2022/23 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MA Professional Language and Intercultural Studies (Part-Time)

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

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School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Languages, Cultures and Societies

Programme specification:

This programme offers a unique combination of intercultural (or cross-cultural) studies with the study of modern languages, including English. It aims to help students develop a broad understanding of the nature of contemporary relations between different cultural groups and hence the cultural sensitivity, together with the high-level communicative skills, needed for use in international professional settings or in further study of the field.

Intercultural Studies modules comprise ‘Skills and Issues in Intercultural Studies' which focuses on improving understanding of the processes and contexts of interaction between different peoples, and ‘English in International Communication' which examines the nature of language and of English in particular, as both native tongue and lingua franca. Students also undertake a project/dissertation on a topic related to Intercultural Studies.

Professional Language modules comprise ‘Methods and Approaches in Translation Studies’ and practical modules in specialised translation in a wide variety of language pairs (subject to passing level test/availability), and/or English for professional purposes modules (public speaking and document drafting).

Optional Centre for Translation Studies/MAPLIS modules include ‘Managing Business across Cultures’, ‘Introduction to Interpreting Skills’, ‘Introduction to Screen Translation’, ‘English for Translators’, and others. A wide variety of optional modules are also available in applied linguistics and in the history, culture and/or politics of the world’s regions, nations and ethnic groups. There is also a wide variety of foreign language modules at all levels to choose from.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Professional Language Options

Candidates must select 30 credits from the following modules:

NB. MODL5001M should only be taken if student intends to take Specialised Translation modules in Year 2 of programme and has passed the entry test to do so.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Students are advised to split their optional module credits evenly across the two semesters of Year 2.

Optional modules:

Dissertation

Candidates must choose one of the following modules:

Professional Language Options

Candidates may select between 0 and 30 credits from the following modules. You may not select a module in this group that you have already selected for the professional language options in Year 1 of the programme.

- Students choosing modules in Specialised Translation (subject to availability/ level test) are strongly encouraged to take MODL5001M Methods and Approaches in Translation Studies in Year 1 of the programme.
- Not all modules will be available every year.

Further Options

Candidates must select between 0 and 60 credits from the following optional modules to bring their credit total for the year to 90. You may not select a module in this group that you have already selected for the professional language options above.

- Candidates may not select a module from this group that they have selected in another group.
- Not all modules will be available every year.
- With the permission of the programme manager, out of the 45 credits reserved for optional modules, students can dedicate 20 credits to the study of a language module at undergraduate level within the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies or the Language Centre. In this situation, students will be allowed to go 5 credits over the 180 credits limit.

Last updated: 11/08/2022 09:30:24

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