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Master of Arts (Interpreting, Translation and Transcultural Communication)

  • Masters (Coursework)

This two-year degree is for students fluent in both Chinese and English seeking a career as a professional interpreter and/or translator.It has received qualification endorsement of the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
2 years full-time
Course Code
074691M
Intake Months
Jul, Feb
International Fees
$42,500 per year / $85,000 total

About this course

Facilitate understanding

This two-year degree is for students fluent in both Chinese and English seeking a career as a professional interpreter and/or translator.

It has received qualification endorsement of the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).

Study locations

North Terrace

North Terrace Campus

What you will learn

In our Master of Arts (Interpreting, Translation and Transcultural Communication) you'll:

  • take courses in cultural and social studies
  • explore approaches to cross-cultural communication
  • build practical interpreting and translation skills
  • undertake a professional internship
  • complete a research project in transcultural communication and/or translation.

Career pathways

When you graduate, you'll be eligible to take NAATI's Certified Interpreter and Certified Translator tests. From here you might become a medical, judiciary or literary translator. You could pursue interpreting roles in business, tourism, education or public relations. Perhaps you'll work with government alongside foreign affairs ministers. You may also continue on to do a PhD in the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics.


  • Strong predicted employment growth for interpreters and translators^
  • use skills to prevent avoidable misunderstandings
  • Degree endorsed by NAATI

^Imip.gov.au, Job predictions



Course structure

You will complete courses to the value of 48 units: 30 units of core courses, 6 units of Arts elective courses, then 9 units of research equivalent courses (a research thesis) plus 3 units of Arts electives, or 12 units of research equivalent courses (an extended research thesis).

The standard duration of the program is two years of fulltime study. This program is available part time.

Students who have completed the Graduate Diploma in Interpreting, Translation and Transcultural Communication will be granted 24 units of credit towards upgrading their qualification to MA (ITTC).