List of translation and interpreting courses available in the UK
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ITI Factsheet No 11<br />
<strong>List</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>translation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong><strong>in</strong>terpret<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>courses</strong><br />
<strong>available</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>UK</strong><br />
The Institutions listed below occasionally run shorter <strong>courses</strong>/workshops<br />
<strong>in</strong> aspects <strong>of</strong> <strong>translation</strong> <strong>and</strong>/or <strong><strong>in</strong>terpret<strong>in</strong>g</strong>, which are <strong>of</strong>ten aimed both<br />
at students translators <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>terpreters as well as those more<br />
experienced <strong>and</strong> qualified (Ft = Full-time; Pt = Part-time;<br />
PgDip= Postgraduate Diploma; MA=Master <strong>of</strong> Arts)<br />
Aston University<br />
Dr Christ<strong>in</strong>a Schaeffner<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Studies<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Languages <strong>and</strong> European Studies<br />
Aston Triangle, Birm<strong>in</strong>gham B4 7ET<br />
tel: +44 (0) 121 359 3611<br />
fax:+44 (0) 121 359 6153<br />
email: c.schaeffner@aston.ac.uk<br />
Website: www.les.aston.ac.uk<br />
Course title: PgDip/MA/ MSc Translation <strong>in</strong> a<br />
European context (Ft/Pt)<br />
Languages: from/<strong>in</strong>to English, French, German<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Bath<br />
Dr Steve Slade<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Studies<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> European Studies & Modern<br />
Languages<br />
Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY<br />
tel: +44 (0) 1225 826 180<br />
fax:+44 (0) 1225 826099<br />
email: ml-madiploma@bath.ac.uk<br />
Course title: MA/PgD <strong>in</strong> Interpret<strong>in</strong>g & Tanslat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Languages: Path 1: from French, German, Italian,<br />
Russian, Spanish <strong>and</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>ese (M<strong>and</strong>ar<strong>in</strong>) <strong>in</strong>to<br />
English (any two). Path 2: English/Japanese,<br />
English/Russian, M<strong>and</strong>ar<strong>in</strong>/English<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Bournemouth<br />
Helena Lewis<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Studies<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Modern Languages<br />
Pool House-Talbot campus<br />
Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB<br />
tel: +44 (0) 1202 595 330<br />
fax:+44 (0) 1202 595 224<br />
email: vreed@bournemouth.ac.uk<br />
Course title: PgDip <strong>in</strong> Translation (Ft)<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Bradford<br />
Jo P<strong>in</strong>der, Course Director<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Modern Languages<br />
Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP<br />
tel: +44 (0) 1274 2345 71<br />
fax:+44 (0) 1274 385 590<br />
email: j.m.p<strong>in</strong>der@bradford.ac.uk<br />
Course title: PgDip/MA Interpret<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />
Translat<strong>in</strong>g (Ft), Diploma/Certificate <strong>in</strong><br />
Conference Interpret<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Languages: English plus two <strong>of</strong> French, German,<br />
Russian <strong>and</strong> Spanish. Optional: Greek<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Bristol<br />
Dor<strong>in</strong>da Offord<br />
Staff Tutor <strong>in</strong> Modern Languages<br />
Faculty <strong>of</strong> Arts Cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g Education<br />
11 Woodl<strong>and</strong> Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1TB<br />
tel:+44 (0) 117 954 6993<br />
email: Dor<strong>in</strong>da.Offord@bris.ac.uk<br />
Course title: PgDip/MA <strong>in</strong> Translation (Pt)<br />
Languages: English, French, German<br />
City University<br />
T.J. Connell Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Languages Studies Office<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g Education<br />
Northampton Square, London EC1V OHB<br />
tel: +44 (0) 207 477 88 65/040 8865<br />
fax: +44 (0) 207 477 8575<br />
email: city-languages@city.ac.uk<br />
Web: www.city.ac.uk/languages<br />
Courses title: PgDip <strong>in</strong> Translation. Courses also<br />
by correspondence.<br />
Languages: Spanish,French, German, Italian,<br />
Arabic, Turkish, Polish <strong>and</strong> Dutch<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Ed<strong>in</strong>burgh<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor M Suleiman<br />
Course Director<br />
The Muir Institute<br />
7-8 Buccleuch Place, Ed<strong>in</strong>burgh EH8 9LW<br />
tel: +44 (0) 131 650 4182<br />
fax:+44 (0) 131 650 6804<br />
Course title: PgDip/MSc The Practice <strong>and</strong> Theory<br />
<strong>of</strong> Translation (Ft)<br />
Languages: Arabic, Danish, English, French,<br />
Persian<br />
University <strong>of</strong> East Anglia<br />
Dr Jean Boase-Beier<br />
Convenor, School <strong>of</strong> Language, L<strong>in</strong>guistics &<br />
Translation Studies<br />
Norwich NR4 7TJ<br />
tel: +44 (0) 1603 592 750<br />
fax:+44 (0) 1603 250 599<br />
email: J.Boase-beier@uea.ac.uk<br />
Course title: MA <strong>in</strong> Literary Translation.<br />
Languages: French, German, Danish, Norwegian<br />
<strong>and</strong> Swedish<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Essex<br />
Dr. Leon Burnett, Scheme Director<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Literature<br />
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ<br />
tel: +44 (0) 1206 873 333<br />
fax:+44 (0) 1206 873 508<br />
email: burne@essex.ac.uk<br />
Course title: MA <strong>in</strong> Literary Translation (Ft)<br />
Heriot-Watt University<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Margaret Lang<br />
Head <strong>of</strong> School <strong>of</strong> Languages<br />
Riccarton, Ed<strong>in</strong>burgh EH14 4AS<br />
tel: +44 (0) 131 449 5111<br />
fax:+44 (0) 131 451 3079<br />
email: M.F.Lang@hw.ac.uk<br />
Course title: MA (Hons) <strong>in</strong> Applied Languages <strong>and</strong><br />
Translat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Languages: French, Spanish, German<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Kent at Canterbury<br />
Dr David Hornsby<br />
School <strong>of</strong> European Culture <strong>and</strong> Languages<br />
Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ<br />
Institute <strong>of</strong> Translation & Interpret<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Exchange House, 494 Midsummer Blv.<br />
Milton Keynes MK9 2EA, <strong>UK</strong><br />
Tel 01908 255 905 Fax 01908 255 700<br />
Email <strong>in</strong>fo@iti.org.uk<br />
Web www.iti.org.uk<br />
tel:+44 (0) 1227 764 000<br />
email: D.C.Hornsby@ukc.ac.uk<br />
Course title: PgDip/MA Vocational Techniques to<br />
Career L<strong>in</strong>guists (Ft)<br />
Languages: English, Dutch, French, German,<br />
Italian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Leeds<br />
David Coll<strong>in</strong>s<br />
Course Director<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Russian & Slavonic Studies<br />
Leeds LS2 9JT<br />
tel: +44 (0) 113 233 3479<br />
fax:+44 (0) 113 233 3477<br />
Website: www.leeds.ac.uk<br />
Course title: MA <strong>in</strong> Applied Translation Studies (Ft)<br />
Languages: Bulgarian, Russian, German, Italian,<br />
Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, Ch<strong>in</strong>ese,<br />
French<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Luton<br />
Joelle Fanghanel<br />
Course Manager<br />
Faculty <strong>of</strong> Humanities<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Foreign Languages<br />
75 Park Square, Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 3JU<br />
tel: +44 (0) 1582 743 450<br />
fax:+44 (0) 1582 489 014<br />
email: joelle.fanghanel@luton.ac.uk<br />
Course title: PgDip/MA <strong>in</strong> Applied Translation (Ft/Pt)<br />
Languages: French, German, Italian <strong>and</strong> Spanish<br />
University <strong>of</strong> North London<br />
Dr Lucile Desblache, Course Director<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Area <strong>and</strong> Languages Studies<br />
166-220 Holloway Road, London N7 8DB<br />
tel:+44 (0) 207 973 4882<br />
fax:+44 (0) 207 753 3271<br />
email: l.desblache@unl.ac.uk<br />
Course title: MA Applied Translation Studies<br />
Languages: ei<strong>the</strong>r comb<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> English, Dutch,<br />
French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Arabic<br />
<strong>and</strong> Greek<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Middlesex<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Humanities <strong>and</strong> Cultural Studies<br />
White Hart Lane, London N17 8HR<br />
tel/fax: +44 (0) 208 411 5433<br />
email: tmadmissions@mdx.ac.uk<br />
Website: www.ilrs.mdx.ac.uk<br />
Courses: MA <strong>in</strong> Theory <strong>and</strong> Practice <strong>of</strong><br />
Translation ; Diploma <strong>in</strong> Public Service<br />
Interpret<strong>in</strong>g; Bil<strong>in</strong>gual Skills Certificate<br />
Languages: Turkish, Spanish, French <strong>and</strong><br />
o<strong>the</strong>r subjects to staff availability<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Newcastle<br />
Mr B Green, Director Language Centre<br />
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU<br />
tel: +44 (0) 191 222 7535<br />
fax:+44 (0) 191 222 5239<br />
email: language.centre@ncl.ac.uk
Course title: PgDip <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>ese/English -<br />
English/Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Translat<strong>in</strong>g (Ft)<br />
MA <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>ese/English- English/Ch<strong>in</strong>ese<br />
Interpret<strong>in</strong>g (Ft), MA <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>ese/English-<br />
English/Ch<strong>in</strong>ese Conference Interpret<strong>in</strong>g (Ft)<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Portsmouth<br />
Mr Ian Kemble, Course Leader<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Languages <strong>and</strong> Area Studies<br />
Park Build<strong>in</strong>g, K<strong>in</strong>g Henry I Street<br />
Portsmouth PO1 2DZ<br />
tel: +44 (0) 1705 846 102<br />
fax:+44 (0) 1705 846 040<br />
Course title: MA Translation Studies (Ft/Pt)<br />
Languages: German, Italian, Spanish, Greek,<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>ese <strong>and</strong> Arabic<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Salford<br />
Mrs Charlotte H<strong>of</strong>fmann, Course Tutor<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Modern Languages<br />
Crescent House, Salford M5 4WT<br />
tel: +44 (0) 161 295 5990<br />
fax:+44 (0) 161 295 5335<br />
email: admissions@mod-lang.salford.ac.uk<br />
Courses: MA/Diploma <strong>in</strong> Advanced Language<br />
Studies (Pt); MA <strong>in</strong> Arabic Translation; MA <strong>in</strong><br />
Translat<strong>in</strong>g; MA <strong>in</strong> Translat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> Interpret<strong>in</strong>g(Ft)<br />
Languages: Spanish, Russian, Catalan,Greek,<br />
French, German, Italian, Portuguese<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Sheffield<br />
Dr Tim Lewis<br />
Modern Languages Teach<strong>in</strong>g Centre<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Modern Languages & L<strong>in</strong>guistics<br />
Arts Tower, Floor 2, Sheffield S10 2TN<br />
tel: +44 (0) 114 222 2000<br />
fax:+44 (0) 114 2275 4674<br />
Website: www.shef.ac.uk<br />
Course title: MA <strong>in</strong> Translation Studies (Ft/Pt)<br />
Languages: French, German, Japanese, Russian,<br />
Spanish<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Surrey<br />
Dr Gunilla Anderman<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> L<strong>in</strong>guistic & International Studies<br />
Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH<br />
tel: + 44 (0) 1483 876 240<br />
fax: + 44 (0) 1483 876 201<br />
email: K.short@surrey.ac.uk<br />
Course title: PgDip/MA <strong>in</strong> Translation (Ft)<br />
Languages: French, German, Spanish, Greek,<br />
Norwegian, Russian, Swedish<br />
UMIST<br />
Dr Mona Baker, Course Director<br />
Centre for Translation Studies<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Language Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
UMIST PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD<br />
tel: +44 (0) 161 200 3102<br />
fax:+44 (0) 161 200 3099<br />
Website: www.ccl.umist.ac.uk<br />
email: mona@ccl.umist.ac.uk<br />
Courses: MSc <strong>in</strong> Translation Studies; Mphil <strong>and</strong><br />
Phd by Research<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Warwick<br />
Janet Bailey, Secretary<br />
Centre for British & Comparative Cultural Studies<br />
Coventry CV4 7AL<br />
tel: +44 (0) 1203 523655<br />
fax:+44 (0) 1203 524468<br />
Email: J.Bailey@warwick.ac.uk<br />
Courses: MA <strong>in</strong> Translation Studies; 10-week<br />
Certificate <strong>in</strong> Translation Studies<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Westm<strong>in</strong>ster<br />
Havila Peck, Course Leader<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Languages<br />
309 Regent Street, London W1R 8AL<br />
tel: +44 (0) 207 911 5000 ext 2059<br />
fax:+44 (0) 207 911 5001<br />
email: peckh@westm<strong>in</strong>ster.ac.uk<br />
Website: www.wm<strong>in</strong>.ac.uk/<strong>courses</strong>/languages<br />
Courses: MA/PgDip <strong>in</strong> Bil<strong>in</strong>gual Translation (Ft/Pt)<br />
(Arabic, Ch<strong>in</strong>ese, French, German, Greek, Italian,<br />
Russian, Spanish, Czech, Danish, Dutch <strong>and</strong><br />
Portuguese); MA/PgDip <strong>in</strong> Technical <strong>and</strong><br />
Specialised Translation (Ft/Pt) (French, German,<br />
Spanish, Italian, Russian); PgDip <strong>in</strong> Interpret<strong>in</strong>g<br />
(Ft); MA/PgDip In L<strong>in</strong>guistics <strong>and</strong> Translation<br />
Studies for English natives only (Ft/Pt)<br />
Short <strong>courses</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>translation</strong> skills are also<br />
<strong>available</strong>. For even<strong>in</strong>g <strong>courses</strong> contact Al<strong>in</strong>e Cook<br />
ext 2081, email: cooka@wm<strong>in</strong>.ac.uk<br />
Cardiff University<br />
Internet Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g Course<br />
French-English only<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>e Chabert<br />
tel:+44 (0) 29 2087 4183<br />
email: translate@cardiff.ac.uk<br />
Imperial College<br />
Humanities Department<br />
Mark Shuttleworth, Course Director<br />
Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ<br />
tel:+44 (0) 20 7594 87544<br />
email: <strong>translation</strong>@ic.ac.uk<br />
Website: www.hu.ic.ac.uk/<strong>translation</strong><br />
Course title: MSc <strong>in</strong> Scientific, Medical & Technical<br />
Translation<br />
Institute <strong>of</strong> L<strong>in</strong>guists (IoL)*<br />
48 Southwark Street, London SE1 1UN<br />
tel: +44 (0) 207 940 3100<br />
fax:+44 (0) 207 940 3101<br />
The IoL has designed <strong>the</strong> Diploma <strong>in</strong> Translation<br />
<strong>and</strong> The Diploma <strong>in</strong> Public Service Interpret<strong>in</strong>g, a<br />
widely recognised qualifications <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> field <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>translation</strong>. Courses for <strong>the</strong> preparation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se<br />
qualifications are taught by various Fur<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Education <strong>in</strong>stitutions. The Diploma can be taken<br />
on a correspondence/distance learn<strong>in</strong>g basis <strong>in</strong><br />
certa<strong>in</strong> languages only. More details can be<br />
obta<strong>in</strong>ed from <strong>the</strong> above language body.<br />
For any fur<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong>formation on ITI please visit its<br />
website at www.iti.org.uk<br />
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