue. WegiveyouexcellentprospectsWhetherstudyingforataughtmaster’soraresearchdegree,you’llbedirectlyinvolvedwithcutting-edgeresearch,benefitingfromourcontinuousinvestmentinthebestfacilitiesandadynamicresearchculturethatencouragesinnovative,cross-disciplinarycollaboration. WeoffermuchmorethanadegreeAtManchester,you’llfindthebroadestrangeofoptionsoutsideofyourstudiesfordevelopingyourinterestsandexperience,including:outstandingsportsfacilities,skills-developmentcourses,mentoringprogrammes,munityvolunteeringopportunitiesanddedicatedsupportfortakingpartinorsettingupasocialenterprise. You’llalsobeattheheartofthedynamic,multiculturalhubthatisthecityofManchester,withevents,facilities,attractionsandopportunitiestosuiteverylifestyle,ambitionandbudget. Findoutmorewww.manchester.ac.uk/discoverwww.manchester.ac.uk/research www.manchester.ac.uk/translation 4—
5 TRANSLATIONATTHEUNIVERSITYOFMANCHESTER Asamajorcentreofresearchandteachinginlanguage-baseddisciplines,theSchoolofArts,LanguagesandCulturesfostersavibrantmunity. TheSchoolhasthehighestconcentrationoftranslationandinterpretingspecialistsintheUKandisaleadingcentreforresearchandtraininginthesefields.ThisexpertiseattractsthebeststudentsfromaroundtheworldandmakesSALCanidealplacetotakeamaster’sdegree.Manchesteroffersyou…–Professionally-orientatedprogrammes thatenhanceyouremployability–Research-orientatedprogrammesthat prepareyoufordoctoralstudy–Athriving,vibrantanddiverse munity www.manchester.ac.uk/translation 6—
7 MASTER'SCOURSES MAConferenceInterpreting MAInterculturalCommunication Thiscourseisdesignedtoequipyouwiththeadvancedinterpretingskillsrequiredforacareerinconferenceinterpreting.TraininginsimultaneousandconsecutivetechniquesisofferedinChinese,English,French,German,SpanishandRussian. Inadditiontothecoremodulesinsimultaneousandconsecutiveinterpreting,youwilltakemodulesinaspectsofforeignaffairs–toincreaseyourunderstandingofissuesdiscussedatinternationalconferences–andininterpretingtheory.Aprofessionaldevelopmentmodulepreparesyouforthetransitionfromstudytoemployment.Followingthesummerexams,asanMAstudent,youcanchoosebetweenaresearchdissertation,orapracticaloptionwhichincludesanadditionalfourweeksofadvancedsimultaneoustraining,followedbyaprojectbasedonahypotheticalassignment.Allofourtrainersarealsopractisingconferenceinterpreters,andtheteamincludestrainerswithexperienceofworkingfortheEU,theUNandontheprivatemarket.Studentsalsobenefitfromvisitingexternaltrainers,forexample,fromNATOandtheEUinstitutions,andweofferyouextracurricularprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopstoenhanceyouremploymentprospects. Althoughprimarilydesignedtotraininterpreterstoprofessionallevels,thiscoursecanalsobeusedasasteppingstonetodoctoralresearchinthefieldofinterpretingstudies. Interculturalawarenessmunicationskillsareanecessarypartoflifeformostpeopleinmostaspectsoftheirlives.ThiscourseisajointundertakingbytheSchoolofArts,LanguagesandCulturesandtheManchesterInstituteofEducation(MIE).Itbringstogetherawiderangeofexpertiseinordertoexploretheplexitiesanddiversityofourcurrenttimesfromavarietyofconceptual,disciplinaryandprofessionalperspectives.Thedegreeisdesignedforabroadrangeofstudentswhoareinterestedininterculturalmatters.Someknowledgeofaforeignlanguageispreferablealthoughnotaprerequisite.Studentscanchoosefromarangeofcourseunitscoveringsubjectssuchasmigration;memory;media;translation;languagecontact;Englishasagloballanguage;municativeinteraction;interculturalrelations;petence,andothers. Itisalsopossibletostudyaforeignlanguageduringonesemester,andthereisaplacementoptionforwhichstudentshavetheopportunitytoworkanisations. Thiscoursewillenhanceyouropportunitiestogainemploymentinfieldswherepetenceisvalued,forexampleinmanypaniesanisations,ininternationalprojectsandNGOs,andinmulticulturalandmunities. www.manchester.ac.uk/translation MATranslationandInterpretingStudies ThisisoneofthelongestrunningandprehensivepostgraduatedegreesintranslationandinterpretingintheUK.Itaimstoequipyouwiththeknowledgeandskillsyouwillneedforacareerintranslation,orinotherprofessionsthatrequireexpertiseinmunication. Youmaychoosefromawiderangeofspecialisations,mercialtranslation,audiovisualtranslation,scientificandtechnicaltranslation,literarytranslation,translationprojectmanagementandtranslatingforanisations,translatingintooroutofEnglishandanyotherlanguage. Weprovidetrainingintheuseoftranslationtechnologies,includingtranslationmemory,terminologymanagementandsubtitling.Optionsareavailableinconsecutiveinterpretingandpublicserviceinterpretingforthosewhowouldliketobegintodeveloptheseskills. ThiscoursehasbeenawardedmembershipoftheEuropeanmaster’sinTranslationNetwork,inrecognitionofthequalityoftheprofession-orientatedtrainingweoffer.Youwillpetencesthatwillallowyoupeteessfullyfortranslationjobsininternationalinstitutionsorinthefreelancesector,andtoworkintherapidlyevolvingfieldofmultilingualandmunication. Wealsoofferresearch-intensive,optionalunitsintranslationandinterpretingstudiesandcross-culturalpragmaticsforthosewhowishtopreparefordoctoralstudyintranslationorinterpretingstudies. OtherMAcoursesinlanguages,culturesandlinguistics TheSchoolofArts,LanguagesandCulturesoffersyouawiderangeofprofessionallyorientatedandresearch-orientatedmaster’slevelcoursesinlanguages,culturesandlinguistics.OthercoursesavailableincludeMALinguistics.Asastudentofthesecoursesyouwillbenefitfromaconcentrationofworld-classstaffinabreadthofsubjectareasandourlongtradition-qualityinterdisciplinaryteachingandresearch,ininternationalprojectsandNGOs,andinmulticulturalandmunities. 8—
9 SCHOOLOFARTS,LANGUAGESANDCULTURES TheSchoolofArts,LanguagesandCulturesisthelargestgroupingofarts,languagesandhumanitiesscholarsintheUK. Itishometosome6,500students,ofwhichapproximately1,000arepostgraduates,andaround350academicstaffworkingattheforefrontof20disciplines: –AmericanStudies–Archaeology–ArtHistoryandVisualStudies–ChineseStudies–ClassicsandAncientHistory–Drama–EnglishLiteratureandCreativeWriting–FrenchStudies–GermanStudies–History–InternationalDisasterManagement andHumanitarianResponse–ItalianStudies–LinguisticsandEnglishLanguage–JapaneseStudies–MiddleEasternStudies–Music–ReligionsandTheology–RussianandEastEuropeanStudies–Spanish,PortugueseandLatinAmericanStudies–TranslationandInterculturalStudies TheSchoolisalsohometotheUniversityLanguageCentreandarangeofinterdisciplinaryresearchcentresandinstitutes. Academicexpertisespansthefieldsofthecreativearts,humancultures,beliefs,institutionsandlanguages(fromwidelyspokengloballanguagestothosewhichareendangered).Ourresearchembracesthematerial,visual,linguistic,textual,socialandperformativedimensionsofhumansocietypastandpresent,inarichinterdisciplinarycultureledbyworld-renownedscholars,fromanalyststocreativeartists,formallinguiststoculturalcritics,historianstoculturaltheorists. TheresearchunitareaswhichmakeuptheSchoolhaveanoutstandinginternationalprofile.The2014ResearchExcellenceFrameworkjudgedthat: –80%oftheSchool’sresearchwas‘worldleading’(4*)or‘internationallyexcellent’(3*) –72%ofourresearchoutputs(books/articles)were4*or3* –91%oftheimpactdocumentedinourcasestudieswas4*or3* –97%ofourresearchenvironmentwas4*or3* www.manchester.ac.uk/translation SixunitsofassessmentfromwithintheSchoolhadmorethan70%ofresearchoutputsratedat4*/3*whileModernLanguagesandLinguisticswasrankedahighlyimpressive3rdoverall.mitmenttoresearchenrichestheteachingenvironment,bybringingrenownedinternationalspeakersandsustainingacultureofresearchseminars,workshopsandconferences.Italsoensuresthatourcurriculumiscontinuallyrefreshed. ResearchandteachingintheSchoolofArts,LanguagesandCulturesaresupportedbyrichresourceswithintheUniversity.TheseincludetheJohnRylandsUniversityLibrary,withitsuniqueSpecialCollectionshousedintherefurbishedDeansgatebuilding;theUniversityLanguageCentre,withitsownlanguagemulti-mediaresourcelibrary;theRaceRelationsArchive;theManchesterMuseumandtheWhitworthArtGallery.OtherculturalassetsattheUniversityofManchesterincludetheMartinHarrisCentreforMusicandDrama,JodrellBankObservatoryandtheAlanGilbertLearningCommons.TheSchoolhasastronginterdisciplinaryorientationandhousestheCentreforInterdisciplinaryResearchintheArtsandLanguages(CIDRAL). WemaintainworkofpartnersinresearchandskillstrainingthatinvolvesawiderangeofmajorculturalinstitutionsacrosstheNorthWest.TheUniversityandthecityoffersuperbfacilitiesforalmostanyacademic,culturalandrecreationalinterestsyoumightwishtopursue.HighprofilefestivalsareamajorpartofManchester’severydaylife,andtheSchoolisinvolvedinmanyofthese,includingtheManchesterLiteratureFestival,ManchesterHistoriesFestivalandManchesterInternationalFestival. 10—11 GRADUATESCHOOLANDSTUDENTEXPERIENCE Ourstudentsfindourmaster'sprogrammesbothchallengingandrewarding,aswellasgoodfoundationsforfurtherstudyandfutureemployment. ThestudentbinestheadvantagesofbelongingtoaspecificmunityalongsidetheextendedchoicethatalargeanddiverseSchoolpasses. Studyingforamaster'swithintheSchooloffersdiverseopportunitiesforpersonal,careerandprofessionaldevelopment.Inadditiontotheintegrationofwork-relatedskillsandexperiencewithindegreeprogrammes,ourdedicated,physicalGraduateSchooloffersprehensiverangeofskillstrainingworkshops,placementsandresidentialschemestargetedatpostgraduatestudents. Ouraward-winningCareersServicewillworkinpartnershipwithyouthroughoutyourdegreetoimproveyouremployabilityandprepareforpetitivejobsmarket. Furthermore,wehaveamitmenttosocialresponsibilityandpublicengagement.Wewantourgraduatesnotonlytobehighlysoughtafterbyemployersbutalsoreadytoplayaconstructiveroleascitizenscholarsinwidersociety.Throughourresearchweseektocreateanddevelopknowledgethatmakesadifferenceintheworld;throughourteachingwewanttoinspireourstudentstoachievetheirfullhumanpotential. www.manchester.ac.uk/translation 12—13 POSTGRADUATESKILLSANDRESEARCHTRAINING Attheheartofallourprogrammesstandsmitmenttohelpingstudentsdeveloptheskillstheyneedtothriveatthepostgraduatelevelandbeyond.WeworkwiththeCareersService,AlumniAssociation,andwithmembersofthefacultytoofferstudentssupportindevelopingtheirresearch,academic,andcareerskills. MAstudentsareencouragedtoparticipatefullyintheSchool’smunity,enhancingtheirownskillsthroughencounterwithmoreexperiencedpractitioners.Students’employabilityisnurturedthroughourinnovativeworkplacementschemewiththeInstituteofCulturalPractices,whichisavailabletoallMAstudentsintheSchool. FUNDING TheSchoolofArts,LanguagesandCulturesoffersanumberofbursariessetattheHome/EUfeeslevelformaster'sprogrammes,availableforHomeandOverseasstudents.Inallcases,theawardsarepetitive. Furtherinformationonallawardsincludingapplicationprocessanddeadlinesforapplicationisavailableatwww.alc.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/fees-and-funding/ TheAHRC-fundedNorthWestConsortiumDoctoralTrainingPartnershipisnowadvertising1+3funding,whichisavailabletooutstandingapplicantsplanningtoundertakeaPhDfollowingpletionoftheirmaster’s. www.manchester.ac.uk/translation EntryrequirementsThestandardrequirementforadmissiontoourmaster’scoursesisanUpperSecondClassHonoursdegreeorhigherinarelevantsubject,oritsoverseasequivalent.Pleasenotethatsomemaster’scoursesalsohaveaPostgraduateDiplomaentryroute. StudentswhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglishrequireanIELTSscoreof7.0orhigheroverall,withaminimumof7.0intheponent,oraTOEFLscoreof600(paper-basedtest),250puter-basedtest)or100(-basedtest)orhigheroverall,withaminimumscoreof5.5intheponent(or25intheponentofthe-basedtest)oraPearsonTestofEnglish(PTE)scoreof70orhigheroverall,withaminimumscoreof70intheponent. DEADLINES ThedeadlineforallSchoolfundingisFriday3February,2017.Applicantswhowishtobeconsideredforthisfundingmusthavealsosubmittedastandardprogrammeapplicationbythisdate.Referencesandtranscriptsneedonlybesubmittedonce,astheycanbeusedforbothaplaceonthecourseandaspartofthefundingapplication. UniversityofManchesterundergraduatesareremindedtoeptafast-trackofferby17January,2017iftheywishtobeeligibleforfunding.MoredetailsonSchoolawardsareavailableatwww.alc.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/fees-andfunding/ ForcandidateswishingtoapplyforAHRC1+3funding,furtherinformationisavailableatwww.nwcdtp.ac.uk/howtoapply FINDOUTMOREONLINE ACCOMMODATIONDiscoveryourpotentialnewhome:modation ADMISSIONSANDAPPLICATIONSEverythingyouneedtoapplytoManchester:www.manchester.ac.uk/pgapplication ALANGILBERTLEARNINGCOMMONSOurultra-modernstudentlearningenvironment:mons CAREERSManymajorrecruiterstargetourpostgraduates;findoutwhy:www.manchester.ac.uk/careers CHILDCARESupportforstudentswhoarealsoparents:www.manchester.ac.uk/childcare DISABILITYSUPPORTForanyadditionalsupportneedsyoumayhave:www.manchester.ac.uk/dso FUNDINGANDFINANCEFees,scholarships,bursariesandmore:www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/feeswww.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/fundingwww.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgraduateresearch/feeswww.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgraduateresearch/funding INTERNATIONALSTUDENTSDiscoverwhatweofferourmunity:www.manchester.ac.uk/international ITSERVICESOnlinelearning,puteress,ITsupportandmore:www.manchester.ac.uk/itservices LIBRARYOneoftheUK’slargestandbest-resourceduniversitylibraries:www.manchester.ac.uk/library MANCHESTERBritain’s‘originalmodern’cityisrightonyourdoorstep:www.manchester.ac.uk/manchester MAPSVisualiseourcampus,cityandUniversitymodation:www.manchester.ac.uk/maps PROSPECTUSessonlineororderacopyofourpostgraduateprospectus:www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/prospectus SPORTClubs,leagues,classes,facilitiesandmore:www.manchester.ac.uk/sport SUPPORTDedicatedacademic,personal,financialandadminassistance:http://my.manchester.ac.uk/guest STUDENTS’UNIONSocieties,events,peersupport,campaignsandmore: VIDEOSSeeandhearmoreaboutourUniversity:/user/universitymanchester THESCHOOLOFARTS,LANGUAGESANDCULTURESTheSchoolofArts,LanguagesandCulturesisthelargestgroupingofarts,languagesandhumanitiesscholarsandstudentsintheUK.Studywithusandyou’llbenefitfrommultidisciplinarylearningopportunitiesandworld-renownedculturalresourcesaswellasthecreativefabricofManchesteritself. www.alc.manchester.ac.uk ContactdetailsPGTaughtAdmissionsOfficeSchoolofArts,LanguagesandCulturesTheUniversityofManchesterOxfordRoadManchesterM139PL e:masalc@manchester.ac.ukt:+44(0)1612750322/3061259 www.manchester.ac.uk/translation /ctismanchester /conference.interpreting.at.manchester
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