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Graduate Certificate in Translation (GC-TRANS) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

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Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this course, graduates should be able to:

  • Demonstrate advanced theoretical and technical knowledge of translation practices
  • Analyse critically, evaluate and transform information to complete translations at a professional level
  • Transmit knowledge, skills and ideas about translation to others
  • Explain and apply the ethics of translation and intercultural communication
  • Use translation technologies ergonomically
  • Apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, ethical competence and intercultural competence as a translator

Generic skills

On completion of this course, students will have:

  • Acquired an enhanced ability to communicate ideas effectively in both written and verbal formats
  • Improved their ability to work effectively in groups

Graduate attributes

Academic distinction

  • Graduates will demonstrate an advanced level of skills in translation and translation technologies

Active citizenship

  • Graduates will be active collaborators in intercultural communities and workplaces

Integrity and self-awareness

  • Graduates will be aware of their own strengths and strategies for handling challenges in translation responsibly.

Last updated: 30 January 2024